I don't know anything about gold prosprecting but I found a link with the information which I posted in the related links box below.
they look for gold!!! When they dont do that their with there wife!!
they look for coal not gold
Miners in Australia look for things like Uranium,Metal,Lithium and all that some also look for gold.
miners came for the gold rush to find gold and get wealthy
Miners. They came for what is known as the Gold Rush. California is where it all look place.
look for gold in specal places
Gold was and is a valuable metal and a sign of wealth, so when gold was discovered in California, word travelled quickly. Some miners even believed stories about gold being found sitting in rivers or on the ground. If you could go somewhere and get rich just by sitting in a river or picking rocks off the ground for a few days, wouldn't you go?
Yes, blacksmiths often made shovels and gold pans for miners during the gold rush era. Blacksmiths were skilled metalworkers who crafted various tools and equipment, including those necessary for mining activities. Their craftsmanship was essential for supplying miners with durable and effective tools required for their work.
A gold miner's hut could easily be built out of popsicle sticks. The sticks can be glued together and painted for a rustic look.
Many so-called Boom Towns were created during the Gold Rush and many other times. Hundreds of miners rushed to one place to look for gold, and while they were all there, they build towns to settle in. When the gold was all mined away, the miners left the towns, leaving them as ghost towns.
a gold licence is what diggers used on the gold fields, during the mid to late 1800's. If they did'nt have one they would have been hung or shot dead.
They looked at the sky originally and where there were dark clouds the more gold there was in the ground underneath it! it is absolutely fascinating how the world worked back in time.