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

I frequently get asked, "What should I look for when I am out prospecting that will tell me there are good amounts of gold present in the ground?"

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.

“I heard him hollering down in the hole as soon as I got there,” he said. “I was just glad to see him alive.”