Prospecting may not be as much fun as it once was. If that sounds like you and you want to figure out what to do to get back on the gold and be successful, I’ve got the answer: Research.

The small-scale miner has reasonable opportunity to exploit some of these small, rich placer gold deposits. 

Some ask if a prospector can collect an entire ounce in a day. It is possible; I’ve done it before.

The question that most new people have is, “What do I detect?” Most people have a picture in their mind of what it takes to make what they are seeing a good place to detect. This is what I will try to sort out for you.