Temecula, CA: Gold Prospectors Association of America, 2006. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 482 pgs, b&w maps. A state by state gold mining guide. The largest guide for gold, gem ^ treasure hunting exclusively for GPAA members. More
Baldwin Park, CA: Gem Guides Book Co., 1998. Paperback. 6 x 9, 207 pgs, b&w photos. Straightforward and complete answers to all of your questions about where to go, what to bring, what to do when you get there and also when you get back home with your new-found gold..... More
South Africa: Purnell, 1973. Paperback. 7 x 9, 24 pgs, b&w and color photos. Mostly photos and a short history of gold mining in South Africa. More
Athens, OH: Swallow/Sage, 1983. Reprint. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 236 pgs, b&w photos. Fabulous stories of lost mines, bullion, and valuable prospects of the San Juan mountains. More
Baldwin Park, CA: Gem Guides Book Co., 1991. Later printing. Trade Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 72 pgs, b&w illustrations. A great guide for anyone interested in learning how to pan for gold: where to find it, equipment and techniques, panning, sluicing, making gold jewelry, etc. More
'Sellanraa,' Dunwoody, GA: Norm S. Berg, 1965. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 77 pgs, b&w illustrations by Hugh Cabot, III. A 20th century novel set in the southwest, of a Hispanic man who let's the discovery of a large nugget of gold take over his live as he pursues..... More
Silverthorne, CO: Alpenrose Press, 1980. Paperback. 6 x 9, 336 pgs, b&w historical photos and maps. A lively look at Summit County's colorful gold rush past. Signed. More
San Francisco: Department of Natural Resources, 1948. Hardcover. 11 x 8 1/2, 164 pgs, lots of b&w and color photos and maps. Photos and maps of Highway 49, 277 miles in length, along with articles written by ten different authors on the natural history of this stretch. More
Dallas: Ram Publishing Co., 1992. First printing. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 134 pgs, b&w and color photos. The author has spent a lifetime finding gold tells you just how easy it is. Anyone can use a pan to recover gold from mountain streams, desert arroyos or wherever it..... More
Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California, 1989. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 82 pgs, b&w photos and maps. This guidebook focuses on the 267-mile stretch of SR 49 between Mariposa and Sierraville as it was in 1990. Maps. The Mother Lode refers to a rich vein of gold..... More
British Columbia: Heritage House Publishing, 1998. First edition. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 96 pgs, b&w historical photos. Photos and a narrative of entertaining anecdotes about British Columbia's gold-rush era and the different trails that led inland to the mother lodes of the Cariboo. More
Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. 6 x 9, 240 pgs, index, reading sources, b&w illustrations. Gives the locations of well over 100 "fabulous fortunes" waiting to be found in the ore-rich Southwest. "Finders Keepers!" More
Phoenix, AZ: 2001. Later printing. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 25 pgs, b&w photos. Includes blueprints for making your own drywasher as well as shortcuts and helpful hints that will speed you on your way to finding your first nugget in the desert. More
Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Co., 1998. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 291 pgs, b&w photos. Gives the reader a fresh look at the lives of many famous authors who lived in San Francisco and the surrounding area. It also portrays the development of the city from a Gold Rush..... More
Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing, 1960. Reprint. Paperback. 8 x 11, 102 pgs, b&w photos and maps. History, lore, travel and much more. Foreword by Oscar Lewis. More
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2005. Paperback. 6 x 9, 94 pgs, b&w photos. An informative guide for small scale miners in Washington state. Who, what, where, when, why and how to find, recover, refine and profite from gold while prospecting. More
Published/Printed by the author, 2011. Paperback. 5 x 8, 143 pgs, bibliography, b&w photos. A study and research of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. More