Coming Soon: "GOLD UNLIMITED" - A New Generation of Prospecting

A new non-profit organization is being formed, based here in Denver, CO with the mission of creating a new presence and a new identity for r...

Challenging Spots for Gold Panning - "Cherry Creek"

From the Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, Denver, CO 2009 Challenging Spots for Gold Prospecting and Panning in ...

From the Ice Age to Hartsel’s Ranch: A Mineral’s Travels Through Time and Over Landscapes

As the Pleistocene Ice Age was ending and Colorado’s glaciers were receding, sediment-choked streams from melting glaciers brought debris fr...

Fairplay- Middle Fork of the South Platte River Report

We met up with a most wonderful and fun couple near Fairplay on Saturday along the Middle Fork of the South Platte River for a Goldstrike ...

North Fork of Clear Creek Prospecting Report

Image of Russell Gulch late 1800's - We went up HWY 119 along and above the North Fork of Clear Creek on Friday and tested 4 locations. ...

The State Capitol Dome

(updated 08-16-2011 see bottom of post for update ) - RD The beautiful Colorado State Capitol building in downtown Denver in many ways symbo...

Clear Creek Upstream Testing

We sampled and tested 7 new locations yesterday for the Goldstrike Colorado Gold Experience. I forget sometimes how slow and how much work a...

The 'Lost' Arapahoe Bar and City of Arapahoe

April 28th 1946 Monument dedication of Arapahoe City on left is Charles L Palmer the first known white child born and on the right is Souix ...

Finally, The Secret Free Gold Panning Spots in Colorado List

We see people searching all over the Internet looking for good places to go gold prospecting only to find that local gold clubs, forums an...