Note: Spring and summer expeditions, lectures, classes and seminars are being scheduled in Washington, Idaho, North Carolina, Canada, Mexico, and other locations as announced on this website. To schedule a program for your club or organization, email your request to: prospectored32@yahoo.com or call (509) 826-4653.

NOTE: as of 3/23/07, NY Spot: Per oz. Troy

Gold  -------   $  657.70

Platinum ----  $1232.00

Rhodium ----- $6200.00

Are you saving the platinum and rhodium nuggets in your gold pan and sluice box? At these prices (2 to 10 times more than gold), you certainly should be!

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May and June

Programs and Seminars in Washington State, Idaho, B.C.

 

                                      Lectures:      The Secret to Successful Prospecting-

                                                                  Testing, Assaying, and Identification of

                                                                               Gold, Silver, Platinum.

                              All about prospecting for the precious metals, especially Gold and the PGM's-

                              Platinum group metals (including Rhodium), how to know and identify them.

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Metal Detector Classes

Electronic Prospecting & Treasure Hunting with Metal Detectors.

Includes videos and field practice.

Finding gold nuggets with metal detectors with emphasis on the Fisher Gold Bug 2 and Tesoro Lobo.

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Gold Panning Classes

Includes videos, hands-on practice with real gold in both wet and dry panning methods (how to pan with no water) and use of a metal detector in conjunction with your gold pan.

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July

We welcome and host our esteemed colleague from France, Prof. Jean-Paul Debenat and his lovely wife Marie-Agnes, on their visit to Riverside and the U.S.A. Congradulations on the publication of his new book, "Sasquatch". Hope it will be translated into English soon. For more information as it becomes available, click on the "Bigfoot" link at top of this page.

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August

Annual "Miner's Rally" on the historic Similkameen River at Oroville, Washington featuring gold panning, dredging, metal detecting, and education. See you there!