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Change: For a free Prospecting for GOLD PAMPHLET, click here. GPS Coordinates, if known: Town/region: Sutters MillState, country: CaliforniaTips for finding it: This is where the Gold Rush first started, and there is
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Change: pdg can be downloaded, and other reports are available to download from the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists: (Sept 2006), (Dec. 2006), and (March 2007).Detailed books on gold and base metals are available at the University of Wyoming. Tools needed: Pan,
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Change: in the Kuskokwim Mountains, a very large gold deposit was discovered in the 1980s, yet remains unexploited even though it contain more than $27 billion in gold.For photos on gold see the Photo Album on this website. A free gold pamphlet pdg can be downloaded,
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Change: the Far East to the end-user South America in thethemost most primitive andtribes into the most sophisticated cultures, man has pursued gold from the beginning of recorded history.Gold is like nothing else see my man under the sun, sky and sea.
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Change: Great discoveries of gold have always created a rush by men seeking to gain their share. The lure of gold and instant wealth has been
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Aug 3 2008, 9:49 PM EDT
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Change: gold General information on Gold[Natural or cultural history of the item, trends in value, tips for where to look for it, etc.] Where to find it:What areas of the world still have gold left to be found?
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Change: So you might want to holdon to your findings for a rainy day so to speak. That's what I would do,but it's your gold, liquidate it at your leasure.leisure.Some info on selling gold can be found at:Selling your gold nuggets
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Change: Two minerals commonly confused by beginners as gold include pyrite and mica. Mica breaks into sparkling little sheets when rubbed between the fingers and just
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Change: it means that it is only a matter of timebefore I find something of greater interest. This also tells me that it would be a goodidea to walk old creek beds with my metaldetector, since no one else has thoughtof doing so. The
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Change: mapingmapping out and narrowing down yourdesired search area before you actually get out there in the field. Making the time you spend in the field more productiveand pro-active. We have the technology, why not use it?Recommend a guide or tour: [If you need
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Change: CaliforiaCaliforniaor Oregon, these areas are littered with serious gold minersthat are competing ferociously with expensive floating dredgesand other high tech modern gear. It's good to learn from them,but I wouldn't get in their way if you know what I mean.Besides, their dredging
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Change: a gold vein are too heavy for water currents to move andthey become lodged in a creekbed up in the mountains.So if you find one... chances are there is a much largerfind near that location. Most 49'ers being simple mindedgun toting uneducated lay
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Change: that fits in your homemade 5 gallon bucket sifter and you have an all in one set that can be carried with one handle and is far lighter than othersuch rigs. Also a plastic Frisbee or an old Chinese Wok pan works greatfor panning gold,
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Change: but I wouldn't get in their way if you know what I mean.Besides, their dredging the river with scuba gear... I am thesort of guy that would be looking up toward the mountains thatfeed that river, and following the various streambeds back toward their sources.
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Change: melt, you can pick it out with sweezers or tongs and drop it in water so itdoesn't pop in your face or cause a fire. The melted molten substancethat is left in the bottom of the ladle afterwards is real Gold and can befurther refined
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Change: St. Louis has a rich history that fewpeople stop to consider. How manyflat-boats sank while crossing theMississippi River during the settlingof St. Louis and the westwardexpansion before bridges were built?How many homes were washed awayby the great flood of 1993?I would
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Change: It also helps to cut the bottom half off of a five gallon bucket and attach acopper screen to the lower opening to make a sifter. I heard that copperis often found in and around gold veins in nature and the two minerals aresomehow atomicly
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Change: I would go it alone... it's allot more exciting that way, just be carefulland above all, enjoy yourself while doing it.Recommend an appraiser: Just about every major city has at least one coin shop.Tip: They deal in more than coins.Allot of times
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Change: pay taxes on the gold,only on the money you make when you sell it. So you might want to holdon to your findings for a rainy day so to speak. That's what I would do,but it's your gold, liquidate it at your leasure.
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Change: Cut the 1x2 into 4 identical pieces, screw them together to make a box frame. Then take the screen and using a staple gun, attach
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