Alaskan returned Saturday, June 30 with all new episodes, finishing up its second season with the sights, sounds, souls and stories of what makes up a remote mining camp outside Nome, Alaska. Alaskan: A Modern Day Gold Rush — Saturday’s at 1 p.m. ET only on Outdoor Channel.

While Lost Dutchman’s Mining Association members are able to enjoy the freedom of prospecting on private property, they aren’t immune to the battle for land rights, says GPAA Editor/Content Director Brad Jones. Speaking at the LDMA Caretaker Summit in Las Vegas, Jones touched on some hard-hitting issues that are currently compromising property rights and prospecting practices nationwide. Jones urged members to be wary of United Nations Agenda 21 and to get informed about the Wildlands Project map, which he called a “blueprint for government land management policies and a guideline for ‘sustainable development.’ ”

The Gold Prospectors Association of America is proud to announce the arrival of its new full-color GPAA Mining Guide, hot off the press and now available to members. In a recently released video promoting the new publication, GPAA Executive Director of Development Kevin Hoagland said the new Mining Guide will demonstrate that the GPAA is committed to our members. “Most people don’t realize how much gold is still available in just about every state of this great nation,” Hoagland said. “Our organization was founded to preserve your rights to be able access to find gold on public lands in a safe and responsible manner. And, now after 40 years and three generations, we are proud to unveil our newest Mining Guide, the most comprehensive guide to date. This new guide features over 350 member-exclusive claims throughout the United States.”

Gold fever is rising as the Gold Prospectors Association of America begins to welcome a fresh wave of gold prospectors to Cripple River Camp near Nome, Alaska to participate in the 30th Anniversary Alaska Gold Expedition. The completely renovated camp has been officially opened and there are still a limited number of spots left for those who want to experience the 2012 expedition.

You still have a chance to win an opportunity to attend a GPAA Outing for you and your family at one of the Lost Dutchman’s Mining Association Camps. But hurry! The deadline for photo submissions in the GPAA 2012 Calendar Photo Contest is August 1.

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CONCORD, Calif., June 21, 2012 – Gold Pan California, a gold prospecting supply shop located in the Bay Area, is shining light on a California State Budget loophole which is being exploited by Legislators to enact last minute laws on pet projects and further increase California's budget deficit.

When dredges are outlawed, only outlaws will have dredges. Only a few short years ago, I made a brief video of my dredge running in a swimming pool. I did this to make the point that if small scale miners didn’t band together to fight the forces that are trying to eliminate us from California’s waterways, the only place we would have left to dredge would be in swimming pools! Not a fun ‘prospect’ for any of us.

Sample drilling begins near Wenatchee in the Cascade foothills. Only time, sweat and money will tell whether the Gold Belt of Wenatchee, Wash. is aptly named.

And, Lovitt Resources is well on its way to finding out. “It’s a true statement that there’s billions of dollars in gold in Wenatchee, but it’s difficult to say whether it’s worth mining commercially,” said Lovitt Resources Ltd. President Lorne Brown.  The Chelan County Community Development Department recently issued the Canadian-owned company a permit for drilling through 2012.