gold prospecting
So where did all this gold come from anyway?
May 15, 2016 · 10 comments
The gold in metro Denver is in almost every waterway big enough to have a name. In the early days of the gold rush this was confusing and frustrating for the first American …
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Mile High Bar prospecting tips
March 13, 2016
Exit 210C off of northbound I-25 in downtown Denver drops you right into Crescent Park on the east side of the highway. Driving a few yards south, you’ll see parking next to the …
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Hints for prospecting at "Big Bend"
February 5, 2016 · 17 comments
This is a spot you have to see to believe! Big Bend has good gold and lots of it! It’s officially called Steele Street Open Space Park and is part of the Adams County Open Space …
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Finish processing your concentrates after a day of digging
January 22, 2016 · 15 comments
How to steps for processing your placer concentrates without any fancy equipment.
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Clear Creek Canyon Open Space Park Prospecting Tips
December 7, 2015 · 12 comments
A quick read on gold prospecting in Jefferson County at Clear Creek Canyon Open Space Park.
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Where to start if you want to gold pan in Colorado
November 29, 2015 · 9 comments
Free places to gold prospect in Colorado
Read more →Prospecting 101 (How To Read A River)
November 29, 2015
Prospector Jack does a great job showing where to prospect…much better than just “telling” right? You have located a prospect. So now what. This is what I look for. I look for what …
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My journey here...
November 24, 2015 · 9 comments
Prospectors often ask each other when they got ’the fever’. For me it came when I was a six-year-old kid. My dad used to read National Geographic magazine to my little brother and …
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Finding Gold In Colorado
November 23, 2015 · 11 comments
People have been “finding gold in Colorado” since well before there was a place called Colorado and are still actively doing it today. From American Indian residents of this area …
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