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Ace 250 Metal Detector

The ACE 250 from Garrett Metal Detectors is one of the most popular coin and relic hunting machines on the market. Its ease of use out of the box and comparable performance to many higher end detectors at an entry level price have lead to fierce loyalty among 250 users.

Where to Find Gold in Oregon

Delos Toole's Where to Find Gold in Oregon is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to prospect for gold in Oregon. Includes information on public panning areas, gold bearing streams, mines past and present and points of interest alon...Read More

Where to Find Gold in California

Delos Toole's Where to Find Gold in California is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to find your own gold in California. Includes information on public panning areas, gold bearing streams, mines past and present and points of inte...Read More

Where to Find Arizona's Placer Gold

Delos Toole's Where to Find Arizona's Placer Gold is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to look for placer gold in Arizona. Arizona is rich in placer gold deposits and Delos gives you the scoop on where to find your own. 144 pages....Read More

Gold Nugget-Teering in Northern California

Delos Toole's Gold Nugget-Teering in Northern California is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to look for nuggets in Northern California. Home of the world famous Motherlode, Northern California is rich in placer deposits with big...Read More

Gold Nugget-Teering in Nevada

Delos Toole's Gold Nugget-Teering in Nevada is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to look for gold nuggets in Nevada. Nevada, despite being dry, is rich in placer deposits and good sized nuggets are being found today. Delos gives y...Read More

Where to Find Yankee Placer Gold

Delos Toole's Where to Find Yankee Placer Gold is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to find gold Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Yes, there's gold in New England and you can find it! Delos gives you t...Read More

Deluxe Gold Panning Kit

Black Cat's Deluxe Gold Panning Kit comes with a lot of the popular extras as well as the must-haves for any panning adventure. The Deluxe Panning Kit includes: one Proline 14 Inch Professional Gold Pan - one of the best pans on the market, a copy of...Read More

Audubon Pocket Guide to Familiar Rocks and Minerals of North America

Rocks and minerals pocket guide for the beginning rockhound. Organized with full-color, full-page identification photos and complete facing page text. Chesterman, 192 pages, ISBN 0-394-75794-7...Read More

DK Pocket Fossils

Introduces the world of fossils including information on where they are found, how they are formed, and how they are classified; also describes many of the various kinds from amphibians to trilobites. This authoritative guide provides a fascinating i...Read More

14 in. Classic Steel Gold Pan

This classic steel gold pan is very similar to the ones the '49ers used in the California gold rush. At 14 inches across, it's the right size for most prospectors, and being steel, can douple as cookware around the campfire....Read More

Proline 14 Inch Professional Gold Pan - Blue

This light weight but super-tough gold pan is one of the best selling pans ever produced, and will hold up to years of prospecting. The Professional features six riffled gold traps to catch your gold as the lighter material flows out of the pan, a wi...Read More

Proline 30 in. Sluice Box

At 30 inches by 8 inches, this sluice is perfect for any prospector who likes to pack light but still move a good amount of material. This is a top-quality sluice box featuring coated steel riffles over expanded metal over ribbed carpet with ribbed m...Read More

Snuffer Bottle

Snuffer bottles (also called sucker bottles) are used to suck fine gold out of your pan, squirt black sands out of your way and to hold your pickers and nuggets while out on the stream. Made of flexible plastic, they won't break if dropped on the roc...Read More

Recreational Gold Prospecting for Fun and Profit

Written by someone who's done it all - from panning to staking a claim - Recreational Gold Prospecting for Fun and Profit simplifies the language of prospecting. Informative and straightforward, this book covers all the basic techniques; where to go,...Read More

Gold Prospector's Handbook

The Gold Prospector's Handbook is one of our favorites. Some of it is pretty advanced with regards to reading a stream, geology etc, but it's also loaded with information of use to the absolute beginner. This book will have a place on your shelf for ...Read More

California Gold & Gems Then & Now, Southern Edition (Maps)

The Then and Now map sets are a fantastic addition to any referrence library. This set includes a USGS map of Southern California as well as historical maps showing the location of gold and gem deposits. You might be surprised at what's just around t...Read More

California Gold & Gems Then & Now, Northern Edition (Maps)

The Then and Now map sets are a fantastic addition to any referrence library. This set includes a USGS map of Northern California as well as historical maps showing the location of gold and gem deposits throughout. You might be surprised at what's ju...Read More

Oregon Gold/Silver & Gems, Then & Now (Maps)

The Then and Now map sets are a fantastic addition to any referrence library. Oregon Gold/Silver & Gems, Then & Now includes a USGS map of Oregon as well as historical maps showing the location of gold and gem deposits throughout the state. You might...Read More

Arizona Gold & Gems, Then & Now (Maps)

The Then and Now map sets are a fantastic addition to any referrence library. Arizona Gold & Gems, Then & Now includes a USGS map of Arizona as well as historical maps showing areas where gold and gems have found throughout the state. You might be su...Read More

The Weekend Gold Miner

A popular book for beginning prospectors, The Weekend Gold Miner guides the reader through finding and recovering placer gold. A. H. Ryan, PhD,80pages, ISBN 0-935182-46-2...Read More

DK Pocket Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs, from the DK Pockets series, introduces readers to the largest land animals that ever lived. Find out about sauropods, theropods, stegosaurs and other giants, that ruled the Earth for over 160 million years before becoming extinct, in this ...Read More

Proline 14 Inch Professional Gold Pan - Green

This light weight but super-tough gold pan is one of the best selling pans ever produced, and will hold up to years of prospecting. The Professional features six riffled gold traps to catch your gold as the lighter material flows out of the pan, a wi...Read More

Gem Trails of Oregon

From agate to zeolite, Gem Trails of Oregon includes detailed maps and information to guide collectors to more than 80 of the best rockhounding locations in the state. Color and black & white photos highlight collecting areas and the specimens that c...Read More

Gem Trails of Nevada

Newly revised and updated! Gem Trails of Nevada includes maps, photos and detailed text describe where to go and what to look for at over 75 rockhounding sites throughout Nevada. Includes new color insert, glossary and mineral locator index. Mitchell...Read More

Gem Trails of Arizona

Best-selling guide covering over 90 rich collecting sites, Gem Trails of Arizona includes maps, descriptions, directions and photographs leading collectors to diverse rockhounding sites. Color photos highlight specimens from azurite to wolfenite. Ind...Read More

Gem Trails of New Mexico

This revised and expanded edition of Gem Trails of New Mexico covers over 100 collecting sites! New Mexico is rich in minerals and has an abundance of public land making it a rockhound's dream. New Mexico offers fossils, gem quality and micro-mount s...Read More

Classic Steel Pan Gold Panning Kit

Black Cat's Classic Panning kit features a 14 inch classic steel gold pan like the '49ers used back in the gold rush days. Kit includes a 14 in. Steel Gold Pan, a copy of The Weekend Gold Miner book - 80 pages of gold prospecting instruction, a Snuff...Read More

Basic Gold Panning Kit

This Basic Gold Panning Kit has everything you need to go out and do some prospecting. Kit includes the Proline Professional gold pan featuring your choice of colors, deep, undercut riffles, tough construction and textured surface, a copy of The Week...Read More

Proline 14 Inch Professional Gold Pan - Black

This light weight but super-tough gold pan is one of the best selling pans ever produced, and will hold up to years of prospecting. The Professional features six riffled gold traps to catch your gold as the lighter material flows out of the pan, a wi...Read More

Small Glass Vials

Black Cat's little screw cap glass vials are perfect for saving and showing off your fine gold, pickers and small nuggets. The slight maginification they provide when filled with liquid really brings out the details of even super-fine flour gold. Thr...Read More

Clear Display Cup w/ Foam Insert

These small display cups are used for displaying gold nuggets, gemstones, coins, antique buttons and other small collectibles. Choose from black or white.

Pictured display items are not included...Read More

20x 21mm Jeweler's Loupe

These chrome finish, 10x magnification, 21mm jeweler's loupes offer more than enough power for checking specimens in the field, fold neatly to fit in pack or pocket and can be attached to a cord or chain and worn around the neck....Read More

Audubon Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals

Seven-hundred ninety-four color plates are cross referenced to detailed descriptions of field patterns and rock locations. Excellent and comprehensive index. 850 pages. ISBN 0-394-5026-8...Read More

Ghost Towns of the American West

110 pages of gorgeous, full-color photographs of 19 Western ghost towns by Berthold Steinhilber, as well as interesting ghost town lore....Read More

Garrett Classifier

This is a rugged 1/2" classifier, perfect for gold panning or sluicing. Fits in a pan or five gallon bucket and packs light. Classification helps in all gravity extraction methods, so don't forget your classifier....Read More

Jobe Classifiers

These high grade stainless steel and tough plastic classifiers come in a variety of sizes perfect for gold prospectiong in the field and fine gold recovery back home or camp....Read More

Fancy Litter Gold Panning Concentrates

Fancy Litter Gold Panning Concentrates are 1.5 lbs of pure pay dirt. There's gold in every bag, so perfect for practice panning or calming cabin fever over the long winter months. These concentrates are loaded with black sands, so should provide a ch...Read More

Modern Prospecting - How to Find, Claim and Sell Mineral Deposits

Modern prospecting is the foremost how-to-do-it-right guide to prospecting today. Using a systematic approach to mineral exploration, discover how to identify favorable areas; and research and testing techniques. Learn to develop a claim, modern assa...Read More

22 Ounce Rock Pick

This 22 ounce drop forged steel Shop-Tek rock pick is great for rockhounding, prospecting and gem hunting....Read More

PEEK-AU Underwater Viewer

This underwater viewing scope is perfect for spotting gold resting on bedrock or hiding in cracks. It's also good for keeping an eye on your dredge partner, relic hunting or just checking out the underwater scenery. The PEEK-AU is a high quality, tim...Read More

Geodes: Nature's Treasures

This guide to geodes includes 300 pages of fantastic photos and information on these rare mineral formations. Cross & Zeitner combine their expertise in the field in what can only be described as the definitive reference of its kind....Read More

DK Pocket Gemstones

Pocket guide to gems and gemstones with 160 pages of photos and information on cut and uncut stones....Read More

Estwing Geo/Paleo Pick

The Geo/Paleo has long been the industry standard digging tool among geologists, paleontologists and treasure hunting enthusiasts. It's 25", extremely sturdy and very very functional....Read More

Crevice Tool

Handy tool for getting gold out of those deep cracks in the rock. Great for dredging, nugget sniping or just working the cracks with a gold pan....Read More

Jobe Highbanker

This highbanker/powersluice combo is built on the 48" Yellow Jacket Sluice from Jobe. The unit includes a flare for using the sluice on its own, as well as leg assembly, 4 cycle engine, pump, hoses and all the fittings you need to set up and run some...Read More