Gold can be found,if you look for it.
There is still plenty of gold to be found,all you have to do is get out and look for it.Big nugget days are more or less gone for good,tiny specks,and flakes are what you'll find,hard on the back,knees,and feet. I started back in the late 60's,and still seek out the yellow stuff,for exercise,as it gets me out of the house with Gayle,something we both like to do. Did I mention most of the gold is tiny,your eyes will strained looking for it.Those youtube shows are fun,but do not show the many times they do not find any yellow stuff.The TV shows about the Yukon,and Alaska are just not accurate.If you have millions to invest into mining,then yes,they are correct,but for everyday prospectors like us,it is a hobby,that's it. Here in the Northwest,there are thousands of places to look for gold,old maps,if you can find them,show where lobe mining was done.Lobe,is hard rock mining,it isn't cheap,and takes a lot more knowledge then placer mining.Lobe require...