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Prepare well in advance for your trip to Alaska where you will be prospecting for gold. If you are planning on doing your own trip and you are new to prospecting for gold, you will have the most preparation prior to coming to Alaska. You will have supplies to purchase, equipment to master, and research to do prior to departing to Alaska. The easiest way to get up to speed on gold prospecting is to join a club in your local area prior to your Alaska trip. If you have decided to come on a club trip they will be able to tell you what to expect and what your duties will be in camp. You will also want to research the area prior to arriving at the mining camps. You should already know what you will need, normally just your warm weather clothes and rain gear, all other supplies will be provided. Typically your food will be prepared and you will have a warm dry place to sleep. If you plan to go it alone on your prospecting for gold in Alaska trip you will need the following information about where you can prospect for gold in Alaska. You can contact the local government about public mining areas in Alaska and they will supply you with a list of recreational mining areas throughout the state of Alaska. With the exception of the beach at Nome, all areas are along or accessible from the road system. These are well known areas and will allow the visitor to find some gold during their trip to Alaska. Another area of interest for the person who wants to do gold prospecting in Alaska will be commercial properties. Nowadays many owners of mining properties in Alaska have opened up there mining operations to the public. They charge a small fee for access and the visitor gets to keep the gold they find. Some of these properties have gold to find in the existing stream gravels, banks, and pre-worked zones and yet others will provide gold bearing sand and gravel. This is where they will salt gold in the gravel so that it is evenly distributed so that everyone will be able to find some gold to take home. Most of the mainstream two-hour gold panning tours operate this way. If you are in a hurry these commercial operations offer a nice taste of Alaska gold prospecting. Most importantly have fun while prospecting gold in Alaska and make sure to take time to enjoy the scenery no matter what time of the year you head our way. |
