The Silver Mines of Tombstone, Arizona

You may know of Tombstone Arizona as the place where the OK Coral firefight occurred, and certainly everyone knows of Wyatt Earp, et al. But the town "Too tough to die" became because of silver. There are a number of old mines outside the town. You need to read the Wikipedia summary of its history. It is thorough and has lots of photographs.

Ed Shiefflin in Tombstone in 1880

Inside the Shiefflin mine

Man, What a Gold Nugget!

Considered by most authorities to be the biggest gold nugget ever found, the Welcome Stranger was found at Moliagul, Victoria, Australia in 1869 by JohnDeason and Richard Oates. It weighed gross, over 2,520 troy ounces (78 kg; 173 lb) and returned over 2,284 troy ounces (71.0 kg; 156.6 lb) net.

Gold Prospecting in Arizona in the 1800's

In addition to thousands of abandoned gold mines, there are many legends of gold discovery, some that could be proven, some not. But once again, the subject is enticing. The history of modern Arizona seems to always begin with the search for precious metals. Here is another article about gold finds that may provide some enjoyment.
https://owlcation.com/humanities/19th-Century-Gold-Prospecting-in-Arizona

Encounters On a Hike to Find a Gold Mine

Here is another article fresh off the press. If you are into prospecting for gold, hiking to survey areas for possible gold mining activity may be part of your regimen. I do it often. And in Arizona, there are a ton of old mom and pop mines that provide an opportunity to go back in time. Besides evidence of a lot of work, there are frequently signs of the old activity. I find old mining equipment (of which there is a lot laying around in Arizona desert and highlands) a fascinating find. So here's a new piece that might provide some entertainment.
https://skyaboveus.com/climbing-hiking/Hiking-for-an-Abandoned-Gold-Mine

You Can Gamble, or You Can Prospect for Your Gold

Here is an interesting article about Nevada gold prospecting. I did not know that 79% of the gold mined in the U.S. is from Nevada.  http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/15957125/special-report-gold-diggers

Gold Gram Price Calculator

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Piedmont, Minerals, Gold Ore

Here is a recent HubPro article at HubPages.com. It is one thing to know the best probability areas for finding placer gold near a creek. It is another thing to find property that is a contender for hiding gold. Finding a place that might hold gold is the subject of this article. 
https://hobbylark.com/misc/Finding-Gold-Placer-Deposits-Gold-in-Quartz-Veins-of-Gold-A-Gold-Piedmont-and-Minerals-Found-with-Gold

Here Is an Article Perhaps Useful to a Novice Prospector

Stream sluice set up and gold sluice history.
https://hubpages.com/education/How-to-Use-a-Gold-Sluice

Terrible California Storms have a Silver LIning

Super article on erosion in California gold fields.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/02/27/storm-runoff-in-california-gold-country-exposing-new-motherlode/

Trump Surge in Markets Includes Precious Metals

In case you haven't been following,

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Oreninc Index explodes to new 2017 high

Kai Hoffmann - Oreninc | about 9 hours ago |  32 |  0

The Oreninc Index continued to surge ahead in the week ending February 16, 2017 to 112.76 from 90.26 the previous week. http://www.mining.com/tag/gold/