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Are you
coming to Colorado
and would like to know where to go
prospecting for gold, gold panning and find
some gold? There are many
places with many different types of
gold deposits here.
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Colorado was mainly known as a silver state, (the gold that
runs with it is significant,
however, and we produced more
dollars in gold than silver), but
there are many places open to the
public where gold can be found in
Colorado . Much
of it is small, due to the
geothermal conditions under
which gold was put into the
different matrixes, but this
system of putting metals
into rock makes for some
rare and beautiful gold
formations. Hot water, and
super heated steam over time
can go a long way to putting
gold into many different
conditions. There are many
places to discuss, but I
will begin with the Arkansas
River valley that I know the
best. |
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You will also find information on
the Clear Creek area, Fairplay and
Cache Creek.
Each area has it's own sub-pages, so
click on the area you are interested
in from the menu under the Gold in
Colorado menu button, or at the
bottom of this page.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
NEW regulations and fee requirements
will be put into effect for the
Cache Creek highbanking area.
You can find information on it on
the Cache
Creek page .
For those of you
who would like to do some research
on the different areas of Colorado,
here are
a couple of resource links to the
BLM that you might need. The
first is the home page of the BLM.
When you get there, you will need to
click on the state you are
interesting in getting information
on.
www.blm.gov . The
website address for the LR200 is
www.blm.gov/lr2000 where
you can look up claim information
using
the claim name and range township
and section, and the geocommunicator
can be found at
www.blm.gov/geocommunicator
where you can look up the maps.
These two sites can be hard to get
around on the first time through, so
be prepared to spend some time and more
than once to figure out how to
access the various sections.
For
gold prospecting regulations pertaining to Colorado
you can go to:
Small Mining Regulations in Colorado
and
Charts and Codes of Ethics
A Word About High Altitudes
Many of the gold bearing areas in
Colorado are at altitudes above
9,000 feet and some precautions
should be adhered to when venturing
up that high if you are from an area
of the country below 5,000 feet in
elevation.
First, you must see to it that you
keep hydrated in the Rocky
Mountains. Dehydration occurs
very quickly in the hot dry air
here, and that coupled with your
cardiovascular system that may not
have enough hemoglobin in it can
cause stress on your whole body.
Hydration means WATER, not
caffeinated drinks, coffee or
alcohol, which
can make the problem worse.
You will usually need two or three
days to acclimate, so go slowly and
try not to over do. Sleeping
can be a problem for some people
until they get used to the altitude.
If at all possible, sleep at a lower
altitude than you are in all day
long.
This is by no means a medical
recommendation for anyone, however,
I have observed over the years some
of the problems people can have with
the altitude, and so, I am compelled
to offer these words of caution to
those of you who may never have been
in Colorado before. Denver, The Mile
High City is a great place to begin
your adventure and also to begin
getting used to the change in
altitude. Enjoy your stay!
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