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On The Gold with Kevin Hoagland
Welcome to On The Gold, a podcast created around education and practical application of gold prospecting and small-scale mining. I am your host Kevin Hoagland the Gold Prospectors Association of America Executive Director of Development. I invite you to join me as I share with you, my 50+ years...
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2023 Gold Rush starting NOW! - AND STILL GOING STRONG IN 2025
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Kevin and Kevin talk about the 2023 Gold Rush in all of the Western Mining States.
What it is like...

Recognizing your real opportunities.
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There is a lot that goes into a Miners Recognizing real opportunities and not just in equipment.
L...

Is your comfort zone your rut?
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We all have a comfort zone, how we pan, sluice, or detect. It's time to think about the comfort zone and...

In the Kit
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Kevin B asked me "What is the one tool in your kit that you will not leave home without?" This is beyond...

QT #3 Specfic or X-Over Detectors, Good idea or not the best of both worlds.
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If you had asked me in 2004 if there was a good cross over detector for gold and CRT, I'd said no. Today...

Quick Tips #2 Factory preset or create custom programs
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Lots of questions about trusting factory presets over creating hunt programs from the start. I have some...

Heading back to Alaska - This time with great friends
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Heading back to Alaska with Professional Prospectors Chris Ralph and my Producer Kevin Bell. Join us as w...

OTG Quick Tips #1 - Eliusive Detector Signals Audio and VDI
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Hey Prospectors,
It's been a while. Over the last few months, we have received a huge amount of g...

Compartmentalizing & Confidence = Gold measured by, $ per yard over specks in a pan.
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Over four decades ago I stood on a ridge overlooking a huge Desert and suddenly felt overwhelmed. I had o...

But the golds supposed to be here, right here.
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Putting the puzzle pieces where they need to go is a prospector's life. And sometimes you have to chase t...

Paydirt Payoff with Prospecting
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What prompted this podcast is that I'm often asked if I believe in paydirt, and yes I do. I occasionally...

Thank you for NOT Prospecting
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Kevin Bell gives a big "Thank You" to a prospector for not prospecting and leaving some of the best gold...

The other side of 300, Prospecting outside of California’s buffer zone.
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In December 2019 Kevin and I shared the prospecting that you could do within the 300-foot buffer in selec...

Covid-19 Distance, not Isolation. A positive mental outlook is as important as washing your hands.
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Isolation and separatism is not healthy for either your overall physical or mental health.
Kevin a...

New equipment and some old friends at the GPAA Gold & Treasure Shows.
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The first 3 GPAA Gold & Treasure Shows were a great opportunity to introduce show goers to some new equip...

We're BACK
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After a move of the studio and the Human (me) we are back up and running with new equipment, dedicated co...

This new Detector is a piece of %#*@ - Listener questions and comments
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With the new email addresses pending KB and I invited listeners to send in their questions and comments....

Thank you to everyone for tuning into the On The Gold Podcast!
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Over the last four months, the On The Gold Podcast has grown faster than I ever expected. The listeners a...

Conversation with Dominic Ricci - LDMA 2020
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I spent a week in the GPAA-LDMA office and around all of our extremely busy schedules,i cornered Dominic...

5N5 Production Panning
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Production Panning is about using specialized gold pans that allow you to move great amounts of material...

California Gold - Yes, you can still prospect and recover gold in California
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Many people believe that the moratorium on dredging in California has all but stopped prospecting in the...

Old vs. New ground, confidence, tenacity, research & willingness to do more.
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Chris and I sat down for another amazing chance to discuss and share with you what it takes to live the e...

5N5 - OK 3N30 Rules of Thumb
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Kevin Bell, Chris Ralph and I sat down to talk about Rules of Thumb associated with prospecting and when...

5N5 ALMOST Kevin & Chris talk about using discrimination while detecting.
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Chris Ralph and I sat down down to talk about using discrimination on your metal detector while prospecti...

5N5 Friday - KB's in charge this week and turned the mic on me, again.
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Kevin B has been receiving questions about me, Kevin H. My background. How I got started, where I've been...

When to put down the Detector with Professional Prospector Chris Ralph.
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Chris and I sat down to talk about when to put down the detector and start mining with some of the other...

5in5 Friday - Fluid Dynamics with Kevin Bell
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Sometimes Co-Host and always a great Miner, Kevin Bell sits in the question seat for this 5in5 on Fluid D...

On the Gold With Guest Chris Ralph Professional Prospector
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Chris Ralph Professional Prospector, Mining Engineer, Author and just one of the greatest people I have e...

5 in 5 Black Sands- Keep, Work or Feed the Roses?
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A very new GPAA member asked 5 questions about keeping and working his iron black sands. Wash them, Crush...

5 in 5 - Metal Detecting
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5 in 5 is the 5 questions answered in 5 minutes. Which has never happened.
This episode of 5 in 5...

On The Gold - Long A's to Great Q's from GPAA Members
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GPAA Members,
"Ask Kevin Hoagland" your Prospecting questions is a new feature in the GPAA magazin...

"On The Gold" There's a lot to be proud of when you're a Pick & Shovel Miner.
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Heading out across the Desert in the Ranger to look over a claim. I started reminiscing about a conversat...

"On The Gold" - PAPER HANGERS... SHAME ON YOU
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In the Prospecting world "Paper Hanger" is a NOT FRIENDLY name for those that unlawfully Record, File an...

This is, "On The Gold" Prospecting-2-Mining
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Welcome, to the first "On The Gold" Podcast with host, Kevin Hoagland.
My goal with this fir...