I like to hike and and intrigued about the art of gold prospecting. Gold mining was a large part of California and U.S. history. I’ll update this post with information regarding tutorials, maps and misc information on gold prospecting I find useful. Maybe on my next hike I’ll find some gold!
How to pan for gold:
Some cool sluices and prospecting devices. The video also shows some of the differences between Pyrite (Fools Gold) and Gold:
Where gold is in rivers: