If you have gotten you package with the guide, it willlist all the leases in the states you list, and some of the "pay to dig" sites.  The LDMA sites are off limits to GPAA members unless you are there on a sponsored dig and have registered and paid the fee for the dig, or you are at one of the LDMA properties on the one time 3 day visit.

good deal..i do know about thermal city and would like to visit..will check into the other places listed by u guys..and no I havnt got my package from gpaa yet..

One of the members in our Chapter gets some great concentrates from North Carolina and donates them for the club, the gold is chunky and really pretty yellow, clearly more pure then what we find in Colorado. I have found not only some nice match heads but also some beautiful gems, I will have to ask him where he is getting it from and pass the information on.

From what I can tell the material is from directly below a mine because I find a lot of lode material in the concentrates, you can crush that stuff up and be shocked at what falls out of it.

It might be from a company called Carolina Paydirt they sell 8oz. bags for $29.99.....

Nice,

From what I can tell about California Paydirt is that their bags are seeded, all of them, and you can even specify how you want it seeded. This dirt is not even close to being the same, plus it has a lot of gravel that you just don't get from bought Concentrates.

If you want gems go to Gold Hog, they do add a few to every bag, but nothing special, and the gold is poor.

My point is that this material is not your normal sold concentrates and somebody has access to where it is coming from out of North Carolina, I don't know if it is a pay to dig site or what and need to ask more questions so I can pass that info down to people on the East Coast looking to dig, but it really is unique material with a wide variety of gem stones and lode and placer gold.

I will freely admit I do buy concentrates from time to time because I volunteer my time to teach people and kids how to pan for gold. You cannot teach people to pan unless there is gold in the material so these companies do come in handy from time to time.

In my opinion if you are looking for the best return on investment when it comes to concentrates look no further than Felix Paydirt. But if I can tell somebody where to go get really good dirt for themselves without having to pay for it I will.

I feel the same way Leo, 90% of what we do is on the river and that is the true beauty of us being out, away from the cities, and mastering our skills. But when it comes to beginners I have found it is easier to get their interest by first showing them the most basic step, panning. Once that hook is set they too will be heading out to the rivers to do exactly what we do and join our ranks.

Last weekend at the Melon Days festival in Green River Utah we had this one kid come back five times to pan for gold, and he had to be just five years old. His technique was really good for his age and he really showed an incredible interest. After we filled his little vial with gold all of his brothers came to buy bags and learn as well, and even though they were older they weren't as good as he was. He ended up winning a pan for himself and the family was discussing where they could go dig dirt for themselves. The concentrates were really poor making finding gold very difficult, we were looking at maybe five grains of pepper per bag, these concentrates were from our clubs own digging on the river and not purchased, but just that little amount made a impression.

The more citizens willing to stand up for our mining rights the longer we can continue to do what we do, unfortunately prospecting in the US is becoming a lost and dying skill, and regulatory agencies are doing everything they can to shut us down.

Some people just have a natural interest, they just need to learn the skill and see the results in person and not on TV. If I could lead a Boy Scout Troop to the river every weekend I would, I too would rather be on the river.

Crain that is one reason every miner out there should be donating to PLP or any other legal fund out there to help keep it alive .I do as I can .

Don't trust the Mining guide to much. I know of at least 3 places in Indiana that should be in the book but they only have one.