How do I start mining for gold or hunting for gemstones?

  I get asked a alot from people about how they can start finding, mining gold or other precious metals and how they can get into finding gem stones or other beautiful minerals. I'm going to explain that best possible here from the perspective of someone in Nova Scotia, Canada.

  First thing i suggest for people to do is to get their prospecting identification so they can be legal from day one. In Nova Scotia you can to https://novaroc.novascotia.ca/novaroc/page/home.jsf to register,pay and get your prospecting identification but your local department of natural resources will be able to tell you on how to go about that in your area. Here it is only 12.50$ right now to get that.

  Second is to make sure you are doing what you are doing legal. If you are on someones land or mineral claim and you find something worth money by law you can't keep it. See when you go somewhere to prospect someone can own the land but not own the mineral rights and vice versa. In Nova Scotia rivers, steams and ocean are government land so as long as you have your prospecting identification you can pan the waters for gold or sluice for gold and gems.

 Third things is to know what you are doing. Do some research on what you are going to do, don't just google it once and think you have mastered it. Read some books, talk to some experts and watch some films.

Laws are different from area to area so look those up. Be prepared for what you are doing and have a gold day.