looking for mentor/guide, topic Options

[Mireton]

Hello everyone. My name is Michael and I'm new to the site and prospecting all together. I moved to Colorado over the summer and when I heard about prospecting, it's like something in me woke up. I knew that's what I wanted to do. So I began learning everything I could about it. But you can only learn so much from books and the internet, I need experience. So I am looking for someone who would maybe be willing to teach me the ropes. Sort of like an internship. Right now I'm not interested in money, just knowledge. I'm very serious about this and want to do it right. So if anyone needs a helper or just wouldn't mind teaching me a thing or two. Please let me know. :-)

[swizz]

Hi Mireton and welcome to CP!
You've come to the right place for help with your prospecting interests.
This thread has quickly opened up a LOT of questions which will need to be addressed eventually but I'd like to dial it back about 10 notches so that your questions can be answered at a progressive rate. One step at a time.... definitely don't want you to get overwhelmed right out of the gate. There is a lot to learn and you'll have to be patient. We also have an awful lot of information archived here if you are handy with the search feature. If you can't find an answer please ask anything.... but one question at a time or threads like this quickly get sidetracked.
Before we get into land status research, County and BLM contacts, claims, mineral recovery process techniques, LR2000, etc, etc, etc.....
I'd like to start with a very simple question... let's roll from here:
Do you own a Gold pan and know how to use it?