More and more I feel as if I am an ever-decreasing minority. Just about every week I read an article about an old antiquated law that needs to be removed.

They often say don't call a cowboy a cowboy until you have seen him ride a horse. Well I say don't call a guy a prospector until you've seen him pan.

This article was written by D. Van Atchley and originally published in the November/December 2009 edition of Gold Prospectors magazine.

This article was written by Philip R. Gaddy and originally published in the May/June 2000 edition of Gold Prospectors magazine.

Treasure hunting, much like other forms of hunting, comes with various degrees of success; depending on the amount and quality of preparation before the hunt.

This article was written by James E. Mulkey and originally published in the January/February 2009 edition of Gold Prospectors magazine.

This article was written by Jim Straight and originally published in the September/October 2002 edition of Gold Prospectors magazine.

The initial recognition of meteorites as being rocks from space was not fully recognized by the scientific community until about 1803.