A: The Nutmeg Chapter of the GPAA was founded in 2007 to promote the gold prospecting hobby. The club is dedicated to providing an avenue
for the exchange of info, helping it's members find more gold, and introducing other to the fun and excitement of finding gold, gems, and other
treasures. The recreational prospector of today helps improve the environment by removing mercury, lead (sinkers and bird shot), glass, cans and
other debris, which contaminate streams, flood plains, and pastures. Club members also respect public and private lands by always following
permission to use privately owned lands.
We meet the first Saturday of each month at 2:00 pm, February - December. The meetings are held at the Killingly Library. Occasionally the time
and place change due to club events, holidays, and lack of availability at our regular meeting place. Changes are send via e-mail and posted on
the web site. Our meetings are open to all ages. Please feel free to bring family and friends.
Q: Is there really gold in New England?
A: Yes, gold can be found is all the New England states. New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine have lots of gold waiting to be found. Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island also have smaller deposits.
Gold has been found in the following areas of Connecticut.
Historically verified gold sites
Litchfield County
Leadmine Brook near Harwington, The Farmington River,in peticular the west branch near Riverton, The Nickel Mine Brook, near Torrington.
New Haven County
Beacon Hill Brook near Beacon Falls.
Other sites are known but not verified such as the Cobalt area.
Gem sites coming soon
Fairfield County
Hartford County
Litchfield County
New Haven County
New London County
Windham County
Q: What kind of equipment will I need?
A: The are many different types of equipment that can be used to prospect we'll break it into 3 catagories Basic (Panning), Intermediate (Slucing),
and Advanced (Dregding).
Basic equipment: One the most basic things you'll need is a gold pan. Pans come in many varieties and sizes. We would recommend two pans a large 10 - 14 inches, for rough removal of larger rocks and debris, and a smaller 8 - 10 inch finishing pan to clean your concentrated material from
the larger pan
Intermediate equipment:
Advanced equipment:
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