Fall Gold & Treasure Show circuit announced

The GPAA has officially announced the 2012 Fall Gold & Treasure Show circuit. The fall circuit will include the following eight shows:

FALL CIRCUIT

Rapid City, SD August 25 – 26, 2012
Casper, WY September 8 – 9, 2012
Butte, MT September 15 – 16, 2012
Denver, CO September 22 – 23, 2012
Mesa, AZ September 29 – 30, 2012
St. Joseph, MO October 13 – 14, 2012
Dayton, OH October 20 – 21, 2012
Spartanburg, SC October 27 – 28, 2012

The Gold Prospectors Association of America has already announced 12 shows for the Spring circuit, more than doubling the number of Gold & Treasure Shows on its nationwide tour from nine in 2011 to 20 shows in 2012.

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Got stories?

Do you have a story submission or letter to editor? Story submissions and letters to the editor (Miner’s Mail) for Gold Prospectors Magazine and the Pick & Shovel Gazette should be emailed (along with your phone number and mail address) to Editor / Content Director Brad Jones at content@goldprospectors.org or mailed to:

Gold Prospectors Association of America
ATTN: Editor / Content Director
P.O. Box 891509
Temecula, CA 92589-1509

Helping Mother Nature?

At the Gold Prospectors Association of America we applaud our members for being environmentally conscious stewards of the land and would like to highlight individuals and chapters doing their part to conserve the environment? Please send us an email to content@goldprospectors.org and let us know about any cleanup events or reclamation projects you’re doing in your area.

Survey says … Sluicing most popular prospecting method

The most recent GPAA online poll question suggests that sluicing is the most popular prospecting/mining method among visitors to the GPAA website. At last count, 1,238 respondents (28 percent) chose sluicing, followed by metal detecting at 20 percent, dredging at 16 percent and Panning Only at 15 percent. For the full poll results or to cast your vote in the new December poll, which asks, “How did you get into prospecting?”, please visit the GPAA home page: www.goldprospectors.org

Send us your photos, jokes and cartoons

The GPAA would like to extend an invitation to all of our members to send in your photos, jokes and cartoons. As a membership organization, we continually strive for ways to include our members in what we do. There is always room for improvement. So, if you have some great photos related to prospecting, metal detecting or gem and treasure hunting, please send them in. We would love to see them.

Don’t miss the new Mining Guide!

Are you going to get the GPAA 2012 Claims Club Membership Mining Guide when it is released? With excitement building about the GPAA 2012 Claims Club Membership Mining Guide, one question that’s asked over and over is whether or not members will automatically receive the new Mining Guide in the mail when it is published in January. Here is the answer:

GPAA rides out the storm

A storm of epic proportion ripped the coast of Alaska, including Nome and the GPAA Cripple River Camp in November. It was called the worst storm to hit Alaska in years. The combination of high surf, wind and snow is unlike anything Nome has seen since 1974. The GPAA sympathizes with the people of Nome whose homes and business were flooded and damaged. The good news is that there were no reported deaths or injuries from the storm and most of the camp remains intact. The GPAA wants to ensure members that the popular Cripple River Camp will be fully repaired and ready for the Alaska Gold Expedition this summer.

Sale on airfare to Alaska extended

If you’ve been dreaming of the gold laden Beach in Nome, Alaska, now is your prime time to register for the GPAA 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition.

“No more regrets for not booking earlier and no more waiting until next year. This is your year!,” said GPAA Event Manager Amber White.

For the first time ever, these discounted rates are being offered exclusively to our GPAA & LDMA members. The GPAA has arranged discounted fares on flights to Nome between the dates of June 1, 2012 and August 20, 2012. You have one last opportunity to take advantage of these low prices before airfare goes sky-high.

Keeping up with chapter growth

Over the past year, the number of local chapters have been growing strong. We have added 23 new chapters since the end of May and have 41 more chapters out there waiting to get started. It has definitely been an exciting year. Note that in Gold Prospectors Magazine, there are now three pages of listings for chapters instead of the original two pages. I try to call local GPAA chapters every so often to touch base, and I am getting a few disconnected numbers and some of the emails are coming back as undeliverable. I would like to ask that all Chapters to please send me an email with their current contact information so we can update the listings in Gold Prospectors Magazine, the Pick & Shovel Gazette and the GPAA website. You can update your chapters information by emailing gpaachapters@goldprospectors.org

Get Gold Prospectors FREE with a GPAA membership!

The January/February edition of Gold Prospectors, GPAA’s national magazine, features Alaska as its theme. Look for more of the usual riveting and adventure-packed stories of gold prospecting and gem & treasure hunting that you've come to expect in our glossy, full-color magazine.

Gold Prospectors Magazine goes on sale at newsstands Jan. 1 and is FREE for all GPAA and LDMA members. If you are not yet a GPAA member, Gold Prospectors Magazine alone, is a great reason to join Gold Prospectors Association of America.

If you are currently paying the newsstand price of $29.70 per year, plus
sales tax, you can receive all six issues of Gold Prospectors Magazine,
and the Pick & Shovel Gazette mailed to your door plus a one-year GPAA membership including the *Buzzard Special (shown below) for just $37.80 more per year. And, you never miss an issue! Now, that's a deal! You get everything for just $67.50.