gold prospecting

Me and a friend decided to have a look at a old gold mine we have been to before but wanted to check a new spot. Unfortunately, I hadn't brought my phone for pics... (will next time!) but we found some pretty cool spots. One place was what looked to be a collapse in ground into a mine shaft...

Hello All, I've been in the Boise, Idaho area for just short of a year, on contract (computer programmer) and have always been interested in gold prospecting and am looking at gold claims to buy for detecting, panning, and maybe running high banker (for which I know a little). Being in the IT...