1. GETTING STARTED IN GOLD PROSPECTING Super Easy!

2. IDENTIFY GOLD

3. WHERE IS GOLD?  Often located on bedrock and false bedrock  In streams and rivers  Often found in mountain ranges  Can be found in deserts and dried stream beds  Gold is where you find it

4. SAMPLE  Locates concentrations of gold  Saves time and effort  Provides better return

5. EQUIPMENT: GOLD PAN

6. SLUICE BOX

7. DREDGE

8. HIGHBANKER

9. DRY WASHER

10. TROMMEL

11. EXTRACTION

12. BLUE BOWL

13. GOLD CONCENTRATE SLUICE Uses a finely textured rubber mat to hold fine gold while washing away the black sands

14. MERCURY  Hazardous  Bad for the environment  Use of a retort will reduce mercury vapor in the atmosphere

15. HIGHLY TOXIC!