How to Use a Sluice Box: Setup, Angle, and Water Flow for Beginners
Learn how to use a sluice box: where to set it, the right angle and water flow, how to feed it, cleanup, and the rules for sluicing on public land.
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Tom Ashworth is a lifelong gold prospector, metal detectorist, and treasure hunter with over 50 years of experience. Founder of tomashworth.com—the internet’s first gold prospecting website, launched in 1994—he shares practical knowledge through his YouTube channel Prospectors Cache. Based in Burnet, Texas, Tom runs Prospectors Cache metal detecting services for lost item recovery and pursues passions including silver refining, off-grid builds, and competitive pool.
How to Pan for Gold: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to pan for gold step by step: the gear you need, where gold collects, beginner mistakes, and where panning is legal on public land.
Hookah Diving System
For Details on the project go to SNORKULUS.COM! A Practical Hookah Diving System Built by Treasure Hunters Discover the Benefits of the Snorkulus Hookah Diving System The Snorkulus Hookah Diving System is revolutionizing the underwater treasure hunting experience. It offers…
Lost Item Recovery
Prospectors Cache — Tom Ashworth Welcome to Prospectors Cache, your trusted partner in lost item recovery. Our dedicated team, led by Tom Ashworth, specializes in the professional recovery of lost items on land and in water. With years of expertise…
How to Get Gold Out of Black Sand With No Mercury
A Practical Cleanup Method for Fine Gold and Dredge Concentrates One of the most common questions gold prospectors ask is: How do I get the gold out of black sand without using mercury? Black sand cleanup can be frustrating, especially…
Steps to Success in Gold Dredging
Hard-Learned Lessons from Behind the Nozzle Gold dredging is one of the most exciting forms of recreational prospecting. It combines gold hunting, river reading, diving, equipment handling, physical work, and a whole lot of patience. When everything comes together, there…
Tom Ashworth’s Prospectors Cache
Tom Ashworth’s Prospectors Cache: From Gold Mining to Metal Detecting Adventures By Tom Ashworth — Prospectors Cache A Website with Real Prospecting History Tom Ashworth’s Prospectors Cache is more than just a website. It is part of the early history…