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• Alabama Gold Page

  http://alabama.8m.com/
  Prospecting information for Alabama. Including where to go, what equipment works, and tips for finding new areas. Describes the use and operation of typical mining equipment, including gold pans, dredges, and sluice boxes.

• Alaska Gold Forum

  http://bb.bbboy.net/alaskagoldforum
  Alaska gold prospecting community message board. Focus is predominantly on placer mining with some information on other mining related topics.

• Arizona Gold Prospectors

  http://www.arizonagoldprospectors.org/
  Prospecting information for Arizona. Gives information on placer mining, exploration, and rudimentary geology. Maps and directions to placer mining areas in and around Phoenix. Descriptions of types of equipment used for placer mining is included as are book and online resources.

• Colorado Prospector

  http://www.coloradoprospector.com/
  A site for the small scale miner or prospector to find access to public land in and around Colorado's mineral belt. Free prospecting and lapidary forums.

• Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine Tours

  http://www.goldfieldghosttown.com/
  Authentic Arizona ghost town, located at the base of the Superstitions. Mine tours available.

• GoldMaps.com

  http://www.goldmaps.com/
  Gold deposit locations, and history of gold mining in several US states.

• Goldplacer.com

  http://www.goldplacer.com/
  Mining site focused on placer gold, gold prospecting, placer gold locations and equipment. Goldplacer has a special emphasis on metal detectors, where to and how to find gold nuggets.

• GPAA Central Indiana Chapter

  http://indyprospector.com/GPAA/index.htm
  Photos and trip reports from the Midwest and Eastearn US. General information and plans for home-made mining equipment.

• GPAA Sacramento Chapter

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gpaarivercityprospectors/
  Information on this Northern California group including chapter meetings, gold mining tips, local area outings, and contacts in the club. Links to other gold prospecting sites, claim purchasing data, and membership process and benefits.

• GPEX - gold and platinum explorations

  http://www.gpex.ca/
  Offering information on gold and platinum claims for sale and lease in British Columbia, Canada. Includes information on gold panning, dredging, and exploration techniques. Photos of placer mining claims.

• Huachuca Prospectors Association

  http://phred01.tripod.com/
  Group in Sierra Vista, Arizona, area dedicated to the promotion of recreational gold prospecting.

• Midwest Prospector

  http://www.midwestprospector.com/
  Gold prospecting information for Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. For dredging, panning, nugget detecting and other prospecting activities. Maps and photos of prospecting trips in these states and links to other gold prospector sites in the midwest.

• NuggetShooter's Forum

  http://www.voy.com/76600/
  A public discussions about electronic gold prospecting, gold nugget collecting, related equipment and topics.

• Pioneer-Motherlode Mining

  http://www.pioneermining.com/
  Sells recreational mining equipment and metal detector along with local history of Northern California's gold findings.

• Prospectors Club of Southern California

  http://prospectorsclub.org/
  Monthly meetings, field trips, gold claims, crime scene hunts, annual banquet.

• Road Runner Prospecting Club

  http://www.roadrunnergold.com/
  Phoenix, Arizona based gold prospecting club. Information on membership, current/past newsletters, upcoming events, and club-owned claim information.

• Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club

  http://www.rmpth.com/
  Family-oriented club supporting gold prospecting, metal detecting and treasure hunting, located in northern Colorado.

• The Claim Post

  http://www.theclaimpost.com/
  Features placer mining properties for sale in Northern California. Descriptions of patented and unpatented mining claims, what they are, and how to stake a placer mining claim. Examples with images of the different mining methods in placer operations and where to look for gold in a stream.

• The New 49ers' Gold Adventure

  http://www.goldgold.com/
  Offers gold mining property for prospecting, adventure vacations for families. Training is included; beautiful scenery, fun, and healthy outdoor activities create memories to last a lifetime.

• The Rocker Box

  http://www.therockerbox.com/
  On-line source for news, information, and equipment for recreational prospecting, metal detecting, treasure hunting, and ghost towns.

• United Prospectors Inc.

  http://www.unitedprospectors.com/
  Family oriented small miner's corporation dedicated to the enjoyable, relaxing, and potentially profitable activities of rock hounding, metal detecting, gold prospecting and mineral hunting.

• Weekend Gold Miners Club

  http://www.weekendgoldminers.com/
  Northern Georgia gold prospecting club with mining claims in Georgia and Tennessee. Information on club outings, membership, mining properties, and calendar of events. Club monitored forum includes additional resources on prospecting in the southeast USA.

• West End Prospectors Corporation

  http://www.wepcgold.com/
  Gold prospecting group with workable claims in California, both wet and dry.

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