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The July/August 2014 edition of Gold Prospectors, GPAA's national magazine, features "Mining Then and Now in Georgia and the Carolinas," as its theme with a special Plan Your Trip feature.

The July/August 2014 edition of Gold Prospectors, GPAA's national magazine, features "Mining Then and Now in Georgia and the Carolinas," as its theme with a special Plan Your Trip feature. The cover story, "Consolidated Gold Mine: Largest hard rock gold mine east of the Mississippi" by Brad Jones, features an underground tour of this spectacular mines and tells you the history of how it all began. The theme also includes articles on Dahlonega Gold Museum, the historic Dahlonega Mint, Thermal City and The Lucky Strike gold and gem mines in North Carolina.

Join the GPAA today to subscribe to Gold Prospectors magazine and the Pick & Shovel Gazette

Look for more of the usual riveting and adventure-packed stories of gold prospecting, gem hunting and lost treasures that you've come to expect in our glossy, full-color magazine. 

  • In "How to do a Field Assay," experienced gold prospector David Howard takes you through the step-by-step process and shows you the tools you'll need to do an assay in the field. 

  • In his Gold Trails column, the GPAA's Kevin Hoagland offers you tips and tricks on how to use a GPS to find gold!

  • And, don't miss the article, "Shipwrecks Seabeds & Sunken Treasure" by Priscilla Rhoades that takes you beneath the surface of the last frontier and the deep-sea gold rush.

If you are not yet a member, Gold Prospectors magazine alone is a great reason to join the Gold Prospectors Association of America.

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 for just $84.50 a year. That includes the GPAA Claims Club Membership Mining Guide, which maps out more than 350 GPAA mining claims where, as a member, you can go find gold. Now, that's a good deal!

Your GPAA membership will include a one-year FREE subscription to Gold Prospectors magazine, the Pick & Shovel Gazette, our new 2014 GPAA Claims Club Membership Mining Guide with maps of more than 350 GPAA mining claims, where you can search for gold, and a gold-panning kit to help you get started! And, as long as you continue to renew your membership annually, you will receive the magazine and the Pick & Shovel Gazette, which includes Mining Guide updates and new mining claims maps.

Join the GPAA today to subscribe to Gold Prospectors magazine and the Pick & Shovel Gazette. Call 1-800-551-9707.

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