We hit on a good spot the last time we were at this location and we made up our minds that we weren’t going to let hurricane-like winds stop us.

These “people”—and I use that term loosely—worked together with others. What was happening to me was like scenes out of the old James Bond movies.

“The evidence is clear—mineral deposits alone are not enough to attract precious commodity investment dollars...”

The gold in this area can get quite large. Most of the pieces are about half a pennyweight on average.

The first requirement is permission from a land owner. This can be tricky and it’s always a bit nerve-racking to approach a stranger cold with such a request.