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Club Directories / US Goldbummin.com List of prospecting & metal detecting clubs by State. ICMJ's Prospecting & Mining Journal Mining resources, associations, clubs, listed by State. KellycoDetectors.com Gold prospecting clubs and organization; search by State. Miningold.com Gold prospecting clubs and organizations by State. ProspectingChannel.com Clubs, organizations, associations listed by State. Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache Club listings. Also forum, chat, used equipment sales, gold locations in the US, how to, general info, pictures, videos and more. Worldofrockhounds.com Clubs, organizations, associations listed by State; both prospecting & metal detecting. U.S. National Clubs & Organizations Eastern Gold Prospectors Association EGPA Headquarters The intent of the EGPA is to organize the Recreational Prospectors in the eastern part of the United Sates. EGPA Chapters: PA Prospectors (Pennsylvania) Gold Prospectors Association of America (G.P.A.A.) http://www.goldprospectors.org G.P.A.A. Chapters E-Mail: info@goldprospectors.org Lists all G.P.A.A. Chapters in US & Canada. Prospecting U.S.A. Heflin, AL (Home Base) We are nation-wide online information resource. A great place to help new comers and old times to find places to go and if some is in there area to team up with. Clubs & Organizations/US by State Alabama G.P.A.A. North Alabamna Chapter POB 52 Equality, AL 36026 USA Contact: Ron Krueger (President) Ph: 1-205-594.4335 E-Mail: lnrdlcb@aol.com Meets 2nd sat. monthly @ 10:00 am CT at the Alabama Gold Camp, Cragford, AL. G.P.A.A. of Phenix City Phenix City Gold Grubbers, (Phenix City, AL.) P.O. Box 3105 Phenix City, AL 36869-3105 USA Contact: Bill Lambeth (President) Ph: 1-334-864-8197 E-Mail: dreamchaser@mindspring.com Contact webmaster: warrensidney@yahoo.com Prospecting U.S.A. Heflin, AL (Home Base) We are nation-wide online information resource. A great place to help new comers and old times to find places to go and if some is in there area to team up with. Alaska Alaska Miners Association 3305 Arctic Blvd, Suite 105 Anchorage, AK 99503 USA Ph: 1-907-563-9229 or Fax: 1-907-563-9225 E-Mail: ama@alaskaminers.org Branch Meetings: Anchorage; 7 am Fridays at Denny's (Benson & Denali). Fairbanks; 7 am at Westmark Hotel. Summer: June-Sept every 3rd Friday. Winter: Oct-May every Friday. Juneau; 7:30 am at Prospector Hotel. Winter: Sept-May every Friday. Nome; 12 noon at Plar Club. Winter: Oct-April 1st Friday every Month The Alaska Miners Association is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Anchorage with a branch office in Fairbanks and Juneau. Chapters are located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai, Juneau, Denali, and Nome. BSA Explorer (Specialty Mining) Post 2033 Daniel A. Kelly, Jr. 581 Briar Dr. Wasilla, AK 99654-6356 1-907-376-6941 fax: 1-907-357-6941 E-Mail: dkellyhome@matnet.com G.P.A.A. of Anchorage Contact: Tom Ireland (President) Ph: 1-907-317-9872 E-Mail: tom.ireland67@gmail.com Meetings: The Anchorage Chapter meets the third Thursday of every month, 7:00 pm at the AIH offices meeting room in the single story blue structure at 2192 Viking Drive.. There are over 3000 G.P.A.A. members in the Anchorage Bowl area. The expertise and interests of the GPAA'ers ranges from first-time beginners to experienced, professional miners. The Anchorage Chapter of the G.P.A.A. was established with the idea of providing all these folks a chance to get together to have fun, make some new friends, teach, and work together to strengthen mining in Alaska. G.P.A.A Kenai Gold Prospecting Club Contact: Joe Demaree (President) Ph: 1-907-283-7808 or 1-907-398-7807 Contact: Becky Moore (Webmaster) E-Mail: travler@acsalaska.net Meeting: Kenai Chapter of GPAA meets the first Thursday of each month @ 7:00 pm in the Moose Club located in Kenai. Kenai is located in the south central region of Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula. We are people who enjoy recreational mining and the out of doors. We are working for you to keep recreational mining allowed here in this Great United States. Arizona American Prospectors Club Box 15 Congress, AZ 85332 USA ContactL Lou Roggio Ph: 1-928-830-7791 E-Mail: lou@americanprospectors.com We currently have claims in the Weaver Mountains, Stanton and Rich Hill/Hassayampa drainage areas. As a member of American Prospectors Club you will have access to some great recreational gold prospecting claims to explore and prospect every day, all year. We hope you will get out there and enjoy the claims while finding the gold! Arizona Association of Prospectors, Inc.,The (AAGP) Phoenix Chapter P.O. Box 35281 Phoenix, AZ 85069-5281 USA Contact Person: Harold Allen (AAGP Director) Phone: 1-623-934-6882 E-Mail : AzGoldPros@hotmail.com Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month. The meetings are from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and are held at the Denny's Restaurant located on the Northwest corner of the intersection of I-17 and Dunlap Ave. Meetings are open to members and prospective new members and include discussions on a variety of GOLD prospecting related topics from equipment, techniques, geology, hot spots to find GOLD, local related GOLD prospecting events, to governmental mining and prospecting laws. It's a friendly forum for serious GOLD prospectors to find out what's hot and what's not. Congress Chapter (Congress, AZ) Contact: Paul Clark Email: congresspaul@aol.com Ph: 1-928-427 9503 Desert Gold Diggers The Desert Gold Diggers Inc. 14967 S Theodore Roosevelt Sahuarita, AZ 85629 USA Ph: 1-520-955-2643 Contact: Maria Hansen (Membership Director) E-Mail: DGDMembership@gmail.com Meetings: Are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at the Sacred Heart Church located at 601 E. Ft. Lowell Rd.., unless otherwise designated by previous announcement. Generally, the meeting consists of a guest speaker on topics about gold prospecting and mining, as well as related topics on the region, local history and environment, followed by a business section. Nugget & equipment raffles are held at the close of the meeting. The Desert Gold Diggers is a club devoted to all aspects of recreational prospecting and mining, including panning, sluicing, drywashing, and metal detecting. In addition to promoting recreational prospecting, the club exchanges ideas and information on the various aspects of prospecting & mining. GoldShooter Mining Club 525 N. Val Vista Dr. # 44. Mesa, AZ 85213 USA Contact: Earl C. Baker (President) E-Mail: goldshooter@usa.com Arizona Gold, Meteorites, Geodes, and more! Meetings: Held on site in Columbia Arizona the last Sunday of the month, every other month. GoldShooter was founded May 2007 as a not for profit club by volunteer experienced miners dedicated to bringing you more than just another gold mining club in the state of Arizona. Members will enjoy access to hundreds of acres of placer gold producing claims located through out the state of Arizona. G.P.A.P. of Phoenix, Inc. Contact: Chris Tinney (President) E-Mail: President@GPAPClub.com Ph: 1-623-328-9538 Contact webmaster: webmaster@gpapclub.com Meets 1st Thursday monthly 7:00 pm at the Arizona American Italian club located at 7509 North 12th Street (between Northern & Glendale on the East side of 12th st) G.P.A.T. of Tucson Gold Prospectors Association of Tucson PMB # 216 5425 E. Broadway Tucson, AZ 85711-3704 USA Contact: Sam Angell (Vice President/Webmaster) E-Mail: samangell@hotmail.com Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, monthly @ 7-9 pm at at Disabled American Veterans (D.A.V.) Chapter #2, 3455 S. Wilmot The Only GPAA Affiliated Club in Tucson! Huachuca Prospectors Association Contact: Tom Tierney Ph: 1-520-378-3294 E-Mail: tetpros3@aztelnet.com Contact webmaster: phred022001@yahoo.com Our club meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Highway 92 Cafe (4235 S. Highway 92, Sierra Vista, AZ) Membership is FREE. Anyone interested in Prospecting for gold and treasure hunting (Metal Detecting/Nugget Shooting) is welcome to attend. Lake Havasu Gold Seekers Club, The PO Box 3281 Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405-3281 USA Contact: Joe Tommila (President) Ph: 1-928-208-7098 E-Mail: jokath@ymail.com Contact: Dan McCarty (Webmaster) E-Mail: cowboy@rockincherokee.com The Havasu Gold Seekers Inc. is a non-profit gold seekers club in Lake Havasu City, Arizona with over 1400 acres of gold bearing claims! The Club was started in early 1993 our club has grown to over 300 members and 1400 acres of placer gold claims and has purchased its own privately own land near the claims for club activities such as Family outings, BBQ's, camping and of course, Gold Prospecting. Mesa Gold Diggers 7520 Paseo Escondido Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 USA Ph: 1-520-772-8922 E-Mail: ELECFROG1@aol.com Mohave Prospectors Association P.O. BOX 6446 Kingman AZ. 86402 USA Contact: Fritz Clemens (President) E-Mail: fclemens@mohaveprospectors.org Contact webmaster: webmaster@mohaveprospectors.org Meeting’s are the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Kingman Community Foundation located at the corner of John L and Bank St. in Kingman. Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm. We currently have over 300 acre’s of Gold bearing prospecting claims. Roadrunners Prospectors Club, Inc. PO Box 56804 Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804 USA Office: 1-602-274-2521 or fax: 1-602-274-4335 E-Mail: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com Meets: 3rd Thursday monthly 7:00 pm at the Arizona American Italian club located at 7509 North 12th Street (between Northern & Glendale on the East side of 12th Street). Welcome to the home page of the Roadrunner Prospectors' Club. RRPC was founded in 1982 as a non-profit, volunteer-staffed, family orientated club dedicated to recreational gold mining in the state of Arizona. Members enjoy access to hundreds of acres of gold producing claims located throughout the state and are free to keep all the gold they find. In addition the club sponsors monthly group outings where members can work claims, learn new techniques and socialize. Superstition Mountain Treasure Hunters 940 W. Apache Trail Apache Junction, AZ 85217 USA Ph: 1-480-983-3484 (Club Headquarters) Contact: Dan Ware (President) Ph: 1-480-983-3484 E-Mail: dan@smth-gold.com Contact: Karen Williams (Webmaster) E-Mail: webmaster@smth-gold.com Club was formed in the late 80's. Our members have access to over 1500 acres in the state of Arizona. We have monthly meetings, monthly outings and special events throughout the year. Members keep all the gold the find! White Mountain Chapter Show Low, Az. Contact: Paul Clark Ph: 1-928-521-1104 Contact: Loren Wright E-Mail: lpwright@frontiernet.net Meets 1st Thursday monthly at 7:00 PM Arkansas GPAA Chapter Of The Ozarks 5009 Hidden Hills Drive Lowell, AR 72745 USA Contact: Ashley Whitson (Secretary) Ph: 1-479-438-0239 E-Mail: ashley.whitson@yahoo.com Meetings: Held on the second weekend of every month excluding December. California Central Valley Prospectors [A Chapter of the GPAA] Fresno, CA USA Contact: Nancy Roberts Ph: 1-559-681-5144 Nonprofit organization for gold hunters of all ages. We have prospecting outings, speakers, workshops, raffles, potlucks, and school presentations. Meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM in the all purpose room at River Bluff Elementary School which is located in NW Fresno at 6510 W. Palo Alto Ave. just south of W. Herndon Ave between Hayes and Bryan. Coarsegold Gold Prospectors PO Box 152 Coarsegold, CA 93614 USA Ph: 1-559-642-6173 or 1- 559-658-5756 We are a non-profit service and educational prospecting organization, established in 1997 for prospecting. We are dedicated to the promotion of the 1849 miners experience and protection of the act to promote the developement of the mining resources of the United States May 10, 1872 (Mining Act 1872) Wherein our Liberty and Freedom lie. First Class Miners, Inc. P.O. Box 2127 Yucca Valley, 92286 USA Jim Wharff (President) Contact Webmaster: admin@fristclassminers.org This is a non-profit organization for the advancement of education for its members, local community, and requesting organizations in the skills and art of placer gold prospecting and mining, and the laws and regulations governing such activities. Friends of Last Chance Canyon, The Contact: Charlie Hattendorf (Club President) E-Mail: charlie@tflcc.org (email address) The Friends of Last Chance Canyon has a 160 acre placer claim in the El paso Mountains of California. Non profit 501(c)3 Golden Caribou Mining Association PO Box 300 Belden, CA 95915 USA Club Info Contact: Gordon K. Burton (GCMC Owner) Ph: 1-650-692-1932 or 1-530-283-5141 E-Mail: GCMC2002@aol.com Webmaster E-Mail: web_dev@gcmining.com We have over 1500 acres of claims on the North Fork of the Feather River and the adjoining tributaries. We also have 200 acres of claims near Quartzsite, Arizona, and two claims near Happy Camp, CA. Gold Prospectors Association of America (G.P.A.A.) 43445 Business Park Dr., Suite 113 Temecula, CA 92590 USA PO Box 891509 Temecula, CA 92589 USA Contact: Robert Henry 1-909-699-4749, 1-800 551-9707 or fax: 1-909-699-4062 E-Mail: info@goldprospectors.org G.P.A.A. ICO Club GPAA/LDMA members only! E-Mail: hugabare@mindspring.com Was founded in 1968 to preserve and promote the great heritage of the North American Prospector, and to provide a platform for the exchange of information to help its members find more gold. This site is constructed for GPAA/LDMA members who also use ICQ as a means of communication and to promote recreational gold prospecting. It is hopeful that other's will join in and enjoy the pleasures that this fasinating hobby brings. Hi Desert Gold Diggers, Inc. P.O. Box 401447 Hesperia, CA 92340 USA Dan Shults (President) Webmasters: Bob DeCamp & Willy Olsen E-Mail: bob@wheezerwoodworks.com Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm, Church of the Valley, 20700 Standing Rock Ave., Apple Valley, CA. December Christmas Party will start at 6:00 pm. Lost Dutchman's Mining Association Inc. PO Box 891509 Temecula, CA 92589 USA 1-909-699-4749 or fax: 1-909-699-4062 LDMA Properties: Arizona; Stanton. Calif.; Dulsenberg, Finley, Italian Bar, Klamath River, and Scott River. Colorado; Leadville, and Nederland Camp. Georgia; The Loud Mine. Nevada; High Divide Property. Oregon; Burnt River Camp, and The Cave Creek Property. South Carolina; Oconee Camp. North Carolina; Vein Mountain. LDMA Claims: Yuba River Claims; Downieville, Calif. Lost Dutchman Claim; Stanton, Arizona. Modern Gold Miner & Treasure Hunter's Association PO Box 47 Happy Camp, CA 96039 USA ph: 1-530-493-2062, fax: 1-530-493-2095 E-Mail: dave@goldgold.com Dave McCracken's: New 49'ers / ProMack Mining / Modern Gold Miner and Treasure Hunters Association & Magazine Online. Motherlode Goldhounds P.O. Box 149 Foresthill, CA 95631 USA Leave Message: 1- 530-367-2891 Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of the Month at the Veterans Hall, 100 East St. Auburn, CA @ 7:00 pm. Mother Lode Goldhounds Association is an open membership educational association to teach the public about recreational, professional mining and prospecting. New 49'ers, The PO Box 47 Happy Camp, CA 96039 USA ph: 1-530-493-2062, fax: 1-530-493-2095 E-Mail: webmaster@goldgold.com Dave McCracken's: New 49'ers / ProMack Mining / Modern Gold Miner and Treasure Hunters Association & Magazine Online. Gold Mining Club, properties to mine on, fellowship. Orange County 49'ers, Inc. P.O. Box 1491 Orange, CA 92856-1491 USA Contact: Robert Selinger (Webmaster) E-Mail: webmaster@oc49ers.com Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7:30 pm, at the Garden Grove Woman's Club 9501 Chapman Avenue Garden Grove, CA. We are a non-profit organization with active members in California and elsewhere. At present we own 13 gold claims totaling hundreds of acres. We provide a place for members to meet, prospect, and have fun!!! Prospectors Club of Southern California, The Downey, California USA Contact: Martin Milas (President) E-Mail: mhmilas@yahoo.com Meetings: are held on the third Friday night of the month. Located: 9813 Paramount Blvd. in the city of Downey, Calif. (Woman's Club of Downey). The Prospector's Club of Southern California is a legally chartered, non-profit corporation and dedicated to gold prospecting, metal detecting and treasure hunting. Field trips are usually held one week after the meeting every month. Visitors are always welcome! Public Lands for the People (P.L.P.) 615 N. Azusa Ave. Azusa, CA 91702 USA ph/fax 1-626-334-2633 E-Mail: (P.O.P. President) DIG4AU@aol.com A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the right of the public to the access and use of public lands. Was constructed for the purpose of allowing individuals and representatives for various groups to join forces to help maintain the laws and rights of all Citizens on Public and Private Lands (Federal, State and City). River City Prospectors [A chapter of the GPAA] Sacramento, CA USA Contact: Jim Hutchins (President) E-Mail: jhutchings22@hotmail.com Contact Web Master: bradsgold-gpaa@yahoo.com The meetings are held at the, American Legion Hall, in Rio Linda. They start at 10:00 am and usually last about 2 hours. We are a group of people. Who has joined together, for the purpose of finding the meaning of life in the bottom of a gold pan. We hope to see you at our next meeting. Route 66 Gold Miners, Inc. [A chapter of the GPAA] Contact: Mike Eubank (President) E-Mail: ocgloldpan@aol.com Contact: Michael Beechler (Vice President/Webmaster) E-Mail: webmaster@route66goldminer.org Meetings: Held on the 2nd Sunday, Monthly 4:00 PM. Coco's Restaurant - 1250 Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA This is a great place to meet with other people who are interested in the quest of gold and treasure. With lively meetings, prospecting outings, and metal detecting treasure hunts. You are sure to find an interest to follow and meet great people on the way. San Fernando Valley Chapter GPAA E-Mail: SFVCGPAA@Gmail.com Contact: Pat Keene Ph: 1-818-993-0411 E-Mail: pat@keeneeng.com Meetings: Held on the third Thursday of each month at Keene Engineering 20201 Bahama Street, Chatsworth. Santa Rosa Gold Diggers Santa Rosa, CA USA Contact: Kathe Close Ph: 1-707-575-8915 E-Mail: info@santarosagolddiggers.com Meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the North Room at Veteran's Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Avenue. Nonprofit organization for gold hunters of all ages. We have prospecting outings, speakers, workshops, camping trips, picnics, and more. Sierra Prospecters Association 1816 Myrtlewood Dr. Ceres, CA 95307 USA E-Mail: webmaster@sierraprospectors.org We are a non-profit, family-oriented group located in the beautiful California Motherlode. We have a current membership of over 50 members. We encourage you to become a member and join us in gold and mineral prospecting on our mining claims. Gold, platinum, quartz crystals, and garnets have been found on the claims. Southwestern Prospectors & Miners Association (SPMA) PO Box 904 La Mesa, CA 91944 USA PH: 1-619-685-4488 Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 pm, VFW Post 2082, 2885 Lemon, Lemon Grove. San Diego based club with over 20 claims, monthly educational meetings and monthly field trips. Come and Join the Fun. Increase your knowledge. Meet others who enjoy gold prospecting. Find out where to go, what to do when you get there and what equipment you should use. We have organized field trips to gold mining areas and ghost towns. Taft Prospectors Taft California Contact: Robert D. Hoaglan (Website Coordinator) E-Mail: rhoaglan1@verizon.net>rhoaglan1@verizon.net Long standing club of 45 years plus, with a 200 + membership. Seven 20 acre claims in the Mojave desert. Meetings are the first Thursday of each month at 500 Cascade Place, Taft CA. Public welcome to the meetings. We have Quarterly outings on one of the claims. Membership form and Hold Harmless agreement can be downloaded from the website. Dues are $35.00 with no initiation fee. Temecula Valley Prospectors P. O. Box 2081 Temecula, CA, 92593-2081 USA Contact: Josh Holtkamp (President) E-Mail: president@gpaatvp.com Ph: 1-951-244-3442 Meets 2nd Saturday of the month. Our purpose is to provide an environment for both members and visitors to become more knowledgeable about the ecologically safe recovery of gold and gems from our public lands that are open to mineral entry. Also to teach each other about equipment use and methods as well as keeping up with the ever changing mining and prospecting laws. New 49'ers, The PO Box 47 Happy Camp, CA 96039 USA ph: 1-530-493-2062, fax: 1-530-493-2095 E-Mail: webmaster@goldgold.com Dave McCracken's: New 49'ers / ProMack Mining / Modern Gold Miner and Treasure Hunters Association & Magazine Online. Gold Mining Club, properties to mine on, fellowship. United Prospectors, Inc. [Headquarters] P.O. Box 278016 Sacramento, CA 95827-9998 USA Don Siegel (President) Contact: Mark Weber E-Mail: Webmaster@unitedprospectors.com Welcome to United Prospectors, Inc., a family-oriented small miner's corporation dedicated to the enjoyable, relaxing, and potentially profitable activities of rock hounding, metal detecting, gold prospecting and mineral hunting. UPI chapters in California: Alameda County UPI Auburn Chapter UPI ; including El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sutter, and Yuba Counties. Contra Costa County UPI Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Merced Counties UPI Marin and Sonoma Counties UPI Sacramento County UPI San Joaquin County UPI Santa Clara County UPI Stanislaus County UPI For more information on these chapters; UPI Chapters Index. Valley Prospectors Inc. PO BOX 2923 San Bernardino, CA. 92406 USA Contact: Kent Bryant (President) E-Mail: thegolddigger56@yahoo.com Contact: Gary Schiszler (Web Master) E-Mail: garyshiz@mail.manti.com We meet the last Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 1729 East Base Line Rd., San Bernardino Ca. (corner of Del Rosa Ave., on the south side of Base Line Rd. enter from rear of building). West Coast Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Association John Forrey (President) Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month in the city of Garden Grove at 7:30 P.M. Our club is in it's 24th year of operation. West End Prospectors Corp. PO Box 87 Norco, CA 92335 USA Don Crites ( President) Contact: Tim Ketterer (Webmaster) E-Mail: timk49@gmail.com Mettings: First Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. (Norco Community Center, 3900 Hamner Ave, Norco CA.) We have claims in the Big Bear area and in the desert mear randsburg and Barstow. We also have wet claims on the Klamath, Yuba, and the Kern. Come and join the fun with the W.E.P.C. during those long summer days. Our club offers 15 workable claims, both wet and dry. Colorado Chaffee County Prospector's Club, The 545 North Hwy 24, Unit C / PO Box 3051 Buena Vista, CO 81211 USA 1-719-395-9425 E-Mail: mlallen@rmi.net Has 86 acres of claims located 10 miles north of Buena Vista, Colorado on the Arkansas River. Rates, application, area history, claims info. ColoradoGoldCamp.com (CGC) Colorado gold prospecting club and website has some great tutorials and also membership information can be found here. Contact info; webmaster@coloradogoldcamp.com CGC Online Forum - CGC is a family friendly club focused on education, preserving our public land rights and making its members successful prospectors by putting them on the gold. Throughout the year we have many small outings, a few common digs and proven gold claims and patented land for our members to work and sample from Denver all the way to SW Colorado. - Prospecting is about camaraderie amongst friends and getting out in the wilds, living and learning how to find that beautiful yella gold that mother nature has laid down for us. Stay connected through the CGC Online Forum. Colorado Prospector PO Box 1566 Fairplay, CO 80440 USA E-Mail: webmaster@coloradoprospector.com A site for the small scale miner/prospector to conveniently find access to public land, open to prospecting in and around Colorado's mineral belt. Miners Market & Forum Board. We also have exstensive information about other minerals and lapidary type work. "Prospecting chat room, everyone is welcome, stop by soon." Colorado Springs Chapter of the GPAA Contact: Ron Woods (President) E-Mail: albertawoods@msn.com Contact: Dave Tickle (Webmaster) E-Mail: webmaster@cosgpaa.org Meetings: Held on the 1st Wednesday of each month from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm @ Las Palmitas Restaurant, 6805 Corporate Dr., Colorado Springs, CO. Anyone is welcome to attend one of our meetings, you do not have to be a member of the GPAA or our chapter. Durango Chapter of the GPAA Contact: Wayne Peterson (Colorado State Director) Clyde Smith (President) Email: nuggetbrain1@msn.com Please E-Mail questions or comments to: DSledzinski@yahoo.com or DurangoDiggers@yahoo.com Meets 2nd Wednesday Monthly. 6:30 PM at the VFW in Durango Gold Prospectors of Colorado (G.P.O.C.) PO Box 1593 Colorado Springs, CO 80901 USA Contact: Ben Higley (President) E-Mail: president@gpoc.com Contact: Stacey Smith (Webmaster) E-Mail: webmaster@gpoc.com Meetings: Held on the 2nd Wednesday of every Month, located @ Elks Lodge, 3400 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO. A non-profit educational club dedicated to the art and science of gold prospecting. Our club is in Colorado, but is open to anyone from anywhere. We even have a member in South Korea! GPOC has claims in the gold bearing placer areas of Fairplay, Como, and Breckenridge. We also have metal detecting pages on the site. Host annual Gold Panning Championships. Grab a large cup of coffee and pay us a visit. Gold Prospectors of the Rockies (GPR) PO Box 621988 Littleton, CO 80162-1988 USA 7080 So. Columbine Way Aaron Ingalls (President) For information: Call 1-303-463-1740 or email: ghawley1@juno.com We meet the 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm to 9 pm, at the Lloyd G. Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow Street, Lakewood, CO. The Gold Prospectors of the Rockies was founded in Denver, Colorado, in 1995. The general purpose of this non-profit, family-oriented club is "the advancement of gold prospecting." Pic-N-Pan Prospepecting Club 17700 S Golden Road Ste. 106 Golden, CO 80401 USA Ph: 1-303-277-1578 or 1-303-582-5041 E-Mail: grubstaker@msn.com We provide our members with prime locations in their search for gold and mineral specimens. Many of our claims are accessible to motor homes allowing for a unique Colorado Gold Mining Adventure. Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club PO Box 1483 LaPorte, CO 80535 ( 80535) USA Contact: Bryan Morgan (President) E-Mail: brymorg@frii.com Contact: Rick Mattingly (Webmaster) E-Mail: :rickmatt@q.com Meetings: Held on first Wednesday each month at 7:00 pm @ the Mountain Range Shadows Clubhouse, located on the SW Frontage Road of Interstate 25 between Fort Collins and Loveland, CO. RMPTH is an independent nonprofit hobbyist club, open to anyone interested in prospecting, detecting for coins, relics and gold, bottle hunting or treasure hunting. The purpose of the club is to provide an educational and social forum of mutual benefit to members. Western Colorado Chapter GPAA Olathe, Co. USA Jay Castle (President) Contact Webmaster: art@wescogpaa.org Meets 3rd thurs. monthly @ 7:00 pm at the Community Center, 115 W. Main, Street, Olathe, CO. At these meetings, we conduct club business, have speakers relating to gold prospecting and other outdoor activities, have demonstrations of prospecting equipment - both manufactured and home-made, and have door prizes. Come join the fun and catch Gold Fever! GPAA membership is NOT required to be a club member. Connecticut Nutmeg Prospectors A Connecticut chapter of the GPAA Contact: Steve Kreuser (President) Ph: 1-860-546-9978 Contact: Shelia Ramo (Secretary/Treasurer) Ph: 1-860-779-7244 The club has no meetings scheduled until the spring. Our meetings will resume the second Saturday of April @ the Killingly Public Library, 25 Westcott Rd., Danielson, CT. Do you have an interest in prospecting, treasure hunting or rock hounding? Our goal is to create an environment that is fun for family members of all ages. There are no dues to become a member. The only requirement is too have fun! Florida Orlando Florida Chapter of the GPAA Contact: Jim Green (President) E-Mail: jgreen127@cfl.rr.com Contact: Bob Gaebler (Outing Director/Webmaster) E-Mail: RJGaebler@cs.com Meetings: Held at 9:00 am, the 2nd Saturday of each Month @ Warren Park, 3406 Warren Park Rd., Orlando, FL. We discuss prospecting in general and members talk about their trips to the GPAA properties and show off the gold they found. We have several members that travel extensively during the summer months, and it's always a great meeting when one returns with news of their trip, and bring some of the gold they found. Georgia Georgia Gold Prospector's Association, The (GGPA) 4934 Picky's Hollow Acworth, GA 30102 USA Ph: 1-770-573-0153 E-Mail: ggpa@nuggethunters.com Founded in 1998 by several of the local Georgia members. The purpose for the organization was to provide the Gold prospectors both locally and from out of state a safe and secure environment in which to prospect for gold, relic and metal detect and camp on gated and posted private properties leased by the organization. Weekend Gold Miners Prospecting, Inc. PO Box 910 Dahlonega, GA 30533 USA Contact: Selina Vasek (President) E-Mail: s.vasek@comcast.net Feel free to email your questions or comments: webmaster@weekendgoldminers.com Our organization is a family-oriented, non-profit corporation that gives you a place to relax, prospect for gold, visit with other prospectors and most of all, have a good time in the outdoors. On each of the properties leased by the club, members and their families are encouraged to pursue one of many exciting hobbies. Each of the properties are very rich in gold, gemstones, artifacts and the beautiful outdoors. G.P.A.A. of Augusta Augusta Chapter, (Augusta, GA) Contact: Donnie Dunagan Ph: 1-706-364-6595 E-Mail: ddunagan@knology.net Meets 1st Tuesday monthly 7:00 pm.
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