﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:16:50 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Gold Prospectors Association of America - From the Pick &amp; Shovel Gazette</title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org:443/News/ctl/RSS/mid/406/evl/0/CategoryID/8/CategoryName/From-the-Pick-Shovel-Gazette</link><atom:link href="https://www.goldprospectors.org:443/News/ctl/RSS/mid/406/evl/0/CategoryID/8/CategoryName/From-the-Pick-Shovel-Gazette" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[KEVIN HOAGLAND]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How 2019 Winter Weather Conditions May Affect Prospecting in Your Area]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/775/How-2019-Winter-Weather-Conditions-May-Affect-Prospecting-in-Your-Area</link><description><![CDATA[  As featured in the December/January 2020 Pick & Shovel Gazette  

  By Aaron Debee  

   

 Winter is here and along with it all of the seasonal changes we tend to expect for our respective ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 20:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/775/How-2019-Winter-Weather-Conditions-May-Affect-Prospecting-in-Your-Area</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[GPAA Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[California quake causes movement on dormant faults]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/774/California-quake-causes-movement-on-dormant-faults</link><description><![CDATA[  As featured in the December/January 2020 Pick & Shovel Gazette  

  By Tracy Repp  

   

 California’s complex and storied geologic history just keeps getting more and more interesting as ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 20:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/774/California-quake-causes-movement-on-dormant-faults</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[GPAA Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Lucky Strike Down Under]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/768/Lucky-Strike-Down-Under</link><description><![CDATA[  As featured in the 2019 Oct/Nov Pick & Shovel Gazette  

  By ALIX BERNAUD  

   

 On June 9, 1858, a group of 22 miners discovered a nearly 69-kilogram (152-pound) gold nugget of ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/768/Lucky-Strike-Down-Under</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[GPAA Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Inattentional Blindness]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/766/Inattentional-Blindness</link><description><![CDATA[  As featured in the 2019 Oct/Nov Pick & Shovel Gazette  

   

  Dominic Ricci – GPAA/LDMA Executive Director of Operations   

 Photos by Kayla Osborn 

   

 Is there still gold out ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/766/Inattentional-Blindness</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Louly]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[From the Editor: GPAA State Spotlights took us on a golden journey across country]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/760/From-the-Editor-GPAA-State-Spotlights-took-us-on-a-golden-journey-across-country</link><description><![CDATA[  As seen in the June/July 2019 GPAA Pick & Shovel Gazette + July/August 2019 Gold Prospectors Magazine  

   

 Just over a year ago we began a bit of a spotlight for every state in this big ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/760/From-the-Editor-GPAA-State-Spotlights-took-us-on-a-golden-journey-across-country</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[GPAA Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GPAA Prospectors Challenge]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/757/GPAA-Prospectors-Challenge</link><description><![CDATA[   

   WE HAVE A WINNER!   

  Congratulaions to Aaron McNeal, winner for the best prospecting report on the Adkison AuProspectors Lease!  

    View Announcement  |  View Report    

   ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/757/GPAA-Prospectors-Challenge</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[GPAA Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[World’s second-largest diamond ever recorded unearthed at Botswana mine]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/756/World%e2%80%99s-second-largest-diamond-ever-recorded-unearthed-at-Botswana-mine</link><description><![CDATA[  From the June/July 2019 Pick & Shovel Gazette  

  By Alix M. Barnaud  

   

 If the odds are in its favor, a mining company is lucky to find one sizeable diamond throughout its exploration. ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/756/World%e2%80%99s-second-largest-diamond-ever-recorded-unearthed-at-Botswana-mine</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[GPAA Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Something for Everyone: Prospecting New England]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/751/Something-for-Everyone-Prospecting-New-England</link><description><![CDATA[   Some of the most important prospecting sites in New England are located in the White Mountains National Park in New Hampshire   

   

  By Alix M. Barnaud  
From the hustle and bustle of ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/751/Something-for-Everyone-Prospecting-New-England</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[GPAA Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[7 Questions + State Spotlight: Prospecting Pennsylvania]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/750/7-Questions-State-Spotlight-Prospecting-Pennsylvania</link><description><![CDATA[   Barbour Rock Trail offers stunning views of the PA Grand Canyon, officially known as the Pine Creek Gorge   

   

  7 Questions with Chapter President Jeff Lieb  

   

  1. Where can ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/750/7-Questions-State-Spotlight-Prospecting-Pennsylvania</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[GPAA Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GPAA State Spotlight: Oregon]]></title><link>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/747/GPAA-State-Spotlight-Oregon</link><description><![CDATA[  As featured in the 2019 Feb/Mar Pick & Shovel Gazette  

   150 Years of Finds in the Beaver State   

 By JOHN LION 

   

 Popularly, most associate Oregon with late 2000s hipster chic, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/747/GPAA-State-Spotlight-Oregon</guid></item></channel></rss>