Gold Metal Detectors
In Alaska a metal detector will make any gold prospecting trip more productive. They are simple to operate, easy to carry, and can be used in many other adventures, not just your gold prospecting trip to Alaska. They are widely available and can be purchased in Alaska when you arrive. Just remember that many areas produce fine gold and small flakes, but these areas will not usually prove productive with a metal detector. Just the areas with larger gold nuggets will be of interest, and so many locations that are fine for panning and other types of mining will not be worth your time if you plan on going for the big nugget. The most important thing to remember is to have fun while you are using your metal detector in Alaska
Gold Panning in Alaska
Anyone who pans for gold hopes to be rewarded by the glitter of colors in the fine material collected in the bottom of the pan. Although the exercise and outdoor activity experienced in prospecting are rewarding, there are few thrills comparable to finding gold. Even an assay report showing an appreciable content of gold in a sample obtained from a lode deposit is exciting. Regardless of whether you are a new prospector or a pro, the gold pan is still the most indispensable companion you can have. It is one of the first tools used in locating gold and is one of the last used, even in commercial mining to check the value of ore being processed. The Gold Pan is used wherever gold occurs in approximately 75% of all the countries in the world. Until the last twenty years, the most popular pan to evolve was the steel pan. These pans came with and without ridges and typically rusted easily.
GPAA Mining Claims in Alaska
These are just a few of the mining claims owned by clubs in Alaska. Access is normally restricted to members only, but you can always join if it is something you want to do during your prospecting trip to Alaska. These claims can be worked with gold pans, sluice boxes, dredges, and placer wash plants. The larger scale operations will require people to work together with the group dividing the gold up at the end of the trip. When you prospect on your own on these Alaska gold claims, you will get to keep whatever you find.