Indian Valley Mine & Gifts

Indian Valley Mine & Gifts
Mile 104 Seward Highway
HC52 Box 8814
Indian, Alaska 99540

Phone: (907) 653-1120

Web Site: http://www.indianvalleymine.com/index.html
Email: mailto:info@indianvalleymine.com

Open every day 9am to 9pm
May 15th to September 15th.



located at mile 104 on the Seward Highway,

20 minutes drive south of Anchorage, Alaska.

Indian Valley Mine & Gifts is family owned and operated by Roger and Arlene Cowles and has a small museum, a gift shop, picnic tables. Roger and Arlene also own Turnagain View Bed and Breakfast http://www.turnagainviewbnb.com/index.html

Gold Panning Rates:
Klondike bucket - $5.00
Motherlode bucket - $10.00
Fort Knox bucket - $20.00
Peter Strong Special bucket $50.00
Family bucket - $100.00

You can Learn techniques of gold panning and
Gold guaranteed in every paydirt buckets.

Maps To Indian Valley Mine and Turnagain View Bed and Breakfast.

Map From Turnagain View Bed & Breakfast’s Web Site

Map From Google Maps

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Cotton Patch Gold Mine & Campground

Cotton Patch Gold Mine & Campground
41697 Gurley Road
New London, North Carolina 28127

704-463-5797

Web Site http://www.cottonpatchgoldmine.com/index.html
Email, cottonpatchgoldmine@gmail.com

Cotton Patch Gold Mine & Campground is family friendly gold mine,

Regardless of your prospecting skills,

they have the tool and staff to help you

with your prospecting needs.

At Cotton Patch there are three basic way to prospect for gold.

Panning, Magic Spiral Wheels and Sluicing & Hibanking..

Panning:

Cotton Patches has many stand up

panning water troughs for panning.

Magic Spiral Wheels:

Rent a Gold Magic Spiral Wheels.

Then slowly scoop in the material.
The Magic Wheel do the work by spinning.

The Gold collects in the center of the wheel.

Sluicing & Hibanking:

You can reserve a spot on the creek and take prospecting

to the next level and it’s easy to learn.

Winter Prospecting Hours Open - Sat & Sun: 9am - 5pm

(heated panning area available for the most miserable days)

closed Mon - Fri

Prospecting Rates:

Panning (per Person, per day)
Adults $12.00

Price includes five 2 gallon buckets of material
Children (under 12) $7.00 Price includes three 2 gallon buckets of material
Extra Buckets $2.00
5 Gallon Take Home Bucket $16.00 Plus $2.00 for the Bucket

Magic Wheel (per Person) Rental (4 hours) $10.00

Sluice Box Rental (per day, plus tax) $8.00

Sluice Box Rental Requires a $75.00 Deposit

or current Drivers License.
You will also need to Reserve your sluice spot in advance.
Material for Sluicing or Hibanking

1/4 Load $45.00
1/2 Load $75.00
Full Load $140.00
Three 5 gallon Buckets $30.00
Extra Sluice Buckets $12.00

Group rates available.

A nice service to have available: Make a Nugget,

Melt down your small pieces to
make a larger nugget $20.00

Metal Detecting Lessons $15.00 per hour.

10% Discount for GPAA Members.

There is year round camping available at Cotton Patch:

Camping RATES: (all rates are for 2 adults and children under 12.

Over 12 is an additional $2.00 per night. Plus applicable taxes)

Free WIFI for Customers.

Camping

RV - (FHU) 30 amp service
50 amp service $3.00 a day extra
Nightly $25.00
Weekly $150.00
Monthly $350.00

RV Dry Camping
Nightly $17.00
Weekly$85.00

Tent Camping
Nightly $15.00
Weekly$75.00

Prospector Cabins
Nightly $30.00
Weekly$150.00

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Bannack State Park, Montana

Bannack State Park
4200 Bannack Road,
Dillon, Montana 59725

Phone: (406) 834-3413Fax: (406) 834-3548
Web Site: http://www.bannack.org/index.htm
Email: mailto:bannack@smtel.com

located in the southwestern area of Montana.
24 miles Southwest of Dillon MT.
I-15 to exit 59, Highway 278 to Bannack Bench Road, then south four miles.

The Visitor Center is open seven days a week. Summer Hours 10:00am to 6:00pm.

Gold Panning at Bannack State Park takes place weekends in the summer season,

3:00PM to 4:30PM and only in the water tubs provided at the park.

Panning is not permitted elsewhere in Bannack State Park.

The "pay dirt" comes from the river basin on Grasshopper Creek. Dirt, water, shovel, screens, and pans are all provided from the park and you get to keep the Gold you find.

Rates: (Montana residence get free entrance)

$5.00/Vehicle
Bicyclists or Walk-ins: $1.00/person
Commercial/Bus Passengers: $2.00/Person

Bannack has two campgrounds. First-come, first-served basis.

Regular Summer Season: $12.00 per night, per camp unit.
Montana Senior Citizens and Montana Disabled: $6.00 per night, per camp unit.
Off-Season Camping (October 1 - April 30): $10.00 per night, per camp unit.

Gold Panning

Alabama Gold Camp

Alabama Gold Camp
1398 Co. Rd. 5
Lineville AL 36266

Phone: 256-396-0389
Web Site: http://alabamagoldcamp.com/
Email: gold@alabamagoldcamp.com



Camping Rates:

Primitive camping: $5.00 per night/person 17 and under free.
Full hook-up camping: $20.00 per night, $125.00 per week
Prospecting shacks for rental $65 a night.

Camping and
Prospecting rates, on the activities page

Prospecting rates, (when prospecting with your own equipment):

Visitor passes $5.00 per day per person, children 11 & under free with adults
Vistor passes an all memberships pass includes panning, slucing, and metal detecting.

Additional Prospecting Rates:

2" dredge $15 per day
3" dredge $20 per day
4" dredge $20 per day
5" dredge $25 per day
High-banking: Small $15 per day
Large $20 per day
Dredge and High-banker rental available.

The General Store and Prospecting Shack has a full line of prospecting supplies, cold drinks, groceries, snacks and ice as well as other supplies. There is also Indoor and outdoor panning areas at the store.

Picture Gallery

Directions:
http://alabamagoldcamp.com/driving_directions_to_agc

Camp Dakota - Oregon

Camp Dakota
1843 Crooked Finger Road,
Scotts Mills, Oregon 97375

Phone - 503-873-7432

Camp Dakota has a very helpful web site.
http://www.campdakota.com/home
Email: john@campdakota.com

When camping at Camp Dakota, Panning for gold is only $4.00. Camp Dakota will provide the Pay Dirt from Lucky Strike Mine. Beside Gold the pay dirt may include, jasper, jade, amethyst, rose quartz, crystals, turquoise, tiger eye, snowflake obsidian, arrowheads, and more. Camp Dakota will also provide a pan and teach you panning techniques.

Panning for gold

Camping Rates:

Tent site (includes one vehicle and up to 8 people) $18.00
RV site (with one RV or trailer & electric hook-up) $23.00
Tee Pee (includes one vehicle and up to 8 people) $30.00
20' Yurt (includes one vehicles and up to 6 people) $45.00
30' Yurt (includes two vehicles and up to 10 people) $55.0

There are many other activities at Camp Dakota, Paintball,
Disc Golf, horseshoes,
volleyball, basketball, and a playground.

Camp Dakota’s Web site warns not to use a on line map for locating the camp and provides directions at this link: http://www.campdakota.com/directions

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Country Boy Mine - Colorado

Country Boy Mine
Breckenridge Sleigh Rides
PO Box 2332
0542 French Gulch Road
Breckenridge, Colorado 80424

Phone: 970-453-4405
Fax: 970-453-8991

Web Site: http://www.countryboymine.com/index.html
Email: info@countryboymine.com

RATES:
Adults $18.95, Child 4-12 $12.95, Children 3 and under are free.

Live tours take about 45 minutes long

GOLD PANNING:
$9.95 to just Gold Pan.
This includes a pan of dirt & lessons on how to find your GOLD!

SUMMER HOURS: Open every day
Wed before Memorial Day through Labor Day
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Last tour 4 p.m.

FALL HOURS
After Labor Day – Mid October
HOURS: 11 a.m., to 2 p.m. - Last tour 2 p.m.
Open Wednesday – Sunday, Closed Mon. & Tues

WINTER SEASON HOURS:
Wed before Thanksgiving – April 30th
HOURS: 11 a.m., 12 & 1 p.m. - Last tour 1 p.m.
Open Wednesday – Sunday, Closed Mon. & Tues.

Country Boy Mine has mine tours and sleigh rides. Closed Christmas Day

General Area Map


Map from Google Maps

Bearfoot Gold - North Carolina

Bearfoot Gold
Robbins, Moore County
North Carolina

Phone (910) 639-8237

Web Site http://bearfootgold.com/
E-mail: wylie@bearfootgold.com





Bearfoot gold, is a by Appointment only, prospecting camp.
With a limited capacity of about 10 prospectors a day.
You will have to make an appointment in advance.

Open Year round 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM seven day a week,
but remember Appointment Only. On site Camping

is available with advance notification, no extra charge.

The camping is primitive with absolutely no creature comforts.
Tent, Pop ups and small pull behinds welcome.

Rates: 16 years of age and under free.

Gold panning, sluicing, highbanking, and metal detecting.
$20.00 per day, per prospector.

Dredging Cost, Per Day, Per Prospector.
2" - $20.00
2.5" - $25.00
3" - $30.00
4" - $40.00
5" - $50.00

Bearfoot Gold also has rental equipment available.
$5.00 Gold Pan

$35.00 Honcoop HB17 Highbanker

$50.00 Gold Dredge (Previous dredging experience required)

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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
310 Back Street
Coloma, CA 95613

Gold Discovery Museum and Visitor Center 530-622-3470

Web site: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=484
Email: info@parks.ca.gov

Daily Park Hours 8:00 AM to Sunset
Day-use fee is $5 per vehicle.

In Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, recreational
gold panning is allowed on the east shore of the American river by
the Mt. Murphy Road bridge across from the park museum. At the
parks museum/visitor center there is a short instructional video.
There are also how to pamphlets available at the visitor center.

Bekeart's Gun Shop (10:00am – 4:00pm), just across the bridge
from the gold panning area, features gold pan rentals.
Bekeart’s also provides hands on gold panning instructions
and sell bags of pay dirt for panning using the water flume
at their store.

There are no campsites in the park, however, the nearby Coloma
and Lotus communities include a number of private campgrounds and stores.

Map to Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=121

Tour Map of Park

Map from www.parks.ca.gov
(Click “Tour Map” Link for PDF File of Map).