Gold Panner's Guide to Eastern Oregon

Discover Eastern Oregon's Best Gold Prospecting Locations for Panning, Metal Detecting & Hard Rock Exploration

Explore the legendary goldfields of Eastern Oregon with Gold Panner's Guide to Eastern Oregon by Tom T.H. Bohmker and Eddie Humbird. This comprehensive field guide is designed for recreational prospectors looking to pan, sluice, prospect, and metal detect for placer, pocket, and lode gold throughout one of the West's richest and most historic mining regions. Packed with practical advice, detailed maps, mining history, and expert tips, it's an indispensable resource for both beginning and experienced prospectors.

Featuring 120 pages and three fold-out full-color maps, this spiral-bound guide combines decades of prospecting experience with historical research to help you locate productive gold-bearing areas, understand local geology, and improve your chances of success in the field.

Perfect For

• Gold prospectors

• Recreational gold panners

• Metal detectorists

• Hard rock prospectors

• Placer miners

• Nugget hunters

• Outdoor adventurers

• Mining history enthusiasts

• Prospecting clubs

• Beginning prospectors

• Experienced prospectors

• Rockhounds

What You'll Learn

• Where to find placer gold in Eastern Oregon

• Metal detecting for lode and pocket gold

• Historic mining districts and gold camps

• Reading productive streams and drainages

• Gold geology and favorable formations

• Prospecting research techniques

• Mining claim basics

• Tips from experienced Oregon prospectors

• Success stories from the field

• How to plan productive prospecting trips

Features

• Written by Tom T.H. Bohmker and Eddie Humbird

• Spiral-bound for easy field use

• 120 pages

• Includes 3 fold-out full-color maps

• Covers placer, pocket, and lode gold prospecting

• Historic mining information

• Expert prospecting advice

• Practical field techniques

• Easy-to-use reference format

Benefits

• Locate productive gold-bearing areas across Eastern Oregon

• Learn proven prospecting techniques from experienced miners

• Better understand Oregon's historic gold districts

• Improve your metal detecting and gold panning success

• Carry durable maps and prospecting information into the field

• Excellent resource for both beginners and seasoned prospectors

Recommended Accessories

Complete your Oregon prospecting library with:

• Gold Panner's Guide to the Oregon Cascades

• The Elusive "Pocket Gold" of South Western Oregon

• Guide to the Geology and Lore of the Wild Reach of the Rogue River, Oregon

• Gold Panning the Pacific Northwest

• Garrett Gold Panning Kit

• 1849 Gold Pan – Made in the USA

• Gold Classifier Screens

• Gold Collection Vials

• 10X Triplet Jeweler's Loupe

• Handheld GPS

Specifications

• Title: Gold Panner's Guide to Eastern Oregon

• Authors: Tom T.H. Bohmker & Eddie Humbird

• Publisher: Cascade Mountains Gold

• Publication Year: 2011

• Format: Spiral-Bound

• Pages: 120

• Maps: 3 Fold-Out Full-Color Maps

• ISBN-13: 9780976949770

• Language: English

• Subject: Eastern Oregon Gold Prospecting, Placer Mining, Lode Gold & Metal Detecting

What's Included

• One copy of Gold Panner's Guide to Eastern Oregon

Why Buy From High Plains Prospectors?

At High Plains Prospectors, we know that successful prospecting starts with reliable local knowledge. Gold Panner's Guide to Eastern Oregon combines decades of hands-on experience, detailed maps, mining history, and practical field techniques into one easy-to-use guide. Whether you're searching for placer gold in historic streams, swinging a metal detector for elusive pocket gold, or researching Eastern Oregon's famous mining districts, this guide provides the information you need to make your next adventure more productive and enjoyable.

Includes: Not only how & where gold is found in hundreds of streams and gulches in Eastern Oregon, but also the technical answers to understand the claim staking arrangement, list of places you can pan with out a claim,, many of the secrets to finding lode and pocket gold with a detector, unique advice in the "Gold Search Strategies" chapter, and 130 pages, 3 fold out color maps,