WELCOME
TO THE PROSPECTOR'S HOMEPAGE
DEDICATED TO BRINGING YOU REAL, USEFUL, HOW-TO INFORMATION ON GOLD PROSPECTING
NOT JUST A BUNCH OF LINKS
I hope to give anyone interested some good, helpful hints about prospecting for gold in mountainous areas. Hints that I've gleaned over 5 summers spent pursuing the elusive paystreaks East of Breckenridge, Colorado. I don't pretend to know it all, but I can point a beginner in the right direction. So grab a shovel and a pan and let's get after it!
We'll start with the basics, what is prospecting? This section will discuss what prospecting is and some of the necessary and helpful equipment you should take with you. Prospecting in these cold mountain streams can best be compared to losing your gloves and then getting into an all day long snowball fight, except no-one is throwing things at you. I've held my hands over the heater vents in the car and cried it hurt so bad. But it's still worth every minute.
Then we'll move on to where to go prospecting. Here we discuss what to look for and how to tell if you can find gold in a particular area. Quite simply, the trick is to go where it's already been found.
Next we go to how to find gold. This is a two part discussion on panning, the most vital skill to a prospector, and sluicing, the cheapest way to increase your take.
You may have heard of Breckenridge before in relation to skiing. Why anyone would want to go out in frigid weather, strap two sticks (or just one) on their feet, and slide down a hill with a bunch of similarly equipped people, is beyond me.
As for links, there won't be many. If you know of one too good to be left out, please 
let me know.
To overview the site, here's a map:
What is prospecting?
Where do I go prospecting?
How do I prospect?
How do I pan for gold?
How do I sluice for gold?
What does a sluice look like?
Link to the US Forests Service' Mt. St. Helens volcano cam
Sponsored by Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
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