california

Hello everybody, my names is Peter and I will be on holiday in California on September. I love finding gold, but in my country, Slovakia, is only a small amount of gold, mostly dust. I was always dreaming about finding some serious amount of gold, not only dust. So my question is, is there...

My name is Kimberly. I'm from Southern California. I enjoy screening for beach treasures. I am also currently dry working on a patent claim. I found this site when looking for different plans and pictures of trommels for a possible future equipment build.

Just north of Highway 38 in Mentone, east of an orange grove, there's what appears to be an old abandoned facility, possibly military given there are what appear to be bunkers on-site. And this is also inside part of the San Bernardino wash, along the Santa Ana River. This area could yield a...

I'm traveling from CA to OH next week and want to detect along the way...Where? I plan on taking the I-40 from California to OKC, then heading into Arkansas for a pit stop. Then I plan on travelling from Rogers, AR area to Dayton via 44 to the 70. When I get tired behind the wheel, I usually...

Does anyone know if the eco Nazis in California, would be against me bucketing up material to take home and process? I was thinking of returning to a spot I know in Northern California that was profitable in the past. The question is, the only way to process the material is to use a pump...

Found this in area that dates from 1860s-1930s Looked like a double sided bullet shell.. Is it some kind of container of some sort? Thanks!

Found this token at my favorite spot today, here in Southern California. There is not much at all if any info online on this exact token. Only 1-2 pics online. front: Troop A 4th Cavalry, back: The brunswick Balke Collender CO (Picture of a billiards table) I would like to know the history...

Todays better finds here in Southern Cali. the area dates to 1800s-1930s.. Can anyone tell what the two marks on the ring are? Something fell off perhaps, a stone? Also, what kind of metal is the ring likely to be? & For the key. My guess would be for a jewelery box or something like that...

Found this bullet today here in Southern California.. Can somebody tell me more about it? was it fired, what kind of gun, etc? Shown in the last picture are other bullets found in same location.. Thanks for any input.

Hi TreasureNet, Been a longtime lurker of these forums and thought I'd finally make an account and share a recent trip with two of my brothers! I've only just started prospecting seriously this summer, and now I can't stop thinking about it! Guess the fever's hit me. :laughing7: Anyway, here...

California, USA Found this rock walking on train tracks out in the canyon. What do you think, Fossil or art? :BangHead:???:headbang:

While taking my dog on a walk about a month ago, I came across a pile of things with a big FREE sign above them. A worn canvas and leather shoulder bag caught my eye (I thought it would be perfect for bringing metal detecting) and I picked it up. Well, I just took it out today for the first time...

Anyone out there searching for gold coins related to this legend? Listed as Legend #196 in "Lost Treasures of California - Map & Guide". "Gold coins continue to be found occasionally on the Santa Clara River, said to be fragments of a treasure lost in San Francisquito Canyon during California's...

Heading up to Azusa canyon on Monday if anyone is interested in meeting up. Also was looking for suggestions as to where to narrow my search to. I'm not asking for secret honey holes or choice spots just a starting point. Any help would be great thank you

New book by Academia Maps, released on Amazon in March, 2015. "Lost Treasures of California - Map & Guide"

Took my AT Pro to the beach for the 2nd time ever. Found some crusty clad, a house key, 2 bullet casings, foil and pull tabs aaannnd I have no idea what this big thing is. Weighed about 100 Lbs. Completely rusted. Any ideas?

Just got an AT Pro and headed to the beach. Still figuring out the machine, it seems every minute I spend with it I learn something new. Found some coins (can't make out any of the dates on the pennies), some pull tabs, a barrette, a squashed metal something, and... A GUM WRAPPER! Looking...

Hello! My husband and I got into prospecting this spring and are addicted. I grew up in gold country and was the kid that got into trouble for doing things like taking a hammer to my grandmother's quartz flower bed borders looking for crystals and gold. :laughing7: I've wanted to get into...

Over at Fossil Insects And Vertebrates On The Mojave Desert, California is my latest fossils-related web page (uploaded several months ago), "Fossil Insects And Vertebrates On The Mojave Desert, California." It's a completely non-commercial, personal web site that focuses on two world-famous...

Hello everyone, Would there be an interest in having a TNet meet-up in California? I would be open to SoCal or NorCal, depending on majority of users in each location. I'm thinking something like an informal dinner to get face-to-face and meet hunters in our area. What do you guys think...

Has anybody ever done any coinshooting at Salton Sea, California? If so, any luck on finding silver coins or other valuable coins? Salton Sea is now a relative ghost town(minus the occasional group of vagrants and squatters). This place did have a major flood years back which could have...

Hi, my 14yo son would like to try panning for gold. Do you have a claim that you are willing to let us pan on? Thanks in advance!

Hello all, I'm a new member to this site and fairly new to gold prospecting period. I am looking forward to the arrival of my Keene A52 (hopefully by the weekend) and was wondering if anyone can aim me to a good location in the central california motherlode area. I usually go to a spot around...

The image is of the gold I got from the South Forks of Salmon River, near the N. California town of Sawyers Bar. The exact spot is the New 49ers claim San-6 which is on the Salmon at the Whites Gulch tributary. I had just got my Bazooka Gold Trap prospector extended sluice box and was eager to...

Gold Nugget! Doesn't this little gold nugget look just like a person running! [/ATTACH]I found this little nugget on Indian Creek near the West Branch Campground. It was my first experience using a fossiker. This fossiker of mine is an amazing prospecting tool. weighs in at around a pound. It...

This was from one month ago when I visited Carmel, CA for the weekend. I hunted for 2 days at least one hour or more each time using my Tesaro Compadre which I use on dry sand only. It gives too many false signals for me on the wet sand. I am posting this as there are not many posts from...

New here and I've been MD'ing for about two years myself, but have never ever met another person who detects or gotten properly trained. I kinda just run with it and taught myself. I'm looking for experienced people in the OC/LA area who are willing to meet up at one of the beaches or parks...

i have herd that it is only pans and hand trowels.and also herd that its only pans and spoons?? a spoon just sounds so unproductive. but in any case i have a few tools id like to use here and want to know what anyone has gotten away with here and not had hassle with them. like a small hand metal...

We found a 22 lb chunk of meteorite from the Amboy Ca. area. Just wondering what it might be worth. There doesn't seem to be anyone here that knows anything about them, but I have run into a couple of people here that have found smaller pieces.

Hello from San Francisco, CA. I'm only 19, but have been finding treasures since I was about 5. It started out with finding obsidian flakes in the Sierras, then escalated to arrowheads :) My late grandfather was mildly obsessed with Native American culture and collected baskets and arrowheads...

Hi name's Jesus, I currently reside in the Anderson area in Shasta County and a bit new to prospecting. For the last couple of months i have been digging some material in clear creek bout' a quarter mile before and after the gorge outlook. sadly without any luck. I plan on joining the Shasta...

I love spending time out on the river. Whether it be fishing, swimming or gold prospecting... a day on the water is always a good one! To make my day even better my pops, 9 year old son, 8 year old daughter, and 2cmorau went out to his claim on the Yuba. I set the Bazooka up for the kids to...

Long before I got my metal detector I was walking in my grandparents woods and noticed a broken rusty car. Inside that car were 5 califorinia gold coins I think 3 were tokens and 1 was real the other one was dropped I can not go and metal detect the dropped one because the place is 10 hours by...

hi everyone, im new to this site, i just thought i would check it out. I am newish to gold panning, which leaves me at a lack of experience. i live in cameron park california, and im looking for a relatively close location to get a decent amount of gold. i dont expect much, but it would be nice...

Hopefully this kml file uploaded with my post if not the cords on google earth are 33 53' 33.29"N 115 32'03.24W. Maybe it just marks the end of the claim of the mining here. Thought it was cool though, def not natural.

So I just bought a 3" dredge that needed some work, and I almost have it running, and I only need to build the pontoons as well. But I keep reading stuff online that they may ban dredging in Oregon? I know there's already one in affect in California, so the closest i can go is oregon, does...

Took the entire family (Mom, dad, wife and two kids) to meet up with GravelWasher down on the American River. What a great day! Mom and wife sat in chairs and emptied buckets into the Bazooka sluice. Dad was a digging machine and I ran bucket back and forth. managed to dig a large hole down...

Here is most of the gold I found on my weekend trips. I still have a bucket of concentrates to go through... maybe get the total up to three grams. Maybe not as much gold as I would like, but I had a great time finding it! Most trips my 7 and 9 year old went with me. One trip had the other...

This is my best nugget yet, don't want to give too much information, but it came from lucious Southern California soil! I was so excited when I found it, I couldn't stop shaking. It's only 1.6 grams, but it's bigger than any other flakes I've found!

Hi there, I am a young adventurist type who wants to try his hands at treasure hunting and would love to find a team to help show me the ropes. I've done minimal amounts of gold panning and drudging but I'm sure there's plenty more to learn- I'm a fast learner and plenty strong. Does anyone do...