Rich Hill Arizona Gold Prospecting - Gold Metal Detectors - [ Ссылка ] – 888-236-6580

As a group of treasure hunters from the flatlands, we have to get creative finding treasure. Whether it is gold, old coins, or old relics, if it is considered treasure, we will hunt for it.

Although we live in an area almost void of gold, and we typically relic hunt, or shoot for jewelry and coins, prospecting is still one of our favorite treasure hunting activities...it's the ultimate treasure. We do get out periodically in the surrounding states to search for gold. But since we are based in Kansas, rich gold-bearing earth is not really in abundance. In fact, the largest piece of gold I have personally seen pulled out of the ground in this area is this piece called the "Little Kansas Picker" found in Northeastern Kansas.

It was a relatively flat piece measuring in at about 5mm long. It is the first "picker" sized piece I have ever seen in Kansas. The fellow prospector that found this said it took him quite a while to find it and it is the largest he has seen around here as well. The largest piece I have found in this region is this large flake only about 45 minutes north of Kansas City. On the trip in this video, we decided to focus our efforts in Arizona. Arizona has produced over 16 million troy ounces of gold and is ranked among the top states for gold production. After doing a little research we decided to dial down to the Rich Hill area near Congress which has a famous gold prospecting and its mining history. Located within the Weaver mining district, the area is well known for its "Potato Patch" area where gold was once so plentiful it is said you could once pick up gold nuggets the size of potatoes on the bare surface of the ground.

We arrived on Thursday afternoon and got checked into a nice little motel called the Sierra Vista Inn, located in Congress it is well maintained of and highly recommended. We would stay here the first night and get ready for the rest of our adventure which would take place out in the rugged desert. Prospecting methods and techniques can vary greatly from one location to another.

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Although we have access to a ton of Arizona mining claims through the Gold Prospectors Association of, and we would certainly visit some, we thought it would be best to spend at least a day or two with the pros to learn how to prospect this particular area. Our guide was Bob from Frontier Prospecting in Congress, AZ. Bob and the owner Mel have been prospecting in the area for ¬¬several years. Bob volunteers his time to helping people find gold and together they have several private mining claims which they have the exclusive right to mine for gold. They do this as well lease the claim out and give lessons on mining and metal detecting. After speaking to a few different outfitters we chose Frontier for their personalities, professionalism, and the fact they have properties that have turned out some pretty darn good nuggets! We only had a few hours of daylight (since Arizonans don't recognize daylight savings time).

So, we decided to cruise over to the GPAA claim named "Lucky Linda", which had gained some notoriety as the place where the famous "Tongue Nugget" was found. This long tongue shaped nugget weighed in around 2 pounds! On our way we stopped into the Lost Dutchman's Miners Association camp (which is the sister organization of the Gold Prospectors Association). We visited a moment with the caretaker, double checked our route to Lucky Linda, and headed on down the road to find some gold. After only a short distance further, it was quite clear that this area was truly a gold producing area of the country. There were some serious mining operations set up. There were bulldozers, enormous excavators, and even water retention pits being set up to run full-scale mining operations. There were also small prospecting camps scattered along the hillsides for the weekend-warriors or hobby prospectors.

It was really an eye opening experience to how integral mining has always been to this area.
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