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The Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) is an organization dedicated to finding and mining gold on a small or recreational scale. [1] It has gold claims across America and members can work the claims for a yearly fee. As of December 2024, the club had over 200 places to find gold, making up more than 90,000 gold-bearing acres.
Hydraulic gold mining in Alder Gulch, 1871. Photo by William Henry Jackson. Placer mining in Alder Gulch, 1872. Alder Gulch (alternatively called Alder Creek) is a place in the Ruby River valley, in the U.S. state of Montana, where gold was discovered on May 26, 1863, by William Fairweather and a group of men including Barney Hughes, Thomas Cover, Henry Rodgers, Henry Edgar and Bill Sweeney ...
The Mount Baker gold rush (1897 to mid 1920s) occurred in Whatcom County, Washington, United States, upon the discovery of the Lone Jack Mine.The Mount Baker area was flooded with prospectors which led to the staking of many claims both patented and unpatented.
The increased price of gold, combined with lower wages and material costs prevailing during the Depression, caused gold mining to become attractive again. Dredging companies moved into Confederate Gulch in a big way in the 1930s, using power shovels and a variety of other equipment, including a stationary washing plant, dry-land dredge, and ...
Jan. 21—A sign above Montana History teacher Kris Schreiner's classroom alerts Kalispell Middle School eighth graders that they are entering Alder Gulch to mine for gold and garnets. Alder Gulch ...
Clubs and societies in Washington (state). Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. W. Women's club buildings in Washington ...
Monte Cristo is a ghost town northwest of Monte Cristo Peak, in eastern Snohomish County in western Washington. The town was active as a mining area for gold and silver from 1889 to 1907, and later became a resort town that operated until 1983.
Gold pans and shovels are commonly allowed, but sluice boxes and suction dredges may be prohibited in some areas. [12] [13] There are public mining areas in many states, and prospecting may allow one to stake a gold placer claim or other type of mining claim in certain areas. Some public lands have been set aside for recreational gold panning.