The Gold Prospecting Equipment Blog
Treasure Maps!
You can work harder or you can work smarter, but the best prospectors are usually the best researches. They consistently find more gold, because they know that the best mining equipment in the world is useless if you don't know the best places to find gold. You need a treasure map.
The surveys, reports, and other documents we post in the blog are literally treasure maps. Many tell you exactly where to find gold, often closer to home than you might think, and sometimes in areas that gold prospectors have barely touched in a century or more. So, like any real treasure map you have to figure out the clues for yourself.
If you don't have the time to do the research yourself, check out these
Gold Prospecting Guides:
Some people actually wonder why we would post this material if these are really treasure maps? Well, count your blessings buddy, because we might not post all of this stuff if we didn't have other responsibilities that keep us out of the field. Also, we can't travel to all of the places we have research on even if we wanted to.
So, we want you to find gold, because we want you to come back and buy more equipment. Be sure and check back, because we are constantly adding new material. If you have any questions or you are interested in research on a particular topic drop us a note.
Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at
7:55 am
Idaho is another state with a history of very strong gold production over the years. Hopefully, by now it is beginning to get warm enough to do a little gold mining in Idaho. One of the problems of prospecting in Idaho is that there is not always enough water, and a good gold detector is probably a good investment if you are really serious about gold prospecting in Idaho.
This is document about gold mining along the Snake River. It is full of interesting information and it is definitely worth looking at if you are even thinking prospecting in Idaho.
Gold Idaho
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 at
7:07 am
Washington state has consistently been a very good gold producer over the years and if you are prospecting for gold in Washington state you need to see this document. It is a 52 page document from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
It has tons of great information and if you are going to prospect in Washington state you really should take a look at this document.
Gold In Washington 1998
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at
6:56 am
Sweet Home Alabama! Yes, there is gold to be found in Alabama. According to this document by the Geological Survey of Alabama there 49,000 ounces of gold was reported through 1939 and probably at least that much more has been mined, but not reported.
This is a long document, but it’s worth your trouble to dig through it if you live in Alabama or somewhere nearby, particularly in Mississippi. A lot of Alabama gold fields are in natural forests and that can also work in your favor.
Check it out!
Alabama Mineral Survey
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at
6:07 am
John Smith and the other founders of Jamestown came to Virginia looking for gold. They didn’t find any gold. That was too bad for them, but very good for you.
There are lots of places around Virgina for amateur gold miners to prospect. The you may not find as much gold as you could find in other states, but there are a lot of great places to mine.
This article is from the Virginia Division Mineral Resources. It has an outstanding map. You can see that there are good places to try you luck within easy driving distance of all of Virginia’s major cities. You can literally pan for gold inside the Washington Beltway - without stooping to becoming a lobbyist. Check it out: GOLD In Virginia
Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at
5:51 am
Like most grizzly bears this time of year I am slowly beginning to come out of my long winter hibernation. I will be posting more gold treasure maps and other good information.
I think 2010 is going to be a good year for all of the part-time gold miners, because the price of gold has stayed high.
I’ll be posting something every week or two until I get tired or strike it rich.
If you have any specific things you want me to look into let me know.
Good Luck!
