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Where to find gold – Where does placer gold go in a storm?

Have you ever asked, "Just where does placer gold go in a storm?" When looking for placer gold, keep track of the basics, don't worry if it doesn't completely make sense at first. Gradually we'll cover all the knowledge you need & I'll show how to quickly polish your placer gold prospecting skills and how to do gold mining right. You can review this video again when you need to. There are more videos and related prospecting posts that we will queue up for you soon, now that you have … [See Why?...]

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Big Gold Nugget Found, Ballarat Australia – Weighs 177 ounces!

Breaking News: Big gold nugget found, Ballarat Australia - Weighs 177 ounces...This is the 177 troy ounce monster gold nugget.  The big gold nugget found, Ballarat Australia - Weighs 177 ounces or 5,505 grams - (That's a hefty 5.505 kgs or 14.8 pounds.)   This monster nugget was found by a gold prospector that was using a  metal detector close to Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on January 16, 2013.  Yup that's  a really big gold nugget found, Ballarat Australia - Weighs 177 ounces that's huge! The price for it should be at least 2x spot … [How to find gold ...]

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Gold panning in seven steps – How to find placer gold with a pan

Gold panning procedures Here are seven simple steps to follow while gold panning.  Keep in mind that you'll need to adjust these procedures based on the type of gold pan you have and  the type of placer gold that you find while prospecting and mining.  Other reasons to adjust include, skill levels, recent floods and topography, All these will influence your gold panning steps. A gold pan is the most fundamental of gold prospecting tools. In fact the gold pan is a very, very old technology. Gold panning still provides you the simplest, … [How to find gold ...]

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Crystalline gold specimens

Crystalline gold specimens are each one unique Take a look at these crystalline gold specimens, it has a beauty and gold value all of its own.  The value of specimen crystalline gold is it is not based on spot value spot prices for gold instead it's based on the collectors interest and the aesthetic qualities of the gold itself. This picture is one of my favorite crystalline gold specimens.  Under a magnifier, the gold crystal facets seem to go on and on forever and sparkle almost like fools gold.  In fact it is possible to confuse … [How to find gold ...]

Gold Sniffing Dog Rowdy

Gold sniffing dogs?

Have you heard of gold sniffing dogs? While out prospecting for gold one hot day I was watching our cattle dog rowdy play with the kids. He was diving to the bottom of a pool of water and fetching rocks. Right when I thought he was going to get hit by a big heavy 3 incher I saw something else... He was acting like those gold sniffing dogs. While I was watching my kids send our dog Rowdy to the bottom of this 5 foot deep swimming hole  again and again, something caught my eye.  I noticed that Rowdy was picking up the same rock over and … [How to find gold ...]

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Finding gold ore – How much is gold worth? (part 1)

Specimen gold value, finding gold ore and what  it may be worth.Speaking of finding gold ore. I just got off a call with my gold mining and prospecting friend Rob, we were discussing finding gold ore specimens liker the one shown in this picture. A small part of it was mentioned on our Facebook page over on "Hunting for Gold" (Like the Facebook page yet?) After greetings and a short talk about high-banking for gold we proceeded to talk about the value of the big rock Shown here. I'll share a full pic of the 20 lb gold bearing rock in part … [How to find gold ...]

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Strategic gold finding process diagram

Gold finding process - 5 Stages of finding gold To learn more details about how to find gold using this gold finding process diagram - take my Gold Prospector's Bonanza course...Now you can learn more about the 5 stage gold finding process and a few other gold finding tactics borrowed from the prospector's bonanza course by signing up for the free Gold Finder's Report Newsletter on the side bar or... Read this about the free gold prospecting newsletter.More details on this process can be found in the video & pdf report "5 stage … [How to find gold ...]

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Gold spot prices and election year cycles?

Gold spot prices and election year impact of the 2012 elections: Gold spot prices and election year gold price chart below got me thinking about the influence of Presidential choice on gold spot prices and election year. See Hunting for Gold spot prices: current gold spot price election year for the current bullion or spot price. But as you'll see the current gold price flattening isn't everything. Gold prices are really sensitive to the emotions of politics and economic news. This is especially true in the gold rush roller coaster of … [How to find gold ...]


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