Extreme Prospector

by Dave McCracken

Overview

From jumping ship in the dark gloom of night into the icy waters of Hong Kong Harbor, to being relentlessly pursued by the Canadian Mounted Police for finding and keeping a bonanza of gold, to diving for rich diamond deposits in the murky, crocodile-infested waters of the Venezuelan Amazon, former Navy SEAL and ultimate non-conformist, Dave Mack, is the true life version of Indiana Jones.

Going places no other adventurer would dare to go, from the steamy jungles of Borneo, to the Killing Fields of Cambodia, Dave Mack and a select few other extreme prospectors have come back time after time with handfuls of gleaming gold nuggets and bulging bags of priceless gemstones.

This must-read book is a testament to self determination, courage, integrity and character. Dave Mack’s adventures read like Mission
Impossible action stories. The fact that he has survived them all will leave you wondering if he has a whole army of guardian angels watching over his shoulder!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016213682
Publisher:	New Era Publications
Publication date:	03/16/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	516
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Former Navy SEAL, Dave McCracken is considered by many to be the world's foremost authority on small-scale hobby and commercial suction dredging and surface mining for gold. He has prospected for gold extensively in Northern California as well as South and Central America, Africa, Madagascar, Borneo, West Sumatra, Canada, India, Viet Nam & Cambodia and other locations in Asia. His ground-breaking first book, Gold Dredgers Handbook continues to be the world's best-selling book on prospecting after over 30 years! Every subsequent book has duplicated the first on the best-seller list and been joined by several very popular How-to Videos.

The popularity of Dave's books and videos is easy to understand. In vivid detail, with many descriptive illustrations and pictures, and an engaging first person writing style, he shares the secrets and techniques that have brought him enormous success as an underwater miner, year after year, decade after decade, all over the world. Dave shows you exactly how to do what he has done, including how to maximize your return by quickly locating high-grade pay-streaks that can lead to multiple ounces of gold recovery in a single day! The gold is still out there. Dave shows you exactly what you need to do to go get it.

Dave realized early on that one of the greatest obstacles to anyone desiring to conduct hobby and small commercial gold mining was in finding a location to mine. One that was a proven producer and not off-limits due to private property, private mining claims or government mineral withdrawals. After accumulating over 60 miles of gold mining property along the gold-rich Klamath River in Northern California, Dave opened all of his claims to members of the newly formed New 49er Gold Prospectors Association in late 1985, with members getting to keep all of the gold they found! The claims proved so rich that many members became full-time, prosperous gold miners dredging the high-grade deposits. In subsequent years, Dave has expanded New 49er property holdings into Southern Oregon, and the organization boasts the most active group of small-scale miners in America.

Summers still find Dave personally managing New 49er Group Mining Projects in Northern California and Southern Oregon. The rest of the year he directs team-mining projects in countries all over the world. Wherever he is, whether in books, videos, television shows or in person, Dave will be found sharing his passion of helping you also to f

Editorial Reviews

Dave is the genuine article and a true adventurer! He gives the reader a detailed and rare glimpse of what it is like to live life on the edge and he bares his soul to share his wisdom--much of it gained the hard way. His writing style grabs you right away and he doesn't spare himself or others with his honest take on people, places or situations. His ethics, morality and dedication show through and this book is a MUST READ for anyone who loves guts and glory or just wants to experience adventur

Amazon - Anna Brentwood

I burned through this book as I just could not put it down. I kept saying just a few more pages and then it was until the end of the chapter and by then it was the end of the book. If you are a prospector, adventurer or just like a good story this is the book for you. Even the intro has a bar fight in Madagascar. If they ever make this into a movie someone better call Harrison Ford for the staring role!

Amazon - Ratled Ratled

WARNING---You wont be able to put this book down and you wont get much done because of it. You'll have dreams
of adventure--If you are a adventure type person , have lived some or ever wanted to live some --this book is for you--------Twain

Amazon - Twain Twain

This has it all...adventure, treasure, danger and a bit of basic economics that everyone should understand. I highly recommend it.

Amazon - Rick Shelby

Dave McCracken has done more to properly train a whole generation of Extreme Prospectors than anyone I know. His witty writing style and incredible detail will have you on the edge of your seat, as he takes you through unbelievable adventures in the jungles of the Amazon, Borneo, Sumatra, Burma to name but a few, reminiscent of Indiana Jones himself.

I absolutely loved this book as well as his past training manuals, all of which I own as an Extreme Prospector myself living here in gold

Amazon - Scott McCluskey