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For many years I have one day a week pursued my passion for mining. "Mining Thursday" has become a mainstay in my routine and has become both an emotional and monetary fulfilling a…
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"The natural order of things means the flip side of my dad's phrase is about to have its day: If it is broke, fix it. Take it for what it's worth, but it is of my opinion that the…
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GPAA Claims are located on federal BLM and USFS land. At this time, only developed property and campgrounds have been closed in certain states. Access to GPAA claims has not been i…
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Take a break from the present and go back in time to life as a 1849er Gold Prospector during the California Gold Rush - complete with a recipe for the notorious Hangtown Fry prospe…
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From GPAA Member and Station Captain/EMT for a DoD fire department - Preston Harris.
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Keep your distance, the metal detecting way!
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With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading rapidly across the world, a new global recession is all but assured. Deutsche Bank predicts China having two consecutive quarters of 30%+ contr…
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For most Prospectors, social distancing is part of what we do and why we do it. Separation from the masses while out prospecting is our way of social distancing or as I call it, "s…
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From YouTube's Pioneer Pauly! - With all this social distancing regarding the COVID-19 virus, it's easy to get caught up in the hype and all of the negative attention from the medi…
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As the GPAA Gold & Treasure Shows kick-off across the country, we take a look at all the geological regions that inspire the locations we'll be visiting this year. From the Southwe…
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You might not think wild animals, a virus, China, and gold would have anything to do with one another, but they do. Of course, we're talking about the new coronavirus that originat…
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In each issue we'll feature four lost treasures in the United States by region. All information is based on the hard facts derived from folklore, rumors and frequent exaggerations.…
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