Looking for Gold: The Modern Prospector's Handbook (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting)

Stake your claim with LOOKING FOR GOLD. Here are the facts about gold prospecting today--from success stories to places to start, equipment, laws and regulations, supplemental gear, staking a claim and analyzing ore, and working a claim in the United States and Canada. Appreciable amounts of gold are know to occur in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.

Detailed instructions for mining both lode gold and for panning placer gold are right here. With a minimum investment, and outdoor vacation is turned into a fun and challenging search for gold--and Bradford Angier shows how!