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Gold Prospecting books, tips, and plans. Listed here are some great books on how to get started in gold prospecting including location books for the best places to find gold, as well as amazing sluice box plans and other assorted building books.
Gold Gold

Need to find a solid entry level book on how to pan and sluice for gold? This book is for you. Want to know more about the history of California gold discoveries? or learn how to "read" a river? You will truly enjoy this book!

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Midwest Gold Prospecting

This fairly new prospecting book came out in 2006. This book was written by Chuck Lassiter. You are quickly introduced as to how gold came to be deposited in the nooks and crannies of the midwest. Learn the details of "glacial gold" or Ice Age gold. This book helps you better understand sampling techniques and how to understand stream characteristics. This books is great if you are looking for gold in Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois or Michigan!

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Gold Mining Together

Feel like jumping right into gold prospecting? Do you want to learn a ton of ways to prospect for gold? This entry level book goes into 103 pages of detail, describing all the various ways you can strike it rich, with little flakes of gold! Some chapter highlights include: Sluce Boxes & High Bankers - Dry Mining & Dry Washing - Dredging - Sniping & Crevicing

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Recreational Gold Prospecting

Feel like looking for gold as a hobby? This book will be great for all you recreational prospectors. This book is filled with simple steps on what you need to start, what you need to do, and when you are finished what to do with all that gold!

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The Art of Drywashing

This short but sweet guidebook includes blueprints for making your very own drywasher as well as shortcuts and helpful hints that will get you on your way to finding your first nugget in the desert!

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Where To Find Gold In the Desert

Have a strech of desert around you, or within traveling distance? If you want to prospect for gold in the desert this will be a great book for you. Highly detailed this book introduces you to 9 desert locations perfect for finding gold. Gold in America's southwest is plentiful and with enough persistance, proper tools and expert guidance anyone could have an exciting trip!

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You Can Find Gold With a Metal Detector

Have a metal detector, or plan on buying one? If you want to search for gold using that metal detector, this book will guide you along on your first venture. Learn proper techniques when using a detector and find the best locations to get started on your quest!

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Looking For Gold

Written by Bradford Angier, this classic book written in 1975 talks about the many facts of gold prospecting, including success stories and ways to start. Learn the difference between lode and placer gold and find out what grubstaking is and how it can help you. Overall a great book!

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