ydnar Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Newbie here--lives in Tempe and loves to hike in the desert. I have a metal detector and want to start prospecting but don't know where to go. Any information on exactly where would be a good place to prospect would be most appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPlainsSifter Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Here is a list of Prospecting Clubs in your area. I recommend that you join one to get some hands on training and also have access to any claims they may have.Welcome to the forum!Roadrunners Prospectors Club, Inc.PO Box 56804Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804 USAOffice: 1-602-274-2521 or fax: 1-602-274-4335Contact: Ray Wright, RRPC Office "MAN"agerE-Mail: Ray@roadrunnergold.comArizona Association of Prospectors, Inc.,The (AAGP)Phoenix ChapterP.O. Box 35281Phoenix, AZ 85069-5281 USAContact Person: Harold Allen (AAGP Director)Phone: 1-623-934-6882E-Mail : AzGoldPros@hotmail.comG.P.A.P. of Phoenix, Inc.Contact: Chris Tinney (President)E-Mail: President@GPAPClub.comPh: 1-623-328-9538Contact webmaster: webmaster@gpapclub.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Excellent advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydnar Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Newbie here--lives in Tempe and loves to hike in the desert. I have a metal detector and want to start prospecting but don't know where to go. Any information on exactly where would be a good place to prospect would be most appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderer Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Newbie here--lives in Tempe and loves to hike in the desert. I have a metal detector and want to start prospecting but don't know where to go. Any information on exactly where would be a good place to prospect would be most appreciated.Welcome ydnar......HPS advise is a good start.What type & brand name metal detector do you have ?What are you prospecting for ? Gold, Silver, mederioites other minerals ?wonderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERMG Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Welcome ydnarIf you are looking for prospecting supplies on your side of town there is Promac Tresure in Apache Junction, he has a lot of good prospecting books and tools. He has moved west of his previous address a block or two but the phone number should be the same. I will attach it to the post (no I do not have any affiliation with them they just treated my wife and I right) .Very RespectfullyRANGERMGTim940 W APACHE TRAIL APACHE JUNCTION, AZ 85220 1-480-983-3484 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Welcome ydnarIf you are looking for prospecting supplies on your side of town there is Promac Tresure in Apache Junction, he has a lot of good prospecting books and tools. He has moved west of his previous address a block or two but the phone number should be the same. I will attach it to the post (no I do not have any affiliation with them they just treated my wife and I right) .Very RespectfullyRANGERMGTim940 W APACHE TRAIL APACHE JUNCTION, AZ 85220 1-480-983-3484 I am assuming the former owner -Elaine Schrader retired and sold it to someone else.STeve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I am assuming the former owner -Elaine Schrader retired and sold it to someone else.STevePromack has moved from the old store into the old NAPA store 1 mile West of their old location.I would say that Elaine did retire. It is an older couple who are members of Superstition Mountains club who own it now. They and their son run the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp90macs Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 There is also, "A & B Prospecting" at 3929 East Main St. Mesa,AZ in the "GODFREY SQUARE" shopping ctr on the south side of East Main St. Between Val Vista and Greenfield. I would like to extend a hearty WELCOME to this hobby of prospecting. I am a menber of the Roadrunner Prospecting Club and lived here year round . PM me and maybe we can get together some weekend and get out to some claims. I have a metal detector, assorted pans, high banker, spiral wheel, and gas vac. So I can show you what I know and we can learned together. The Roadrunner have outing every 3rd Saturday of the month. Joining a club is probably the best way to go for getting access to claims, meeting peoples, and learning the hobby. Almost everybody will share their experiences and their opinion quite readily. Club menberships fees run anywhere from twenty bucks to a couple hundred bucks. I work a second shift, Monday through Friday. I am available most Sat, and Sunday.More Au to you, Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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