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Win 1/2lb of GOLD!!

Gold NuggetsSUPPORT OUR RIGHT TO MINE

THE WALDO MINING DISTRICT AND THE EASTERN OREGON MINING ASSOCIATION ARE GIVING AWAY ANOTHER ONE HALF POUND OF GOLD!

Buy a chance to win a half pound of gold (6oz Troy) and/or a prize from a sluice box full of other treasures during our series of drawings for only $5/ticket.

All entries in preliminary drawings are eligible to win in all subsequent drawings (including the final drawing).

EOMA/WMD will be holding at least three drawings, with the 1st preliminary drawing on march 30, 2013, the 2nd preliminary drawing on july 21, 2013, and the big final drawing with a grand prize of 1/2 pound of gold in the spring of 2014.

Each drawing will have a sluice box full of other treasures including several consolation prizes, 1st & 2nd place prizes, along with a fantastic grand prize. All proceeds from these Drawings will be used in EOMA/WMD’s continuing litigation against DEQ’s 700PM Instream Mining Permit.

YOU NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN!

Find out more info here…

New Gold Location in CA added – American Prospector Treasure Seeker

FROM THEIR WEBSITE:

Our mission is to educate the general public on the techniques of gold panning, gold mining, sluicing for gold, drywashing for gold, and metal detecting, relic hunting (treasure seeking). If your interest is in finding gold, relics or treasures, your needs will be met here at American Prospector Treasure Seeker! We appreciate your interest and encourage you to consider becoming members of the GPAA and its’ chapter clubs. Click HERE for more info.

Sluicing in the San Gabriel River

8 Things You May Not Know About the California Gold Rush

GOLD!!!!

GOLD!!!!

On January 24, 1848, a carpenter working at a mill in northern California made a discovery that would change the course of American history—two gold nuggets. Within a year, tens of thousands of people (popularly known as ‘49ers) were traveling to the land around John Sutter’s mill in hopes of striking it rich. Some failed, some were successful, but nearly all of the prospectors faced severe hardships during their fortune-hunting days. Today, 165 years after….. READ MORE ON HISTORY.COM

Crushing quartz for gold

So I found this video on you-tube of these guys crushing small quartz rocks for the trapped GOLD. It looks pretty simple.

Casting call for prospectors and geologists!

Bray Entertainment, the Co-Creators of Pawn Stars, is currently casting and developing a show about modern day prospectors and geologists! The show will follow an adventurous and interesting team as they explore unknown terrain looking for the next big find. To apply, please follow the instructions on how to submit a casting video.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

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