Gold panning

Energy and Minerals - The geology and methods of mining gold placer type deposits.

Gold. People have been digging it since before anyone can truly remember. It has been a precious metal that many love to obtain, but how difficult is it to get your hands on a little bit of gold? You can find it anywhere, even in your backyard! Many people have discovered it in their backyard,

The source of gold or other minerals found in a placer may be one or more of the following:

Where to find gold in Arizona, Placer deposits in Quartzsite, rockhounding and prospecting.

It's no secret that using a good quality sluice box. Here is the best portable sluice box and the best sluice box for recovering fine gold.

Every river in the world contains gold. However, some rivers contain so little gold that one could pan and sieve for years and not find even one small flake. Learn where to pan and where not to pan.

Think of this as a short course that will help those who are not familiar with the famous sites for gold panning in Arizona.

The gold panning video shows our almost perfect gold dust recovery in the sand trap that naturally forms when dirt and water are first added.

Raw gold, or rough gold, is a valuable, naturally occurring metal. Before it is processed, it contains impurities such as copper or silver, which are removed to make gold jewelry. You may have handled fool's gold or shiny stones that were golden in color and mistaken them for gold. Such items are quite different in value and appearance from real, raw gold. It is easier to identify raw gold when referring to an image of fine gold or gold nuggets.

Here are the BEST 5 GOLD PANNING KITS plus 3 tips for finding gold! Gold panning gets us outside and into nature where we can enjoy warm sunny days, beautiful scenery and good company.