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, … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]