metro Denver gold panning
Year-round Gold Prospecting in Colorado
August 25, 2023 · 3 comments
Where and how to dig year-round in Colorado. Includes links to specific prospecting sites recommended for each season of the year.
Read more →I’m on TV!
June 17, 2023
There was recently a broadcast of a short piece about prospecting in metro Denver with long time fellow prospector and friend JJ Long and me. The local TV station, KDVR 31 runs …
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The Wandering Prospector Guidebook
June 16, 2023 · 12 comments
Announcing the latest book in the FInding Gold in Colorado series: The Wandering Prospector. Available now!
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Buy the Book! Finding Gold in Colorado: Prospector’s Edition
May 27, 2018 · 16 comments
The preeminent guidebook on gold prospecting across Colorado is now available here and ‘in stores everywhere’. Awarded recognition as the “#1 New Release” in its category on Amazon …
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Cherry Creek prospecting tips
February 24, 2017
Cherry Creek in lower downtown Denver (photo: USGS) Cherry Creek was one of the first places early prospectors found gold in Colorado. In 1858 William “Green” Russell and his …
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Satisfy your gold fever with a little winter reading and digging
December 28, 2016 · 4 comments
Bazooka Sniper on the Winter Solstice 2016 I’m sitting at my computer, looking out the window at yet another winter storm (we’ve had almost 6 feet of snow this month (12/2016) …
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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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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 …
Read more →Finding spots to dig in town (metro Denver)
May 28, 2016 · 11 comments
Digging in the city means participating in recreational gold prospecting as a guest of a local government, parks & rec district or similar organization. While the tools of …
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Hints for prospecting Goldstrike Park
May 21, 2016 · 4 comments
Goldstrike Park is an Arvada City park at the confluence of Ralston Creek and Clear Creek…both of which are gold bearing and open to non-motorized prospecting. On Ralston Creek, …
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