This entertaining, well-written book is for those who have ever thought about looking for gold as a hobby. If you're just starting out in gold prospecting, this could be the book for you. There are straightforward and complete answers to all of your questions about where to go, what to bring, what to do when you get there, and also when you get back home with your new-found gold. The author's vast experience in outdoor recreation and "user-friendly" writing style will help you get ready to enjoy a great family activity that's loaded with fun and profit! Complete with text describing the basic geology properties of gold.

• The language & lore of gold prospecting
• Where to find gold & why it's found there
• Item specific gravity
• Basic techniques of gold prospecting
• Metal gold pans
• Plastic gold pans
• Drop bottom gold pans
• The art of panning for gold
• Recovering gold with a sluice box
• Researching gold sites
• Let's go gold prospecting... On a budget!
• Crevicing for gold
• Sniping for gold

• Dowsing for gold
• Other equipment & methods
• Dredging for gold
• Using a highbanker to recover gold
• Drywashing for gold
• Electronic gold prospecting
• Recreational gold prospecting and the environment
• Planning a prospecting adventure
• Gold prospecting with kids
• What to do with your gold
• Staking a claim