What is gold prospecting? The official answer from Gold Prospectors Association of America is that prospecting activities consist of panning, sluices, high-bankers and dredges. But regardless of how you define it... chunky nuggets, gleaming flakes in a sparkling stream... modern-day gold prospectors find the shiny stuff in many forms! And no matter the size or type, having the right equipment makes gold recovery easier, more profitable, and lots more fun!
Tried and true prospectors are constantly inventing innovative ways to better recover gold, and luckily, the new equipment they introduce makes finding gold much easier than during the old Gold Rush days! Since gold prices have TRIPLED in the last 10 years and long-term gold price trends still point up, so there's never been a better time to find your own gold! And the best part is that you can find and recover gold in numerous ways— with a variety of affordable gold prospecting equipment found on this website that will meet your needs and your budget.
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Remember that federal, state or local guidelines and regulations may differ from location to location, so be aware of the rules before you prospect anywhere. There's still plenty of gold to be found (U.S. Geological Surveys estimate that 33,000 metric tons-- nearly 1.2 billion ounces-- await discovery, mostly in the western USA), so get out there and get your share! FREE shipping on any order of $350 or more and NO SALES TAX!
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TIP! Plastic gold pans are recommended for most folks, especially beginners. Plastic has significant advantages over the older metal pans-- they are lighter, don't rust, nor do they conflict with the use of a magnet. Most pans are 10 to 18 inches in diameter at the top, with the sides sloping at roughly 30 to 45 degrees. The exact size is not all that critical as long as it's comfortable for YOUR hand and allows you to shake the pan so that the gold settles downward and allows you to wash the lighter material off the top. After all the lighter materials have been removed, only the heavy concentrates will remain in pan-- and with practice, you'll see a gleam at the bottom! Click here for tips on How to Pan for Gold.
The market price of gold is based on 1 troy ounce of pure gold. In every ounce, there is 480 grains, 20 pennyweight or 31.104 grams. Since gold has gotten so valuable (around $1,400 an ounce when this was written), it has become necessary to weigh it down to a fraction of a grain. Every grain counts and every grain is valuable, so before you go to sell your gold, weigh it carefully on a sensitive scale that can register to at least one-tenth of a gram.
Video about how to find placer gold along rivers and streams!
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