LINKS

Links to other Web Sites of interest to metal detectorists

TUCSON

Desert Gold Diggers - www.desert-gold-diggers.org

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. There are over 250 members.

Gold Prospectors Association of Tucson -   http://come.to/gpat

The Gold Prospectors Association of Tucson (GPAT) is the only prospecting club in Tucson that is affiliated with the Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA), a nationwide organization. This affiliation allows GPAT, as a club, to utilize all of GPAA's Gold Claims. We presently have NINE Claims within easy driving distance of Tucson and are continually adding more. Just added new Claims in Arivaca and Greaterville. We are a family oriented organization, many of our members bring their spouses & children to all our outings. GPAT is a non-profit organization. ALL Officers are volunteers and receive no remuneration. ALL operating funds are raised by the sale of prospecting related items, and by the raffling of GOLD & merchandise at our monthly meetings and at our group outings.

ARIZONA

Chris Gholson's ARIZONA OUTBACK - http://www.arizonaoutback.com/

Chris Gholson has been a speaker at Detectors Unlimited. This site is owned and operated by real prospectors. Inside you’ll not only find our great selection of prospecting gear such as metal detectors, search coils, misc. accessories, books, gold nuggets, meteorites, imported Australian products and more, but a large resource center of information pertaining to gold mining and various locations where this precious metal can be found. So if you’re looking to get involved with gold prospecting, updating your current equipment, or  just looking to do a bit of research – come on in and browse around, there’s a little something for everyone.

Nugget Shooter - http://www.nuggetshooter.com/

Bill Southern's web site. Bill has been using a metal detector to find gold nuggets (Nugget Shooting) for well over 15 years now and shares some of his experiences and lessons hard learned with others interested in searching for the elusive yellow metal.  Bill believes that with determination, patience, research, the right equipment, and a little luck, you too can find gold nuggets with a metal detector! But nuggets are not the only item Bill hunts and finds: coins, treasure, relics, and meteorites are also on the list and will be discussed at Nugget Shooter.  This site also has an extensive list of links!

UNITED STATES

Federation of Metal Detector and Archaeological Clubs, Inc. (FMDAC) - http://www.fmdac.com/

The Federation of Metal Detector and Archaeological Clubs, Inc. (FMDAC) was formed in 1984 and consists of a National Board and member clubs.