Colorado GPAA Gold Prospecting Show & Swap Meet!

January 14th Colorado Denver Chapter GPAA Gold Prospecting Show and Swap Meet! You are invited, bring the entire family! January-14-2012, 10...

Two New Products From Goldstrike Adventures

The Goldstrike BAG 'O THE MONTH Club starts at just $17.99.mo. You'll receive a 3lb bag of Goldstrike Paydirt each month from a dif...

How to Make Money Panning Paydirt at Home !

One question I get asked a lot regarding our Goldstrike paydirt is "...will I get my money's worth ?". While I won't go in...

Tepee Buttes: Late Cretaceous Submarine Springs of El Paso and Pubelo County

Introduction Rising abruptly from the plains east of Interstate 25, between Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado, are cone-shaped hills of ...

GU Hosting TU For "Prospecting Day" Gold Experience

Gold Unlimited will be hosting a "Hands-on Gold Experience Day"for Colorado Trout Unlimited State Directors as well as management ...

Natural Water Pollution in Colorado More Widespread than Expected

"It turns out that mining is not responsible for for much of the water contamination issues here in Colorado, nor should cleanup of str...

DREDGING IS GOOD FOR FISH HABITAT AND OTHER LIVING THINGS

November guest authors and I write about ancient sea urchins in Colorado Springs

Ancient Sea Urchins of Colorado Springs: The Incredible Porcupines of the Sea Steven Wade Veatch, Western Interior Paleontological Society B...

GU Meets With TU, Launches New Relationship

Anglers and prospectors don't have much of a reputation for working together, in fact they have been more at odds and in competition wit...

Vic's Gold Panning PAYDIRT Now Available from Goldstrike

Photo used with permission from Jesse Peterson If you have ever panned for gold in Colorado, the chances are you have panned at Vic's Go...

Is that a Skunk I Smell?

Well today we got skunked, as in shut-out, struck out... got no gold. Anyone who thinks it's easy to just go up there in the mountains w...

Happy Halloween : Colorado Country Life

I am taking a break from my earth science blog to have some Halloween fun, Colorado style. This is a very special time of year in Colorado. ...

Montana City: Ghost Town Gold or Bust?

I received an email from one of our Goldstrike Adventure customers (thank you Kevin) asking about the ghost town of Montana City as a possib...

Betsy, A Story of Prospecting and "Progress"

Betsy kept to herself, busy panning one pan after another the entire day while we ran our high-tech equipment nearby. At the end of the day,...

Gold Unlimited Statement on Possible Destruction of TU Fish Habitat

During conversations with various organizations regarding the formation of the new GOLD UNLIMITED non-profit, I heard some very disturbing ...

Clear Creek: Dredging, Highbanking and the Gold Cube

Ryan and I went out this morning and spent the entire day on upper Clear Creek setting up and using a 2" suction pontoon dredge, a mons...

A Day at the Pioneer's Museum in Colorado Springs

TODAY I HAD A GREAT DAY AT  the Colorado Springs Pioneer’s Museum working with over 90 fourth grade students on the wonders of rocks, miner...

Meteorites Delivered Gold To Earth

Originally published by Leila Battison BBC News Scientists have shown that the Earth's surface became enriched with precious metals by i...

GOLD CUBE - New Technology Gold Recovery For Todays Prospector

If you haven't had a chance to see the revolutionary new GOLD CUBE in action then you need to check it out. (video below) The beautifu...

Goldstrike Launches Panning Kits, Paydirt and "Adventures To Go"

Goldstrike Colorado Gold Experience is now offering Historic Gold Adventures for you to enjoy in the comfort of your home. Included are his...

A Summer's Worth of Finding Gold in Colorado

Summer is winding down , and with it gold prospecting season here in Colorado. While many will continue to search for gold, most of us wil...

Migmatites:A Mixture of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks

Metamorphism transforms pre-existing rocks into distinctly new rocks (metamorphic) as the result of high temperatures and high pressures. Me...