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“16. ARIZONA'S RICH HILL - In the Wild West great fortunes were made and lost and visitors can seek
their own on a gold prospecting holiday at Rich Hill in the rugged Weaver mountains of Arizona. From Phoenix, you travel to
the historic town of Wickenburg, then head to the hills, passing old mining claims along Antelope Creek. Expert miners will
teach you how to pan for gold - and you get to keep what you find. Comfortable camping is provided in trailers and tents,
and nights are spent around the fire. A four-day three-night trip costs $1,499 plus tax per person, including food and drink,
camping and equipment, training and transfers, excluding airfares. arizonagoldadventures.com.”
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that glitters really is gold. * By
Dan Sorenson, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, May 27, 2009 “..Solomon,
a former Phoenician, has been taking the gold-seeking tourists to the Bradshaw and Weaver mountains near Wickenburg for the
last couple of years, visiting the once aptly named Rich Hill and the ghost towns of Congress and Humbug. So far, Solomon
has guided about 50 clients in Arizona, just one person or a few at a time. Solomon just expanded the operation with a Southern Arizona division based in Tucson. Gold-prospecting
tourists now can visit and work claims that the company has permission to use near Arivaca, about 50 miles southwest of Tucson..”
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 http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jul2010/db2010079_208857.htm A Modern
Day Gold Rush - BusinessWeek - July 11, 2010 …Adventure
Trips Many companies are banking on that. Three years ago, Terry Soloman decided to turn his lifelong
passion for prospecting into a formal business with Arizona Gold Adventures in Congress, Ariz. Soloman gets two types of customers:
families wanting an outdoor vacation and individuals serious about prospecting. With his children out of the house and the price of gold rising, Soloman turned the
recreational prospecting trips he had taken for some two decades into a formal business. Now he has about 400 visitors a season.
The average customer finds one to two grams, says Soloman, but some get even luckier. "You've got other people who walk
away with several ounces," he said. "You've got to have a little luck." Lucky or not, Soloman says everyone
leaves with legitimate prospecting skills for his $349 daily fee. Those wanting more serious skills now make up about 40 percent
of his business, double the number before gold surged, Soloman said. 
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* Arizona provides goldmine of opportunities for discovery By Lee Allen, AZBiz.com 1/15/10 *
"...To join with others of like mind, gold clubs can be
found throughout Arizona, or you can take a prospecting vacation with Arizona Gold Adventures — info@ArizonaGoldAdventures.com or call (914) 589 3985 — where you get to keep all the gold you find.
“We
can’t guarantee gold will be found, but nobody has ever ended the day empty handed,” says Terry Soloman, director
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BusinessWeek TV video clip; Aired nationally on ABC, Super Bowl Sunday, 2008.
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* Pining for Gold Mining: Heli Between Prospects in Arizona.
* Jaunted, the Pop Culture Travel Guide
June, 2009 * “..If the streams all get picked over during this recession,
we may see more and more helicopter tours departing to harder-to-reach areas, ever in search of a record find. For $4,000
per couple, you can hop such a chopper at Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport for a 5-day vacation of flying over mesas and setting down for a little private claim digging—after
instruction on the best methods, of course. * There are longer and
further trips available for the hardcore treasure hunters, but we'd think that 5 days working hard for the money (er, gold)
in the hot Arizona sun should be plenty to satisfy your curiosity about heli-gold-digging.”
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What’s
New in Tucson, Arizona? Travel Video News - July, 2009 *…Take a Gold Prospecting Vacation. Being a successful prospector takes
a lot of experience and a real knowledge of how and where to look for gold. Vacationers with gold fever can now learn tips
from the experienced prospectors at Arizona Gold Adventures. The company offers personalized, guided trips to mining claims
in Arizona ghost towns, including one near Arivaca, 50 miles southwest of Tucson. Instructors lead sessions in how to find
gold and recover it using techniques such as panning, sluicing, and the use of metal detectors. Trip packages for both day
trips and extended vacations with overnight lodging include transportation to the claim site. For further information, including
trip dates, call 1-914-589-3985, or visit www.ArizonaGoldAdventures.com. * http://www.travelvideo.tv/news/united-states-southwest/07-15-2009/whats-new-in-tucson-arizona-in-july-2009
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Going
to Tucson for spa fun? Here are 3 day trip activities Examiner.com
- July, 2009 …Another option is to get in touch
with Arizona Gold Adventures, which lets visitors take part in a gold prospecting vacation near Arivaca, 50 miles southwest
of Tucson. Instructors lead sessions in how to find gold and recover it, using techniques such as panning,
sluicing, and the use of metal detectors. Trip packages for both day trips and extended vacations with overnight lodging
include transportation to the claim site. For further information, including trip dates, call 1-914-589-3985, or visit www.ArizonaGoldAdventures.com. *
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