While a large number of locations have yielded some placer gold, most of the state’s placer production has come from a few productive districts.

Even though they have put down thousands of dollars, the buyers often stop paying on their claims part way through the process after they realize they’ve been duped, but the company just sells it again to another buyer.

Placers that are directly associated with lode deposits are sometimes overlooked and may have good potential for those who are willing to search for them.

The first experience involved an overgrown gold mine operated during the 1880s. A razed mill adjoined the mine and could be glimpsed from the isolated public dirt road I was traveling.

There is a major change coming in the economy of the world and now is the time for prospectors and miners to grab a ticket and get on board.