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Estwing E3-14P Rock Pick — $36.95
The head is 14 ounces with a hammer head on one side and a sharp point on the other. The total weight is 1 lb, 6 ounces. This smaller pick measures 11" long and 6.25" across the head.

Audubon Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals — $19.95
Seven-hundred ninety-four gorgeous color plates are cross referenced to detailed descriptions of field patterns and mineral locations throughout North America. The Audubon Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals is a comprehensive referrence to rocks, gems and minerals found throughout N. America. The waterproof plastic cover helps ensure years of use at home and in the field. 850 pages. ISBN 0-394-5026-8

Target Cup — $2.95
This green plastic target cup is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches deep. It is the perfect metal detector accessory for quickly locating small targets like coins, rings and nuggets. The leather thong holds the target cup easily about the wrist while detecting. When you get a signal, scoop up the soil and wave the cup over your coil until you locate the target. The plastic will not set off your detector, so any signal is in the cup.

Gem Trails of Northern California — $12.95
Each location features a detailed description and directions as well as a clear map. You will also find a section of full color specimen photos to both inspire you and help you find all the beautiful gems and minerals.

Estwing 22 Oz Rock Pick — $37.95
This 22 ounce Estwing rock pick is built for long years of hard use. The main body of the hammer is one continuous piece of drop-forged steel for strength and durability, and the rubber shock reduction grip is designed to absorb the shock of impact for added comfort.

Gem Trails of Utah — $12.95
Both beginners and experienced rockhounds alike will find this book an invaluable reference. Each site includes detailed information and maps to help you find the best gems. There is also an excellent color photo section to help you identify all that you discover.

Rockhounding California — $12.95
Noted rockhound and author Gail Butler has put together a fantastic resource in Rockhounding California . CA is known for gold and the famous rush of 1849, but the state also boasts a wide variety of rocks, gems and minerals. California is a rock collecting/gem hunting paradise from the rich deserts to sun drenched beaches.

Ghost Towns Of The American West — $19.95
This book offers gorgeous full-color photographs of 19 Western ghost towns from California to Colorado, captured by talented German freelance photographer, Berthold Steinhilber, shot while commissioned by Smithsonian Magazine. Anyone who enjoys exploring our past, including gold rush era boomtowns, and appreciates fine art photography will enjoy the stunning work presented in Ghost Towns Of The American West . Steinhilber with forward by Wim Wenders, 110 pages, ISBN 0-8109-4508-8

Where to Find Gold in California — $22.95
Delos Toole's Where to Find Gold in California is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to find your own gold in California. Includes information on public panning areas, gold bearing streams, mines past and present and points of interest along the way. 141 pages. ISBN: 0-9654559-0-4

Rockhounding Colorado — $14.95
Rockhounding Colorado offers detailed information on over 90 rock collecting sites in Colorado. Each listing gives a detailed description of the site, along with information on what tools to bring, the best season to visit and what kind of vehicle you will need to access the location.

Gem Trails of Colorado — $12.95
Colorado is home to a wide variety of gems, minerals and fossils and this book can help you discover over 80 different types. Each site is shown in detail with clear maps and directions, descriptions and photos.

Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West — $15.95
This updated and expanded edition of Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West covers 100 free and pay to dig collecting sites in the western United States. Each site includes details on seasons and hours of operation, site information, cost, contact information, tools needed, nearby camping and much more. 153 museums, caves, fairs and festivals and points of interest in between are also covered.

Rockhounding Nevada — $12.95
The book gives directions to over 90 sites, with details about each location and what you should bring. Other useful information includes the best season to visit each area as well as the type of vehicle you will need to easily access the sites.

Rockhounding Wyoming — $12.95
There is a wide variety of rock out there to collect in Wyoming, from agate and bloodstone to jade, petrified wood and fluorite. This is a wonderful way to enjoy the beautiful state whilst starting a great rock collection at the same time.

Gem Trails of Washington — $14.95
There is also a full color photo insert featuring a range of rocks, gems and fossils to help you identify all that you find. You will also find information on local rock clubs as well as a comprehensive glossary.

Recreational Gold Prospecting for Fun and Profit — $12.95
Written by someone who's done it all - from panning to staking a claim - Recreational Gold Prospecting for Fun and Profit simplifies the language of prospecting. Informative and straightforward, this book covers all the basic techniques; where to go, what equipment you'll need, what to do with the gold you find as well as how plan a gold prospecting adventure for you and your family. Gail Butler, 206 pages, ISBN 0-935182-98-5

22 Ounce Rock Pick — $22.95
This Valley Tools 22 ounce drop forged rock pick has a hammer on one side and a pointed pick on the other, great for freeing up specimens, busting rocks and digging in the dirt. No self-respecting rockhound, geologist or prospector should be without a good rock hammer.

Introduction to Lapidary — $21.95
The book offers sections on each of the branches of lapidary including rock tumbling, cabochon cutting, faceting, gem carving and other special techniques. Each area is covered in detail with information on the processes, tools and techniques used in each field of lapidary.

Gold Dredger's Handbook — $12.95
The information on suction dredges and how to operate them is extensive. The legalities of suction dredging are well covered along with a guide to the different kinds of dredges currently on the market, how they work and their operation.

Buried Treasures You Can Find — $14.95
With 365 pages loaded with 7500 specifc treasure locations in the United States, treasure hunting and metal detecting information and color photos, Buried Treasures You Can Find is a must have for American treasure hunters and visiting hobbyists alike. This book will keep you busy for a good while and may even lead to your next big find! Marx, 365 pages, ISBN 0-915920-82-4

Modern Prospecting - How to Find, Claim and Sell Mineral Deposits — $14.95
A gold pan, a couple screens, a small shovel, rock hammer, hand lens, and sample bags are the essential tools for prospecting. However, to have a better chance of discovering a deposit, a prospector must also recognize the signposts of a favorable area, do the land status research, and follow through with valid claim staking, soil and rock sampling, and assaying. This systematic approach to mineral exploration is used by successful prospectors and mining companies today. Whether looking for gold...

Cabochon Cutting — $5.00
Cabochon Cutting is an excellent guide to the process of creating cabochons from a number of different stones. The complete process is covered from dopping gemstones to setting your completed cabochon.

Audubon Pocket Guide to Familiar Rocks and Minerals of North America — $9.00
Rocks and minerals pocket guide for the beginning rockhound. Organized with full-color, full-page identification photos and complete facing page text. Chesterman, 192 pages, ISBN 0-394-75794-7

Triplet Jeweler's Loupe — $19.95
Loupes with only one or two lenses will have a blurred and/or distorted area around the edge of the field of view and can distort color slightly. Triplet loupes use three lenses with less dramatic profiles to minimize these effects.

Garrett Classifier — $7.95
This heavy duty plastic classifier from Garrett is light, functional and very affordable. It fits nicely in a 5 gallon bucket or gold pan, and nests with most popular 14" pans on the market for easy packing to the stream and convenient storage. The holes are 1/2" square.

Estwing Welding/Chipping Hammer — $29.95
With a fine chisel edge, backed by a sharp point, the Estwing Welding/Chipping Hammer (E3-WC) is designed for chipping away slag while welding, but also makes a fantastic and versatile geology tool. Built for years of rough use, these chipping hammers can stand up to a lot of abuse, but are also light enough for extremely delicate work.

Estwing Geo/Paleo Pick — $65.95
The perfect digging tool for treasure hunting, metal detecting prospecting and rockhounding alike, the Estwing Geo/Paleo Pick is one of the most popular picks on the market. The Geo Pick is 25" long, topped with an edged digging head backed by a sharp spike. The soft, but tough vinyl grip extends more than halfway up the length of the handle.

Arizona Gold & Gems, Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
Gold. Silver. Agate. Amethyst. Apache Tears. Aragonite. Azurite. Beryl. Calcite. Chalcedony. Chalcopyrite. Chrysocolla. Chert. Epidote. Fluorite. Fossils. Garnet. Geodes. Hematite. Jasper. Malachite. Obsidian. Onyx. Opal. Petrified Wood. Pyrite. Quartz. Rhodochrosite. Ryolite. Saginite. Topaz. Tourmaline. Travertine. Turquoise. Vanadinite. Wulfenite.

The Rockhound's Handbook — $15.95
How rocks and minerals are formed. What to look for in the field. Tools for rockhounding, gem hunting and mineral collecting. How to prepare for successful field trips. Common gem and mineral identification techniques. Preparing and preserving mineral specimens. Rock polishing, cutting and lapidary basics. Jewelry from collected minerals. Legal aspects of rock collecting.

California Gold & Gems Then & Now, Northern Edition (Maps) — $12.95
Gold. Silver. Actinolite. Agate. Amazonite. Amethyst. Apatite. Apache Tears. Aragonite. Azurite. Beryl. Calcite. Carnelian. Chalcedony. Chert. Chrysocolla. Epidote. Feldspar. Fluorite. Fossils. Garnet. Geodes. Hematite. Jade. Jasper. Kyanite. Malachite. Obsidian. Opal. Orthoclase. Petrified Wood. Psilomelane. Pyrite. Quartz. Rhodonite. Rhyolite. Serpentine. Topaz. Travertine. Tourmaline. Turquoise. Wollastonite.

California Gold & Gems Then & Now, Southern Edition (Maps) — $12.95
Gold & Silver. Actinolite. Agate. Amethyst. Andalusite. Andesite. Apatite. Autunite. Aragonite. Azurite. Anglesite. Barite. Beryl. Bornite. Bloodstone. Calcite. Chalcopyrite. Chalcedony. Chert. Chrysocolla. Dumortierite. Epidote. Feldspar. Fluorite. Fossils. Garnet. Geode. Hematite. Ilmenite. Kyanite. Jade. Jadeite. Limonite. Magnetite. Malachite. Nodules. Obsidian. Olivine. Onyx. Opal. Opalite. Petrified Palm. Petrified Wood. Psilomelane. Quartz. Realgar...

Lortone Boot Gasket Part 040-010 — $3.05
Replaces the rubber boot gasket that fits over the inner lid on Lortone model 3A and 3-1.5B rotary rock tumblers. Over time this gasket, like any rubber part, can stretch or become brittle. After many years the gasket may even crack. Thankfully, replacement is a relatively easy task.

Estwing Safety Goggles — $3.49
You should always remember to wear protective eyewear when using rock picks, chisels and other striking tools. Your sight is worth far more than the few dollars a good pair of goggles or glasses will cost you.

Federal Mining Claim Sign — $4.95
All persons are warned that disturbance of the monuments, surface, or improvements on this claim or removal or minerals of any type without permission of the claimant, will result in their prosecution under the appropriate state and federal statutes.

Thumler's Model A-R2 6lb. Rock Tumbler — $146.37
This is an ideal tumbler for small batches of single-type stones, jewelry burnishing, brass polishing, coin cleaning, etc. Thumler's "A" series of tumblers feature long-life, heavy continuous duty, fan-cooled motors with auto-shut off overload protection.

Corner Monument — $1.49
Claim Name. Claimant. Address. Corner Number. Direction to Corner Post No. Distance to Corner Post No.

Replacement Drive Belt for Lortone Model 3A Rock Tumbler — $1.65
Belts wear out and stretch over time, even on the best of tumblers. This is a replacement drive belt that fits the Lortone model 3A, 3 lb rock tumbler.

Rough Stones for Polishing - Gem Mix — $7.88
The Gem Mix is a 1 lb. assortment of nice colorful rough stones, many with sought after characteristics like pronounced banding and translucency, that are ready to be polished. One box is about right for a 3 lb. tumbler, but follow your manufacturer's instructions to be sure you don't overfill.

Anti-Magnetic Tweezers, Angle Tip — $3.95
These angle tip, fine point stainless steel tweezers are perfect for picking up fine gold and gemstones. The tweezers are roughly 5 inches long, anti-magnetic and angled around 25 degrees.

Thumler's A-R1 Rock Tumbling Kit — $127.12
Model A-R1 #102 rock tumbler drive unit (larger, longer lasting motor than their Model T tumblers). 1 Qt. rubber tumbling barrel. #300 4 step polishing grit pack. 1 lb. rough stone ready for polishing. Jewelry kit for your finished stones. Instruction manual.

Gold Genie Spiral Gold Wheel (Miner Model Pictured) Recreational — $495.00
The deep cut spirals have sharp edges that allow the Genie to work wet or dry. Each unit also features fully adjustable water volume and wheel angle as well as two speed settings (roughly 15 and 22 RPMs respectively). The Gold Genie system uses a 10" gold pan instead of a capture cup for higher volume processing.

DK Pocket Dinosaurs — $6.99
Dinosaurs , from the DK Pockets series, introduces readers to the largest land animals that ever lived. Find out about sauropods, theropods, stegosaurs and other giants, that ruled the Earth for over 160 million years before becoming extinct, in this compact and comprehensive guide. Text and realistic images introduce dinosaurs and their unique characteristics. Clark, 160pages, ISBN 0-7894-95899

Calibron Pocket Scales — $12.95
This compact set of twin beam pocket scales from Calibron has a 4 gram capacity and is calibrated for grams or carats. Set-up is quick, with no assembly recquired, and the scale is accurate to 1/20 of a gram. Perfect for pickers, small nuggets and fine gold or gemstones.

Rocks for Polishing - Crushed Mix — $7.45
One pound of mixed, crushed polishing rocks of similar size and hardness ready for tumbling. This is plenty of rock to charge a 3 lb tumbler. While not as flashy as the gem mix, the crushed mix does polish up quite nice.

HEX Gold Pan — $14.95
The hexagonal shape helps get the material flowing freely during agitation and stratification, letting the gold settle out of suspension right to the bottom of the pan. The larger riffles work great for getting down to just the heavies, where the fine riffles come into play, then use the rough textured sections to get it down to just the gold.

Underwater Sniping for Gold — $11.95
Underwater Sniping for Gold by Sam Radding and Jim Garlock is the how-to guide on the subject of gold sniping. For those unfamiliar with the term, sniping is the art of nosing about in a stream and picking gold up right off the bottom. The equipment is simple and lightweight and best of all, there's still a lot of gold out there waiting to be found.

Prospecting Equipment Plans I — $14.95
Plans include materials and hardware lists, construction tips and advice and detailed drawings. If you've ever wanted to build your own mining equipment, Sam Radding shows you how, using off the shelf materials and common tools.

Lortone Rock Tumbler — $76.95
We carry pre-measured grit packs for the 3 lb tumblers that include one each of rough, medium, pre-polish and polish, as well as bulk grit packs that include 1 lb of each of the four mentioned grits, but we haven't got them on the site quite yet (working on it!). Please call if you would like to include grit or the tumbling book with your order.

14 in. Garrett Gravity Trap Gold Pan — $8.95
Garrett's popular Gravity Trap Gold Pan has been a popular choice among prospectors for many years. They're a good, solid pan with a deep bottom and three riffles molded into the side to catch your gold. Ask a group of miners what their favorite pan is, and there are sure to be at least a few votes for the Gravity Trap pan.

Estwing Leather Grip Rock Pick — $38.95
The classic leather grip styling of this high quality 22 oz. rock pick from Estwing has been gracing digs since 1923. Beyond its good looks, this is also a serious piece of equipment. Estwing has long been a leader in manufacturing the highest quality tools for geology and this is no exception.

Arizona Ghost Towns Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
The 1881 map is expanded to show extensive historical detail together with an overlay of the current road system. This allows you to easily pinpoint the current location of settlements and determine how to get there now.

Washington Ghost Towns/Sites Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
The series of maps details the many early towns, railroads and forts, along with military roads that once existed in Washington. Also included, are overlays of modern roads so you can easily pinpoint where these sites are located. You will also find a number of pictures to give you an insight into what life was like in these historic towns.

Montana Ghost Towns/Sites Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
The maps in the set date from as 1865, 1885 and 1900. The 1900 map is expanded to show much more detail. These maps also feature an overlay of the modern road system so you can easily locate any areas of interest.

Oregon Ghost Towns/Sites Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
This set of 6 maps includes historic plans dating from 1878, 1881 and 1900, along with details of populations. The 1900 map is expanded into 4 detailed sections. Each of these includes an overlay of the modern road system so you can easily locate your favorite sites.

Pointed Tip Rock Chisel — $6.95
Inexpensive pointed tip chisel with a protective hand guard to prevent knuckle whacking accidents. The hand guard is brightly colored to help prevent loss.

Small Plastic Vial — $0.40
These small, clear plastic vials are perfect for showing off your gold, and best of all, they're much less likely to shatter when dropped on a rock out in the field. Glass breaks, so we never suggest carrying glass vials out to your diggings. Leave the glass at home and use a tougher plastic vial instead.

New Mexico Gold & Gems Then and Now (Maps) — $12.95
The set features 5 maps, each printed on both sides. Gold locations are highlighted, along with the locations of over 60 types of rocks and minerals. These include amethyst, topaz, opal, geodes and more.

Lortone Rock Tumbling Kit — $97.50
This rock tumbling starter kit is a perfect introduction to tumble polishing rocks and gems. The kit includes a high quality Lortone 3 lb. rock tumbler/polisher (model 3A), rough stones for polishing, 4 stage tumbling grit pack including course, medium, pre-polish and polish stages, plastic cushion beads and Lortone's illustrated tumbling guide. - everything you need to get started turning rocks into polished gems.

JOBE 45 Yellow Jacket Stream Sluice — $119.95
The sluice is manufactured with two different types of riffles to ensure maximum efficiency in your gold recovery. The first few are stream riffles to make it easier for the water to start to move the material through the sluice. The remainder are Hungarian riffles to maximize gold recovery.

Gad Prybar — $21.95
The 18" Gad Prybar is a perfect tool for breaking open those cracks in decaying bedrock, busting up hard pack material and getting to the gold or mineral specimen you're after. One end is set up to pry, with 18 inches of leverage. The other end is a sharp digging point. Offers two flat surfaces for striking with a hammer to drive either spike or chisel tip.

PEEK-AU Underwater Viewer — $35.95
While made for nugget sniping, the PEEK-AU has many other applications beyond hunting gold, relics, fossils, etc. They're great for fishermen, parents, biologists, underwater sight seers, pretty much anyone interested in taking a look underwater. I'll be packing my viewer next time we go flat water paddling just to see what's down there...

Medium Sluice Box - Scratch & Dent — $100.00
This Proline Medium Sluice Box has a slight ding in the first riffle and a minor bend in one wing of the flare. The riffle ding is similar to the one on the top riffle of the sluice pictured below. The flare bend will not impede performance and could easily be repaired by someone at all handy.

Small Funnel — $0.75
These small plastic funnels are perfect for filling small vials, bottles, hip flasks, batteries, etc. The tip is small and fits nicely in the tops of both our 5/8 and 1 dram vials, as well as the larger 4 dram vials, but do not fit in the 1/2 dram vials.

Suction Tweezers — $0.25
Polypropolene suction tweezers (AKA plastic eye droppers) for sucking up fine flour gold. While not as effective as a snuffer bottle they're a dirt cheap alternative that works pretty well, especially for use in hands on classroom demonstrations or for carnival and festival gold panning booths.

Basic Gold Panning Kit — $19.95
Our Basic Gold Panning Kit has everything you need to go out and do some prospecting. This kit includes the Proline Professional gold pan which comes in your choice of colors and is one of the best selling pans ever produced.

Plastic Cushion Beads for Rock Tumbling — $4.49
These plastic cushion beads are used to protect stones from damage during later stages of polishing, to cushion softer rocks from damaging each other, to fill space as material takes up less room in the tumbler, etc. They can be reused, often up to 10 runs, until worn too much to offer any cushioning, and are a must have for anyone getting into rock polishing.

A Guide to Treasure in California — $11.95
Thomas Penfield's popular treasure series is loaded with colorful treasure stories, detecting sites, ghost towns, relic sites and more. A Guide to Treasure in California focuses on the golden state, home to the famous motherlode and the California gold rush, one of the richest treasure hunting states in the country. Penfield, softcover, 160 pages, ISBN 0-941620-23-9

Gold Nugget-Teering in Northern California — $22.95
Delos Toole's Gold Nugget-Teering in Northern California is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to look for nuggets in Northern California. Home of the world famous Motherlode, Northern California is rich in placer deposits with big chunky nuggets and Delos gives you the scoop on where to find your own. Delos Toole, 140 pages. ISBN: 0-9654559-6-3

Sam Radding's Book of Plans - Volume II — $15.95
All the plans offer clear and easy to understand step-by-step instructions. Detailed diagrams and materials lists make it easy to create your own DIY tools and equipment.

Nevada Ghost Towns/Sites Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
The set features historical maps taken from 3 different years – 1881, 1882 and 1900, as well as details on Nevada’s ghost town sites and population information for the state. The 1881 map is expanded to show greater detail and these maps also feature an overlay of the modern road systems so you can easily find any point of interest.

Idaho Ghost Towns/Sites Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
The maps date from 1879, 1883, 1895 and 1912, and detail many early towns, forts, stage stations and military roads. The 1895 map is expanded over 3 sheets to show much more detail. These maps also feature overlays of the modern road system so you can easily pinpoint any areas of interest.

Colorado Ghost Towns/Sites Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
This set includes 6 maps, dating from 1876, 1892 and 1900. The maps show many details including early towns and railroads, along with military roads, stage stations and forts. One map also displays populations for the state.

How to Tumble Polish Rocks Into Gems — $17.95
How to Tumble Polish Rocks into Gems is an excellent introduction into the art of rock tumbling. The book details the process of tumbling, from selecting the rocks you are going to tumble, abrasives and polishing compounds, to running the tumbler.

Rock Pick Holster — $5.89
Clambering over rocks, slogging through streams and sliding down trails covered in scree, with an exposed steel spike is a bad idea. The pick holster is an inexpensive way to keep your hands free and avoid mishap. Safety first!

Colorado Gold and Gems, Then & Now (Maps) — $12.95
The set features 5 maps displaying the locations of gold and silver deposits throughout the state as well as where to find over 60 different gems and minerals. These range from agate and amethyst to opal, petrified wood and turquoise.

Rockhound's Guide to New Mexico — $12.95
You will find information on how best to collect the types of specimens you are looking for, as well as detailed maps and directions. There are also recommendations on local camping, accommodation and other attractions.

Light Duty Rock Hammer — $13.95
This lighter duty 22 ounce geology rock hammer has a drop-forged steel head with pick and hammer. The fiberglass handle makes for lighter packing and only slightly less durability than an all steel rock hammer. This is a great option for those just getting started in rockhounding or prospecting, looking for a very functional rock pick at an affordable price, or for those looking to do longer treks where weight is a key factor in performance.

Garrett Coin Probe — $8.95
Garrett's Coin Probe is a slick little accessory that helps you quickly locate targets while metal detecting. Using a coin probe allows for location of finds with minimal digging and damage to lawns, etc. The tip is polished to help prevent scratches to your valuable finds.

Deluxe Gold Panning Kit — $27.95
1 x Proline 14 Inch Professional Gold Pan - One of the best pans on the market. 1 x The Weekend Gold Miner - 80 pages of gold getting guidance. 1 x Snuffer Bottle - For sucking up the gold. 1 x 1 Dram Glass Vial w/ Blk Screw Cap. 1 x 5/8 Dram Shortie Glass Vial w/ Blk Screw Cap. 1 x Gold Nugget Display Cup. 1 x 20x 21mm Folding Jeweler's Loupe.

Le Trap Square Gold Pan — $19.95
Essentially you load it up about 2/3 full with material, fill with water and slurry as normal. then you fill and pour, fill and slurry and pour, fill and slurry and pour - back and forth. The front wall of the pan acts a bit like a mini sluice box trapping the gold and heavies. Get it down to a couple tablespoons of material, then move the material to the front edge of the pan and wash the black sands backwards down into the square bottom. The gold should stay up on your riffles (though some may...

Where to Find Yankee Placer Gold — $22.95
Delos Toole's Where to Find Yankee Placer Gold is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to find gold in Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Yes, there's gold in New England and you can find it! Delos gives you the where. The rest is up to you. Delos Toole

Fancy Litter - Gold Panning Concentrates — $26.95
Each bag is 1.5 lbs of pure Oregon pay dirt. These are real, gold bearing concentrates, taken from our own sluice boxes, high-bankers, etc. They're loaded with heavy black sands, small pebbles, the odd bit of lead shot and of course, gold! These concentrates are the real deal, and they're tough to pan, so will definitely help to hone the skills of newer panners and provide a challenge for even more experienced prospectors.

Idaho Gold & Gems Maps — $12.95
Gold & Silver. Agate. Beryl. Carnelian. Cassiterite. Corundum. Epidote. Feldspar. Garnet. Geodes. Jasper. Nodules. Opal. Opalized Wood. Petrified Wood. Quartz. Rhodonite. Staurolite. Thunder Eggs. Topaz. Tourmaline. Zeolite.

Where to Find Gold in Oregon — $22.95
Delos Toole's Where to Find Gold in Oregon is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to prospect for gold in Oregon. Includes information on public panning areas, gold bearing streams, mines past and present and points of interest along the way. 144 pages. ISBN: 0-9654559-1-2

JOBE 36 Yellow Jacket Stream Sluice — $99.95
The sluice is made from aluminum with plated steel riffles. The riffles are specially designed to allow for excellent gold recovery in different water and gravel conditions. The top riffles are stram riffles, making it easier for the water to move the material. Below are Hungarian riffles which improve gold recovery when there is greater stream volume.

Gold Nugget-Teering in Nevada — $22.95
Delos Toole's Gold Nugget-Teering in Nevada is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to look for gold nuggets in Nevada. Nevada, despite being dry, is rich in placer deposits and good sized nuggets are being found today. Delos gives you the scoop on where to find your own. Delos Toole, 144 pages, ISBN: 0-9654559-4-7

Thumler's A-R6 Rock Tumbler — $162.16
The A-R6 from Thumler's Tumbler is a 9 lb capacity rotary polisher with a single, large rubber barrel and fan-cooled, continuous use motor with overload protection. The unit is engineered for long life, and the larger barrel allows for not only larger batches than the smaller models, but larger stones as well. Can also be converted to run a single 3 lb barrel.

Classic Steel Pan Gold Panning Kit — $16.95
This kit is very similar to our Basic Panning kit, but features a 14 inch classic steel gold pan just like the '49ers used back in the gold rush days. Modern pans may be a little easier to use, but these classics worked well enough to build this country's economy.

Montana Gold & Gems Maps — $12.95
Gold & Silver. Actinolite. Agate. Amethyst. Anthophyllite. Apatite. Arsenopyrite. Azurite. Barite. Beryl. Bronzite. Calcite. Cassiterite. Cerussite. Chert. Chalcopyrite. Chrysocolla. Corundum. Diopside. Enargite. Epidote. Fluorite. Fossils. Garnet. Hematite. Hemimorphite. Heulandite. Heubnerite. Jasper. Kyanite. Limonite. Magnetite. Malachite. Muscovite. Olivine. Opal. Orthoclase. Parisite. Petrified Wood. Psilomelane. Pyrite. Pyrolusite. Pyrrhotite. Quartz...

Washington Gold & Gems Then and Now (Maps) — $12.95
Gold. Silver. Agate. Actinolite. Adventurine. Andalusite. Azurite. Beryl. Bloodstone. Chrysocolla. Corundum. Crystals. Feldspar. Fluorite. Fossils. Garnet. Olivine. Jasper. Jade. Kyanite. Opal. Opalized Wood. Obsidian. Petrified Wood. Rhodonite. Realgar. Thulite. Thundereggs. Tourmaline. Zeolite.

Garrett Master Sound Metal Detector Headphones — $29.95
While headphones are not necessary to enjoy metal detecting, they do cut background noise, boost signal strength and help identify targets. More targets means more treasure, so enhance your hunting with a good set of Garrett Headphones.

Jobe Classifier — $22.95
Material of the same size is always easier to separate with gravity methods than unclassified material. The time savings in panning alone by making it possible to quickly wash material, pull off the larger rocks, check for nuggets and pan it out makes them a must have, but using a classifier will also make your gold pan, sluice box, shaker table, etc work more efficiently and help you recover more gold.

Chevron Amethyst for Polishing - 1 Lb — $10.78
One pound bag of dog tooth chevron amethyst crystals from Zambia, ready to take on the perfect polish. These rough gemstones are dark purple with distinctive chevron banding. There are about 50 crystals per pound and they take an very nice polish.

Where to Find Arizona's Placer Gold — $22.95
Delos Toole's Where to Find Arizona's Placer Gold is packed with maps, directions and commentary on places to look for placer gold in Arizona. Arizona is rich in placer gold deposits and Delos gives you the scoop on where to find your own. 144 pages. ISBN: 0-9654559-2-0