You'll get much better pickings in California or Nevada though. Nevada is, in fact, where most of U.S.'s gold comes from, and it's the world's low-cost produce

You'll get much better pickings in California or Nevada though. Nevada is, in fact, where most of U.S.'s gold comes from, and it's the world's low-cost producer of gold. It's the Saudi Arabia of gold. California works too, especially for small miners, because for larger operations environmental concerns can be a pain. But the Sierra Nevada is very well endowed.