gold prospecting

How to Pan for Gold

When most people think of panning for gold, they envision grizzled old prospectors who flocked to states like California, Alaska and Georgia in hopes of striking it rich during the great gold rushes of the 1800’s and early 1900’s. Thanks…

where to find gold in georgia

Where to Find Gold in Georgia: Nugget Panning, Prospecting, Mining

Although Georgia was the first place in the USA to experience a full-fledged gold rush back in the 1800’s, most people in America think that California was the original strike-it-rich state.  The truth is that people were concerned with where…

Desert Gold: Use Metal Detectors to Prospect for Gold in the Desert

Desert Gold: Use Metal Detectors to Prospect for Gold in the Desert

Prospecting for gold in the desert calls for a vastly different method than panning or sluicing for gold in streams, rivers and creeks.  When you’re trying to find gold nuggets in a desert environment that has no naturally occurring water…