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I wasn't sure where to ask this question so hope that this forum is ok. I have for a long time though about getting a metal detector for beach combing but my trips to the beach are rare so have been putting it off, however I now need to get one to locate some "buried treasure" and even after...

Well I tried out gold panning for the very first time yesterday and found some decent gold and a couple small "pickers" even. As you can see, the pieces are a little under 1/16 in size in the first vial but way under 1/16 in the second one but I did find two small "pickers" between 1/16 and 1/8...

Hi Guys!!! I used to be an archaeologist, and have since become obsessed with applying that experience to treasure hunting. To that end, I developed a methodology (which has since become a book which I hope will be available later this year) which will enable anyone to find ancient treasure...

I found a really nice wedding band. I would like to know if there is a way to find out The makers of this ring. Also, what is the F4 engraving mean? Here is a link to pictures. https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=43919C935E2D9F41!10364&authkey=!AI7NBCu4QkOIwHk Also, should I get this ring...

The ring is 14 k. Nefertiti on the outside face, sun risign over 2 pyramds etched on the inside. No hallmark.

I am new to the whole Cob area of coin collecting.But I think there is a bunch of highly skilled and smart people on this site who could help me out.I recently was looking for a gold cob pendent and have come across two that are currently being offered on ebay.I have tried contacting both...

hi there, i was prospecting last week end in an amazing beach containing various caves... looking for some hidden treasure, and found a lot of quartz blocks containing gold. iam using a fisher gold bug MD and was wondering how to reveal the gold? what are the easiest method? i have read about...

I'm new to gold prospecting and just went on my first prospecting trip with my wife and kids and panned for gold at Lynx Creek for a few days. We found a little gold but I would really like to use my sluice for better results. Everywhere I looked it was either private property or there were...

When I set out researching this project I started with the premise of trying to find a place with amazing geology, minimal legal or major safety issues, and above all lots of placer gold. I continued trying to figure out the best ways to finance the first phase of my company which would be the...

Whats up guys? Just thought I would post something in here since I have not done a post in quite some time. Picking full time has been much better than expected, not to mention, I don't have to work for anyone. :hello2: These are some my silver and gold finds for the past few weeks. I...

Hi All, I am going to the Sterling Ridge Resort for a wedding this Thurs-Sunday. I will be free for most of friday and will be bringing my metal detector and pan. Im flying into Burlington and will be driving there on thursday with maybe a little time to play/explore, but friday is the day I...

I recently inherited a lot of jewelry from my grandmother. So much of it is interesting to me, including this piece. I tried googling the word 'Abex' to see if I could get any info, but found nothing! I'm hoping someone may know something about it. On the clasp, there is a little sideways...

I recently inherited a lot of jewelry from my grandmother. So much of it is interesting to me, including this piece. I tried googling the word 'Abex' to see if I could get any info, but found nothing! I'm hoping someone may know something about it. On the clasp, there is a little sideways...

Hello all, I decided to do a beach hunt this past Saturday so I headed to Stewart beach early and arrived there at about 6:am. I was using my Explorer SE and was only finding clad. At about 8:am I looked up and there was literally about 15 other people detecting, young and old. It was obvious...

so we took a hella 4x4 drive into the Cerillos outback.. where they have mines as old as 780AD for turquoise and gold! here are some fun picts! so after a "high centering" and scaring the kiddos a dead battery (Thanks kids leave your ds plugged in and the doors open!) we had a blast! and found...

Hi, I'm new here as you can tell. I have had the 'bug' for a few decades now, ever since I was a kid living on the outskirts of Vegas finding rose quartz rocks in the deserts... Anyway, I've landed in Mn, and have taken to the idea that I might actually find something of interest around here...

So I have found what I think is a pretty good bunch of Quartz with lots of minerals and ore in it. I am sending samples off to be analyzed, but it looks like everything from pyrite to copper, to silver and gold. I am in the process of crushing it, but am not sure what to do next. So far I have 5...

So I have been looking over these forums over the past week or two because obviously I have grown a curiosity in metal detecting. What brought me to this was a somewhat new ambition to collect old coins. So I am looking to get an entry level MD. I have looked over all the posts of other people...

Just got my membership to the GPAA, and found out there is a mine that is less than 10 minutes from my house that I now have access to, how cool is that. The area was a pretty good gold bearing area, but it looks like I will be doing a lot of dry washing. I am new to prospecting in general and...

Hi all. It´s my first post! I have a question about the fearsibility of taking gold of naturaly leaching water Rock tunnel below a future gold mine. From over more that one year, there is a little fissure that is pouring 1 liter per secod of (practically) blue water We pay some studies and...

Hey everyone. The year started off a bit late for me because the weather took forever to turn! I've been hitting the parks and I found 2 14k items at one park! The pendant/chain is weird though... it seems far more corroded than any gold item I've ever seen. when I accidentally scratched it...

Can anyone recommend a decent Assayer? I live in Montana. I am a newbie and have no plans to be a full time prospector, but do want to spend a fair amount of time in the field. I have found some promising looking quartz in an area I plan to work. It looks to me to have pyrite, copper, and...

What treasure does this quartz contain? I think I see Pyrite, copper, gold, and perhaps silver. There is more where this came from, a lot more, is it worth prospecting?

Hey all, I am a newbie to this site and the whole prospecting thing in general. I am a 45 year old disabled veteran, and have taken up prospecting with my 8 year old son, who is a real rock hound. I live in Montana so opportunities abound here. Right now we are doing a little panning and some...

Hey everyone been gone from this site for a while, Hope everyone is finding gold in your pans,sluices, high bankers, etc. Hope this info might help those like me that don't want to pay high prices for classifiers plus shipping, here is my solution hope this helps Buy 4" or 6 " PVC couplers and...

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...

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STILL HAVE 1 MORE SPOT OPEN FOR THIS SUMMER TO COME UP TO MY CLAIM ON HARRISON CREEK AND DO SOME PROSPECTING. YES I DO CHARGE A FEE BUT YOU KEEP ALL THE GOLD YOU FIND. MY CLAIM WAS ON THE GOLD FATHERS ON NAT GEO. MESSAGE ME FOR MORE DETAILS.

This summer I'm going to Beaver Creek Colorado, and I am wondering if anyone has prospected for gold there; Any Success? If so, Where? I've heard there are some mines by Mont of Holy Cross - Thanks

Hi everyone, This is my first time on any site like this and just thought I would give it a shot. I'am not here to dispespect, or offfend anyone, so please be mindful of my request for advice from anyone here. On the other hand, I won't lay down to anyone's uneducated B.S. remarks either. I...

I think I may have cleaned out the local soccer field over the last two weeks. In past months I found 2 gold bands there and now over the last 2 weeks I've found 3 more pieces of gold and silver jewelry. Two rings and a pendent. The small ring is sterling 3.5g, the big ring is a sterling band...

I just found my first marked gold ring. Of course with my luck it was also the Smallest Ring Ever Made LOL!!! Found it off the beach in the freezing water. It's too bad its so tiny, but I am still happy to have found it.

OK so today while prospecting in a 3 fault valley for a new hard rock mine.. we headed down to the floor and discovered Black sands 18" deep and knowing i should have taken pictures i didn't... ugg... anyhoo There is an insane amount of Pyrite in the field, also what looks like gold but with the...

Hello everybody, I just joined the forum after being a long time lurker. After only 2 months with the detector, I scored my very first piece of gold :headbang: Looks to be a 14kt men's wedding band. There's no name on the inside, but I'm not sure if I should keep it cause it's my first gold ever...

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I went to the East Fork river today, this little "picker" was on my rubber mat riffles. I dumped some dirt on it and it didn't budge, so I grabbed it. There were some flakes on the mat every bucket I sluiced, so I am a little excited to pan my concentrates tomorrow. If I find anything good, I...

Hi so me and a friend were metal detecting out in a field when i cam across this rock it was going crazy it rang up from a 88 to a 163 on my metal detector.... He had found a ring so we split ring for him weird rock for me.. i have no idea what it is though it is flat but its made of layers...

My first ring and gold.Marked 10k CD or SP cant tell. Any idea of the value?