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Gold Panning In Southwest Colorado
October 20, 2020
The southwest part of Colorado was the last area properly explored by US gold prospectors as they migrated across the state. Many towns such as Ouray, Telluride, Silverton, …
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Texas Creek BLM prospecting site
November 24, 2019 · 13 comments
Tips on prospecting the Arkansas River at Texas Creek Junction, including a map.
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Map of dig areas by chapter for Finding Gold in Colorado Books
September 18, 2018 · 2 comments
To help those of you planning trips, this simple map shows you which areas of the state are covered in each chapter of the book Finding Gold in Colorado - Prospectors Edition. This …
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Piñon Bridge BLM Prospecting Area - Prospecting Tips
January 5, 2018 · 2 comments
The BLM manages what it calls the Piñon Bridge Recreational Placer Mining Area to allow casual prospecting by visitors on the San Miguel River. The land highlighted in green on the …
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Point Barr Prospecting Site on the Arkansas River
February 7, 2017 · 10 comments
Point Barr Site Map Point Barr is unclaimable land on the Arkansas River where you can drive right to the riverside and get to digging! The gold here is the typical fine Arkansas …
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Cache Creek Prospecting Site
December 14, 2016 · 27 comments
A must-visit for any casual prospector spending time in the Colorado mountains, Cache Creek was a commercial operation that was shut down in the midst of productive operations. Of …
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Clear Creek (Broadway to Washington) - Prospecting tips
August 31, 2016 · 3 comments
The chunk of Clear Creek in north-central Denver from Broadway to Washington St. has some really good gold. An interesting cobble bar in mid-creek deserves to be sampled! Note: the …
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Fairplay town prospecting park - prospecting hints
July 26, 2016 · 5 comments
The Town of Fairplay has done what we all wish every town in gold country would do: bought some land on a gold bearing waterway and set up a prospecting park! See weblinks here: …
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Dudley's Bar prospecting tips (& nearby)
July 8, 2016 · 4 comments
Dudley’s bar is upstream from Big Bend (see my other post on Big Bend) a bit. This part of the South Platte is just down stream of the confluence with Clear Creek and due to some …
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