The New Gold Panning is Easy by Roy Lagal

The New Gold Panning Is Easy by Roy Lagal

Learn How to Find, Pan & Recover Placer Gold

Start your gold-prospecting adventure with The New Gold Panning Is Easy by experienced prospector and author Roy Lagal. Written specifically for beginners and recreational prospectors, this illustrated guide explains where placer gold is found, how a gold pan separates heavy material, and how to recover gold from stream gravel, dry washes, and other promising locations.

Roy Lagal presents gold panning in a friendly, easy-to-understand style that makes the process approachable and enjoyable. Clear instructions and helpful photographs guide readers through selecting a location, gathering material, working a pan, recognizing black sand, and separating gold from the remaining concentrates.

The book also explores dry panning, electronic prospecting, sluice boxes, dry washers, dredges, and other methods used to locate and recover placer gold. Whether you are planning a family trip to gold country or beginning a serious interest in prospecting, this practical guide provides the foundation you need to get started.

Perfect For

• Beginning gold prospectors

• Recreational miners

• Gold-panning enthusiasts

• Families and young prospectors

• Metal detectorists

• Rock and mineral collectors

• Outdoor adventurers

• Geology enthusiasts

• Campers and hikers

• Weekend prospectors

• Teachers and students

• Anyone planning a trip to gold country

What You’ll Discover

• Why gold collects in certain locations

• How to recognize promising placer-gold deposits

• Where to look for gold in streams and dry washes

• How natural stream action concentrates heavy materials

• The correct way to classify and pan gravel

• How riffles help trap gold in a modern gold pan

• How to separate lighter material from heavy concentrates

• How to recognize black sand and fine gold

• Techniques for recovering small flakes and flour gold

• The differences between wet and dry panning

• How metal detectors can assist with electronic prospecting

• The basic uses of sluice boxes, dry washers, and dredges

Features

• Written by Roy Lagal

• Designed for beginning and recreational prospectors

• Clear, step-by-step gold-panning instructions

• Helpful photographs and illustrations

• Covers wet panning and dry-country prospecting

• Discusses placer geology and productive search locations

• Introduces additional gold-recovery equipment

• Convenient 5.5 × 8.5-inch field-reference format

• 148 pages

Benefits

• Learn the fundamentals of gold panning before entering the field

• Understand why gold settles in particular areas

• Improve your ability to select productive stream material

• Develop proper panning motions and recovery techniques

• Reduce the chance of washing fine gold out of your pan

• Learn how to process black sand and heavy concentrates

• Build confidence before taking a prospecting vacation

• Add a classic instructional guide to your gold-prospecting library

• Turn an ordinary outdoor trip into a gold-finding adventure

Recommended Accessories

Complete your beginner gold-panning setup with:

• 10-inch finishing gold pan

• 14- or 15-inch gold pan

• Gold classifier or sifting screen

• Snuffer bottle

• Gold collection vials

• Black-sand magnet

• Plastic hand scoop

• Crevice tool

• 10X Triplet Jeweler’s Loupe

• Compact sluice box

• Gold-panning kit

• Field notebook

Specifications

• Title: The New Gold Panning Is Easy

• Author: Roy Lagal

• Publisher: RAM Publishing Company

• Edition: Illustrated and revised

• Format: Softcover

• Pages: 148

• Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 inches

• ISBN-10: 0915920794

• ISBN-13: 9780915920792

• Language: English

• Subject: Gold Panning, Placer Mining, Gold Prospecting & Outdoor Recreation

• High Plains Prospectors SKU: 1505470

What’s Included

• One copy of The New Gold Panning Is Easy by Roy Lagal

Responsible Gold Prospecting

Always confirm land ownership and obtain permission before prospecting. Follow all local, state, and federal regulations governing mineral collection, digging, sluicing, dredging, and motorized equipment. Avoid active mining claims unless you have the claim owner’s permission, protect streambanks and vegetation, fill excavations, and pack out all trash.

Why Buy From High Plains Prospectors?

At High Plains Prospectors, we believe gold panning is one of the best ways to introduce people of all ages to prospecting and the outdoors. The New Gold Panning Is Easy provides the practical instruction and encouragement needed to turn a first trip to the creek into a rewarding adventure. Whether you are looking for your first speck of color, teaching your family how to pan, or building a foundation for more advanced prospecting, this classic guide belongs in your gold-hunting library.

GOLD Panning is Easy. This book is perfect for a someone looking to begin their Gold Panning Adventures. It is well written with excellent pictures which make a transition into gold panning relaxing and fun. By Roy Lagal

148 Pages

Standard 5.5" x 8.5"
Soft cover