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Gold and Outdoor Festival – Sonora, CA – Aug 22-23

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On August 16, 2015

In Adventure, Contest, Fun Trips, Gold, Gold Prospecting, How to, Metal Detecting, News

Delta Gold DiggersThe Delta Gold Diggers will be hosting the Gold show this year in Sonora on August 22nd and 23rd. Join them for the whole weekend! There will be two Buildings packed with Booths with live Equipment and Panning Demonstrations. The event will be located right in the Heart of the MotherLoad! Next to the famous Woods Creek that flows right through Sonora. The event is Within a 15 to 30 minutes of GPAA, LDMA and Club Claims; close to Yosemite National Park, Jamestown Railroad Museum and many many other local attractions. Be sure to join the fun as there will be plenty of speakers and demonstrations!

For more information, visit the Delta Gold Diggers website HERE.

2015 Fraser River Gold Panning Championships!!

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On August 15, 2015

In Adventure, Contest, Fun Trips, Gold, How to, Metal Detecting, News, Treasure Hunting

Coming up quick! (August 22nd – 23rd) This years event will be held at the Anderson Creek Campground in Boston Bar, BC Canada by gold panning champion Yukon Dan! (MAP)

If you want to get there early, there is FREE Gold Panning for all on August 20th & 21st! Gold panning on the Fraser River in Yale from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. All you bring is your boots! Also, August 22nd is “Free” metal detecting for kids 7:30 p.m. All money & one once copper bars found kids get to keep. (must bring own metal detector) Held at Anderson Creek Campground Boston Bar.

For more information, visit Yukon Dan’s website: http://yukondan.com/home.php?page=championships

IT’S BEACH METAL DETECTING TIME!

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On April 9, 2015

In How to, Metal Detecting, Treasure Hunting, Videos

Sweet! The newest episode of Gold Trails is about metal detecting on the beach. I love beach detecting! You never know what treasure (usually junk) that you will find. Gold Trails Episode 8 “Sun Kissed Gold” premieres this Saturday morning!

Did you know there’s Gold in Idaho? Check out the Gold Show!

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On April 7, 2015

In Contest, Fun Trips, Gold, Gold Prospecting, How to, Metal Detecting

DSC00876The GPAA Gold Show is going to be in Boise, ID, April 11-12. THIS WEEKEND! It’s open Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Lots of raffle items, too!

Check out the info HERE.

Travel to Russia this summer for Gold-Panning Championships!

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On March 29, 2015

In Adventure, Contest, Fun Trips, Gold, Gold Prospecting

So it look like a small city in Russia is having a Gold-Panning contest this summer. Don’t know if it’s open invitation, but it would be a fun trip! I would love to see how they prospect/pan in Russia.

Some of the story from The Moscow Times:

A general view of MagadanRussia’s mineral-rich Magadan region in the Far East is planning to host its first gold-panning championship this summer, regional authorities said Thursday.

The Magadan region, notorious for its Soviet-era labor camps and inhospitable climate, is among Russia’s top five gold-producing regions. In 2014, 24.1 tons of gold were extracted in the region, a 13 percent increase from the previous year, the Federal Press news agency reported in January.

The planned gold-prospecting championship, in which competitors will race to sift through sand…….. READ MORE HERE

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