Prospecting
Gold prospecting guides
The methods that built Osceola, explained for today, with the public-land rules that govern them.
The craft of recovering placer gold, reading a stream and letting gravity sort the metal, is learnable in an afternoon. These guides teach what actually works and, just as important, where you are allowed to do it on Nevada public land.
ProspectingHow to Pan for Gold
A step-by-step beginner guide: the gear, the motion, reading a stream, and saving the fine gold.
ProspectingWhat Is Placer Gold
How placer gold forms, why it collects where it does, and how to think like the river that put it there.
ProspectingProspecting in Nevada
Where to look, casual use versus a claim, and the BLM rules you must follow.
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Prospecting Equipment
What you actually need to start, what to add later, and what to skip. A no-hype gear guide.