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GhostMiner - It seems mining is like anything else in this world.....If you want to be successful at it, you have to put in a lot of hard work and dedication into it. When it comes to myself and prospecting....It is purely for the love of the adventure. I know darn well that I will be loosing money on gear, gas, and time. But when I am not working, I really do love getting out of the office and moving some dirt around. As I age and get closer to retirement, I did wonder if it would be a good use of resources to have my own claims to putz around on, but it seems like there are plenty of locations that I can go to, and not stress about paperwork and the government. Appreciate the honest feedback.

Great Advice - Thank you.

I am interested to know what Seasoned Detector Prospector's thoughts are on owning mining claims. Is it worth the money and time to have private claims to work? Or do you just prospect open land or join a club with claims? ••• Here is an example ••• I seen claims in the Rye Patch for sale often. But then I read on this forum that the Rye Patch has been hammered for 60 + years, but yet Gerry In Idaho classes seem to always pull out gold with advanced tech. Would it be wise to purchase a claim in the Rye Patch in hopes that the technology advances greatly in X amount of years? And it doesn't have to be The Rye Patch, just mining claims in general as a Detector Prospector. Thank you for your time and advice on this topic.

Brocstar, I started gold prospecting around 45 as well. I figured I would need something todo once retired. I was in Ventura CA and went to Randsburg & Barstow a lot with my GM1000. I did find some nuggets but only with the small coil. Expect to pick up 99 pieces of trash for the 1 small piece of gold you will find. I recommend watching YouTube videos. Nugget Shooter from AZ shows how to work the Gold Monster, and dig targets. Best of luck….I finally had to leave the crazy of CA behind and life is great.

Thank you for all of the input. Skate I will hit you up when my equinox arrives. Thanks Again

I am new to this sport, and waiting for my Equinox 800 to arrive. Anyone in SoCal care to show a newbie the in’s and out’? Looking forward to meeting new friends, and learning about the equipment. Located in Ventura CA