Looking for Gold: The Modern Prospector's Handbook (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting),   ISBN:9780811720342

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While some tried and true prospecting techniques are as old as dirt, this book is dated. It has a lot of general information and can help you understand the jargon, but the info is maybe 40 years old and some things have changed since then. It very broadly covers everything from panning to dredging and camping to staking a claim. As a fairly new prospector I didn't feel as though I learned anything substantial from this book, most everything I had already picked up from other people or my own research thanks mainly to the internet. I wish the book went more into where to find gold, not specifically where but what to look for and reading a river, geology, topography and so on which it only slightly touches on. Definitely a newbie book can be read in one night, might be worth a quick read if it was free but spend your money on something more up to date.

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Herein lies some good basic information about many ways to find and get gold. Too bad it doesn't come with something to do the hard work for you!

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Too many times over the years I've encountered treasure hunters who didn't know how to pan gold, didn't know how to evaluate a watercourse, didn't know how to recognize gold if they saw it. If you just want an excuse to go out into the wilderness for a few days of fun and solitude, or if you plan to search for the Dutchman or the Lost Adams, this is a good book to begin your education.

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If you want some interesting history of gold discovery and the way things used to be done, this is the book for you.As for myself, I was looking for modern methods ( I didn't check the publication date of 1982) but did find the history lesson interesting. Not much mention in this book about electronic gold prospecting! Some of the camping suggestions are a bit old but with a little modern adaptation they still work.Overall an easy, interesting read.