placer gold
Gold Tourism - Denver Museum of Nature & Science
July 12, 2016
If you make it to Denver, this is a must stop! The Hall of minerals has lots of gorgeous crystals, mineral samples and lots of gold, especially Colorado gold. Here’s the entry area …
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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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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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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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Grant-Frontier Park prospecting tips
March 5, 2016 · 5 comments
Grant-Frontier Park is on the South Platte River just South of Evans Ave (and west of Santa Fe) in central Denver. This has been a popular gold prospecting location since the very …
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Twin Lakes Open Space Park Prospecting Hints
February 16, 2016
This site is just west of Broadway on the south side of 70th Ave. That’s right, it’s plop in the middle of north metro Denver. There’s a nice sign you’ll see from 70th Avenue and …
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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.
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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