prospecting

Short video about the discovery of the Golden Eagle Nugget in Western Australia.

I have been reading up on the bazooka sluice I know many of you use them how do they stand up to boxes like the keene mod 51 and 52

Hello from Arkansas. I am in Russellville Ar and am looking for a prospecting partner. I have a 4x4 and don't mind hitting the mountains:) Also, I hear that silver has been found in the natural state!!

Maybe you can help I am new at dredging I have a highbanker and a 9400 gph clear water pump sluice is 7 inch by 24 then flares out to 10 inch by 36 and has gold hog matting anyway I bought suction hose for my suction nozzle and am realizing its way to stiff my question is what type of hose do I...

First off, I am new to prospecting. A little Background: I am in my mid 30's, have a wife and two kids, and am physically disabled (I have MAJOR back problems). I spent my working lifetime doing a LARGE variety of jobs, including, car sales, tree trimming, running a shift at a graphite mine...

I am looking for a Archaeologist to work with us this summer. To track down an old cave I stumbled into more than 10 years ago. I cannot go into the drawing and items found about 400 feet underground. Lets just say if we can find the cave again it could be the biggest discovery in American...

Metal Detecting a 1890's homesite CRAWLSPACE We went under the home in a 18 inch crawlspace and found 1800's coins!!!!

Well everyone, we had a blast during the summer mining season of 2014, I see most of you from the western states are doing well! Keep in mind I live in Ohio where it is slim pickings here :BangHead: But we do what we love and that is what matters most! I know I will keep producing videos as long...

Hey everyone! I have been slacking on editing my videos and haven't had time to share them with ya..I have 3 up now but one more coming.. We met up with a bucnh of people from WV, OH and PA had a great time, and everyone got some color! We went to Southern Ohio to Bills Pure Gold Prospecting...

Here is a video I made on a recent trip to Tibble fork, UT I found a little color. I'm also giving away a gram of gold in another video just subscribe to enter its free !

I'm BACK! :) Hi everybody! Whelp after a super long time of not having reliable internet I have good internet again and am able to troll :alien: the threads again! lol I also have not posted new vids for over a year but will be getting some more on my YouTube Channel CrainRacing - YouTube I...

The Miner's Ten Commandments Do You Follow Them or Do You Do Your Own Thing (no lying now :laughing7:) The Miner's Ten Commandments. A man spake these words, and said: I am a miner, wandering "from away down east," to sojourn in a strange land. And behold I've seen the elephant, yea, verily...

Howdy Tnet Guys and Gals! My family and I are headed from Seattle to Mount Shasta for a family camping trip. I am hoping to do a little prospecting on the way, and my wife is all for it. I am looking for some advice on public/permissible locations that my wife, our 14 year old son (my...

No gold in Wisconsin? Here's a list: Gold can be found virtually anywhere in Wisconsin, due to the glaciers dropping off dirt and gold from Canada. Although it is almost always fine gold, there are a few places that good gold came from. Here's a list. 1. PLUM CREEK, PIERCE COUNTY Gold and...

Wisconsin Gold Locations Thread! Post your golden locations in Wisconsin

Just wondering if anybody knows any good creeks to prospect around Dane, or surrounding counties. Its hard even to find a creek with sand and gravel in it, let alone any placer gold. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also, I read that Baxsters Hollow State Natural Area, just west of Devil's...

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...

I am trying to get this out for everyone to see! We hope to have a petition soon for everyone to sign. If it happens in our state then the surrounding states are sure to follow!! Please go to the Coker Creek GPAA 2014 Tennessee Recreational Prospecting Permit Final Draft. for more information...

Not a whole lot, but not bad. I dug with my buddy Tim (God Bearing Bear) at the East Fork river. My buddy Bob came along, it was his first success at the river. -Steve

My GBP is on the way, should arrive this coming Wednesday. Been reading a lot of info and just wanted some tips on prospecting from people whom have been using the GBP. I'm new to chat forums and have been having troubles searching for GBP info. I'm an experienced detector so don't really need...

My GBP is on the way, should arrive this coming Wednesday. Been reading a lot of info and just wanted some tips on prospecting from people whom have been using the GBP. I'm new to chat forums and have been having troubles searching for GBP info. I'm an experienced detector so don't really need...

Hello Tnet, I'm a Father of two ( 4.5 yr old son, and 2.5 yr old daughter) and husband to a beautiful wife. I work as a biologist throughout the Klamath National Forest and enjoy nothing more then adventuring through our mountains in search of discoveries of the heart and souls eye. I was raised...

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...

Hi, My name is Bas. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm new to this site and relatively new to gold prospecting. I bought a sluice box a few weeks ago but have only got to try it out once. My brother and I have done a lot of panning around Salt Lake City but we have found minimal gold haha. I...

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...

Greenhorn Gold prospecter in ohio here, need some advice on where to look. I live in youngstown ohio by the mahoning river. Found some Flour gold right in my backyard in a spot where drainage has cut out the earth..Pics attached of gold

So I have not been on Tnet in a while. Got Side tracked with Gold Rush show stuff and that made things kinda busy. Anyway. people are always asking for tours and what we do etc. So I am going to start making some videos Gold melting, some exploration stuff. Some stuff I really wish I could post...

Hello all! I'm wanting to take a trip out to Colorado from St. Louis, Missouri this summer. I'm still new to gold prospecting. I've only panned for gold one other time on a short trip in Arizona. I didn't find much, but had blast looking. Anyway, are there any good public locations for...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some people to go out dredging with i have a 2 1/2" keene. I am thinking about going out here in the next couple of weeks its getting cold but if anyone wants to go hit me up. I dont have a definate area yet that I'm going to so im open to sugestions.

Hi everyone, I'm stepping a bit out of my confort zone here and trying something new. I'm trying to plan a trip to Alaska and doing some gold dredging. I have dredged in the lower 48 but never been to Alaska. looking for some help on were to go to dredge, if anyone has a line on equipment...

Hello Treasure Hunters! My husband (we were married September 21st, 2013) and I were travelling around the Mother Lode, Yosemite and Mammoth Lakes on our honeymoon and we believe we accidentally found gold ore, while looking for obsidian. Although I cannot disclose the exact location, we found...

Looking for some nice spots for sampling or even find some gold along or near Clear Creek near Redding. I know that there used to be a dam there that got tore down in 2000 some gps coordinate might help.

Victor Shaw’s Lost Mine Articles – Earth Science Digest I recently acquired a complete set of the nine lost mine articles written by Victor Shaw and published in Earth Science Digest in 1947 and 1948. Shaw was an experienced gold prospector. He explored the ground where these stories are set...

My name is Craig and I am looking to build a team of 8 miners to mine gold in the summer of 2015. I am looking for hardworking, dedicated, strong minded individuals in search of an adventure in the gold rich mountains streams of Alaska. I have a full plan in place and once I have a team built I...

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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...

The ranger service thinks it's the prospectors who mess up the river... When is the last time one of those hikers, families or fisherman brought a metal detector to the river? Oh, that's right! They just bring a bunch of trash. Well, I hope the ranger service can keep things clean for them if...

I dug this hole out in a couple of hours with my buddy David, we got some nice gold. Secret location.

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...