Solid Gold Investment

What is one of the most solid investments you can make, when the economy is going through one of it’s cyclical downturns? When there is a very real threat of recession, rising interest rates, the cost of living going up, gas prices rising month on month, everything starting to cost just that bit more as money starts to get tighter and tighter – which commodity can you generally speaking rely on, that will pull you through these troubled times?

Investing in gold has long been recognized as Read more

How To Find Gold

If you want to become a lot more successful at gold prospecting or gold nugget prospecting, the first thing to realize is that good research can make your job a lot easier whilst out in the field.

Widespread internet availability today makes your research a whole lot easier and there is a great deal of information out there that you can search for. Another good resource of information is the local library in the area where you plan to go gold prospecting. Another aspect not to overlook is research via Read more

Gold Coins

Gold Coins

Collecting Gold Coins can be a highly rewarding and pleasurable activity, it actually dates back to when coins were very first issued for trade. Enter the middle ages and people then started to turn it into an actual ‘hobby’ simply because of the unique artwork and historical value associated with coins.

Coin collecting today is still a hobby come business / past time that a great number of people enjoy participating in. One of the most precious and most expensive collections that anyone can ever have are those associated with Read more

Guide To Gold Detectors and Gold Prospecting

First and foremost, you want to find a gold detector that is already known to be very good for finding nuggets of gold. A great many metal  detectors are for multi use purposes, and some of these might not be the best choice for your intended purpose, in mineralized areas. You really need to steer clear of the old BFO and TR detectors since these now are the detectors of the past.

In recent years, massive advances have been achieved with regards to the technology of gold detectors. Ideally, you want to purchase a Read more

Gold Locations Gold Trail

Gold Locations – Gold Trail

Gold locations occur in many areas throughout North America and around the world. If you are on your own personal gold trail quest to discover gold perhaps for the very first time, or to take up gold prospecting as a hobby, discovering where these likely gold locations are, will significantly add to your eventual gold recovery from the field. Read more

The Gold Sluice & The Gold Drywasher

Moving back to gold tools and gold equipment, we’ll next be discussing the gold sluice.

Please read on to find out more about this awesome piece of gold kit which is fantastic for catching gold in riverbeds / streams etc.

The Gold Sluice is a great and very handy piece of gold kit, small enough to transport virtually anywhere.  A gold sluice looks similar to an elongated metal tray, with a wider opening at the top to funnel the water through the gold sluice.  You basicly hand trowel or shovel material from the streambed into the top of the funnel, then the action of the water flowing downstream carries this material through the sluice.  Usually you’ll use a gold sluice in Read more

Gold Trails. Gold Supplies. Basic Gold Prospecting

Gold Trails. Gold Supplies. Basic Gold Prospecting Essentials For Your Gold Kit

One of your main considerations to keep in mind anytime you are gold prospecting is to keep the weight down to a manageable size.  There is nothing worse than carrying too much gold equipment out in the field, getting tired from walking long distances, carrying everything but the kitchen sink.  You’ll only carry more than you need once to never do it again.  Of course if your gold panning, gold prospecting location is close to your vehicle, then this advice does not matter quite so much, however, you will be surprised just how much everything weighs when you add it all together and by their very nature, many gold tools, Read more

Gold Equipment. Gold Supplies. Gold Tools.

Gold Equipment

Gold equipment essentials include the following tools to get started on this very rewarding activity.

One of the most basic pieces of gold equipment that you will need on your gold finding expeditions is the gold pan.

Panning for gold has been around for a very long time. Gold panning consists of a circular bowl, called a gold pan. Gold panning as most people understand it is a labour intensive, time consuming, manual activity. You hold the gold pan in your hands and rock or swirl the contents within the gold pan to get rid of unwanted material. Typically, wide, shallow gold pans are Read more

Top 3 Reasons To Buy Gold – Part 2

Mine production of gold is influenced by very specific factors, for example the level of exploration spending, the success or otherwise in the discovery of new gold deposits and the actual cost of extraction and processing, which actually means that some new deposits are not worth their weight in gold, extracting from source. Read more

Top 3 Reasons to Buy Gold – Part 1

Gold. The very name of gold excites people just like you.

Did you know though, that everyday individuals, just like you and me can buy pure gold bars, gold nuggets, even gold bullion, gold ingots, 999.9 gold and 1oz gold bars very quickly and easily over the internet and online from highly reputable and totally trustworthy sources?

Would it surprise you even more if I told you that some of the best deals that you can get online for buying pure gold bars, can be found on Read more