Alternatively, LDMA offers not-yet-members an opportunity to check out their properties by way of a 3-day pass that you can purchase on-site from the caretaker. But because Loud Mine is an LDMA member site, you’ll need to join and become a member of this organization to utilize the facilities. “There’s not much you can’t do out there,” says Hoagland. Now the mine is a privately owned piece of property with campsites, full hookups, ponds for dredging and a nice big creek where you can run highbankers. Once upon a time, the Loud Mine was a famous mining site during Georgia’s Gold Rush in 1829, producing both crystalline and wire gold specimens in its heyday. It’s just stunning.”įor more information about the Buchanan Lease, check out the GPAA Online Mining Guide, where you’ll find specific directions regarding the entrance to this claim (Then there is the Lost Dutchman Mining Association’s Loud Mine. The property is listed as just under 20 acres, and it’s very easy to get to. “We’ve had people who have been prospecting the same creek for years, going back year after year and finding more gold,” Hoagland explains. The gold at the Buchanan Lease “has always been good, fine gold.” Because of the Buchanan Lease’s location, the creek replenishes itself year after year during the rainy season. It’s located about two hours west of Gwinnett, in between Buchanan and Tallapoosa. Kevin Hoagland, the GPAA’s executive director of development, avid metal detector and absolute dirt expert, took some time to tell us about several great prospecting sites in Georgia.įirst, there’s the Buchanan Lease, which Hoagland describes as both “visually engrossing” and a “beautiful place to be.” The Buchanan Lease is a great place to sluice, dredge or use a highbanker to extract gold. Georgia is home to two local GPAA chapters: The Northwest Georgia Chapter and the Augusta Chapter. So follow along we wish you loads of fun and lots of gold in your pans! 27 and 28 and would still like to take you on the road trip we had originally planned from Georgia to Ohio.īetween Georgia and Ohio there are quite a few great sites for prospecting, old mines to tour, and a handful of pristine, exclusive Lost Dutchman Mining Association (LDMA) properties and campgrounds to check out. We’ll still be arriving in Springfield, Ohio, as planned on Oct. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts we had to cancel the Georgia show and sincerely apologize for all those looking forward to it. We had originally planned two shows in the east, with the first being in Georgia. The East Coast Gold & Treasure Shows arrive in Ohio in late October. There is such a strong, proud Gold Rush history associated with the East Coast from Georgia to North Carolina and up - and it’s reflected in the spirit of the community there. We travel quite far and put so much work into making these East Coast shows happen, and the warm reception we receive from our East Coast contingent makes it so worth the while, every time. The East Coast GPAA community has such a solid membership base, with heavily involved directors and great chapters. We love that our East Coast GPAA members come out to the Gold & Treasure Shows and spend the entire day (if not the entire weekend!) there, interacting with the vendors, supporting the community and infusing the events with lively energy. The East Coast has fewer lease claims than the West, with lots of pay-to-dig operations and private land, and because of this, the GPAA plays an even more crucial role in providing accessible lands for local prospectors to explore. Our East Coast GPAA Gold & Treasure Shows are heavily supported, mostly because it’s not quite so easy to go out and prospect on the East Coast those who come out are extremely involved and enthusiastic. The East Coast prospecting community is an extremely passionate bunch.
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