Did you know gold has been found in nearly every state? The states with the highest gold production in the past century are mostly in the West, but there has also been a lot of gold found in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Smaller occurrences occur throughout the Midwest and Northeast too. The list below […]
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Prospecting for Glacial Gold in the US – Locating Ancient Outwash Areas
Many people don’t realize it, but much of the gold found in the United States was transported by glaciers. Volcanic eruptions that happened in North America and other parts of the world tens of thousands of years ago are responsible for bringing the gold to the surface. However, these gold deposits remain more-or-less in place. […]
77 Gold Prospecting Tips – How to Find Gold Like a Pro
There are few other hobbies where you can have fun outdoors and potentially make money at the same time. The interest in gold prospecting is as strong now as it has ever been, but it’s definitely getting harder to find the yellow stuff these days. With the right knowledge and skills there is no doubt […]
Pictures of Genuine Gold Nuggets – Real not Fake!
All of the pictures on this page are real, genuine, natural gold nuggets. Gold nuggets are all somewhat different. They can vary quite a bit not only in shape and texture, but also in purity and brightness. While each piece can look quite a bit different, it’s pretty easy to know what real gold looks […]
Find a Secret Gold Prospecting Spot – These Research Tips Will Help…
Digging a little deeper into your research will result in more gold if you implement these tips Spend much time with other gold prospectors and you will probably have someone tell you the importance of “doing your research” when it comes to gold prospecting. This is good advice, but it’s also pretty vague. And often […]
6 Tips for Finding Gold Nuggets on Exposed Bedrock
Most any experienced gold prospector can tell you that hunting on exposed bedrock is one of the best ways to find gold. The bedrock acts as a trap, where gold will get stuck and concentrate over the years. You may find a concentration of placer gold that has accumulated over just the past season, or […]
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Abandoned Mining Claims are Great Places to Find Gold
Mining claims serve a very important purpose to gold miners. Once you’ve file a claim on a particular piece of land, the miner has the sole mineral rights to that land as long as the claim remains valid. The general public can still camp, fish, hunt, and do other activities on an active claim, but […]
The White’s GMT: A Specializes Gold Nugget Detector
People take up metal detecting as a hobby for a variety of different reasons. Some simply want a way to spend some time outdoors and visit new locations (and potentially find some treasures in the process). Some specifically want to poke around at Civil War sites or old settlements to find relics and artifacts of […]
Supplement your Income with Gold Mining
Many beginning gold prospectors have grand ideas about how much gold they are going to find. They have pictures in their mind of digging up ounces and pounds of gold nuggets, living off the land and getting rich in the process. In reality, making a living from gold prospecting is pretty tough. Supplementing your income […]
Where to Look for Gold in Rivers & Creeks
Gold forms in veins that are locked up within rocks and minerals completely unassociated with water. This combination of gold and quartz is one of the most common host rocks from where the primary gold originates. These gold-bearing rocks, under several chemical and physical factors (various forms of erosion) are broken down, eventually leading the […]
Digging for Gold & Minerals in West Virginia
West Virginia is not a big gold state like its sister state, Virginia, which is located within the Carolina Slate Belt that produces most of the gold in the Southeast. This however, does not mean that you won’t find any gold in West Virginia. Traces of gold are found in several places throughout the state. […]
Techniques for Finding Gold at Abandoned Mines
If you are in gold country, it isn’t particularly difficult to find an old gold mine. There are thousands of mines scattered around the countryside, many of which have been abandoned for hundreds of years (In Europe and Africa there are abandoned mines that date back thousands of years). And there are easily thousands more […]
Master the Art of Suction Dredging for Gold
Placer gold deposits that have accumulated in the gravels of a riverbed are generally the richest areas to look for gold, particularly in gold-bearing areas that have seen limited mining activity. Even in places that have been mined for centuries, there can still be good concentrations of gold in river gravels which are often rejuvenated […]
Commercial Placer Mining in the United States
Running a large-scale mining operation in the United States is getting harder and harder to do. The amount of permitting required to get a mine into operation is no small task. In fact, today most sizable mining operations are limited to just the large companies that have access to millions of dollars that are able […]