Gold Accessibility

Current geologists say that 99% of gold that is on top or below the surface of the Earth has not yet been exploited.

Currently, this varies. Some experts state that only 20% has been exploited. However, all seem to agree that most of it is to be found and recuperated. Certainly, most of the gold must be under tons and tons of sediment or inside hard rock many meters deep from the surface and that is inaccessible for us without the most sophisticated and expensive mining equipment today found. Even then there is an incredible amount of gold that is accessible for small-scale operators, and there are many rich seams yet to be found.

With the steady growth of the gold market price along with the experts in economy that agree that the gold troy ounce will reach the $1000 mark and more in the following years and with the deficit in government expenses that take place right now at Congress, and the salaries of workers that are being affected by taxes every time more, a successful adventure in the field of gold mining would be a comforting activity to get involved in nowadays. Every time more people is turning to this activity, be it professionally or as an alternative activity. An ounce a week, or maybe more, would be acceptable salary today. With modern equipment that is easy to find at low price, mainly the sluice and the dredging equipment, besides some work and experience it would not be hard to find a weekly average of an ounce (after paying expenses and taxes). In fact, if you are willing to give up a little of your time to study and put effort in gaining experience and thus a better comprehension of the matter, one could improve the weekly average as many other small-scale operators.

Currently, a gold fever is going on, and the magnitude is comparable to that of the 1800s. Gold fever, at present, is not as dramatic as that of those times because in those years that who decided to get involved in gold-mining had to give up everything and work 24 hours 7 days a week. Those were tough days in the plains and mountains of the Wild West recently explored; one really put in danger his life.

.Nowadays, the modern gold-seeker can go to different places on a weekend to examine different samples covering long distances that in past times would have taken miners weeks to accomplish.