MORGANTOWN, Ind. (AP) — Indiana residents are panning for gold in rising numbers in hopes of scoring big with the precious metal.
Gold finds have been reported in 20 counties, and membership in the Central Indiana Gold Prospectors Association of America has grown from 25 in 2008 to 280 in June.
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. . . most nuggets found in Indiana are worth an average of $25 — about enough to cover the cost of renting trowels and pans.
That's in the "earning enough money at a second job to pay the baby sitter" category, but I guess tough times bring desperate measures. Me, I'm a little more sensible. I'm gonna make a fortune with the stuff I find with a metal detector. Noboby is going to turn Fred C. Doobs on me over bottle caps and brass buttons.
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No no, fool's gold is for Glenn Beck and his listeners: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/GoldlineGlennBeck4.jpg
They obviously got the right city but the wrong state. There is lots more gold ... and blue in Morgantown, West (by God) Virginia.
I like the Title for the article.
I am a prospector in southern Indiana and have found gold there. but I will never get rich doing it.....
I tell people its like going fishing but you dont have to mess with all the fish. its outdoors by a streem in the summer, what more do you want. the southern chapter is having its meeting this 7th of august at Gatesville Indiana and would love to have anyone that wants to find out how to pan or hunt gold to drop by, its free to join a local chapter and always good to have people stop by. the meeting is at 1:00pm at the contry store in gatesville. our website is-
http://www.southernindianagold.webs.com/
so stop on by and say Hi and see what the big deal is all about right now... you will find gold just not much but you will have fun