gold blog

We took a hike up to the old Paddock Mine on Gardner Mountain in Lyman, just up the road from Bath, NH. Wow, what a trip. The hike is about 1.2 miles on an old dirt road, easy walking. Here are some photos:

We’ll be up at Twin River on Wed. if anyone wants to join us for some diggin’ Should be a beautiful day!

On Saturday morning we’ll be doing some prospecting demonstrations and hands-on instruction. Here is the schedule: 9:00 GOLD PANNING BASICS 9:30 HOW TO SET UP & RUN A SLUICE 10:00 DIGGING AND FINDING GOLD These are free to anyone who wants to learn more about prospecting for gold. See you there! (Remember to make camping […]

We’re making our preparations for BIG DIG III up in Bath NH next week (July 21-25). Hoping for NO RAIN this time. Got 2 huge tarps to cover the site just in case. Remember to make reservations with Twin River Campground if you plan to stay over. See you all there!!  

Hey thanks to Charlie of the Maine Gold Prospectors (www.centralmainegoldprospectors.com) for the invite up to their dig in Chelsea Maine. I’m very excited about exploring the area up in Chelsea. Should be a great time. And thanks to Art Wagner at the MA Chapter of the GPAA for turning us on to the Maine group. […]

Heading up to the Baker River in Warren NH tomorrow. Should be there by 8am. C’mon up for some Independence Day Gold!!!!

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Was up in Plymouth the last 2 days with Elizabeth at her college orientation and drove over to the Baker River in Rumney. Some nice color there!!! Found a bridge over the river that was pretty much untouched. I like the Baker River now!!!

Well, thanks to all who trucked up to Bath NH to attend Little Dig II. We had mixed weather but in the end it was a great time of prospecting and fellowship. The PANS Club (Prospector’s Abandoned and Neglected Spouses) formed their official Mission Statement and slogan (“Let ’em sit in the river”) and added […]

It’s time to find the gold! We’ll be arriving at Twin River Campground Thursday afternoon. Please be sure to ask permission at the Campground Store to prospect on their land. We are not associated with the campground other than it’s a great place to camp and prospect. All activities are casual and not structured. We’ll […]