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    Gold Panning Lesson in Cooper Landing

    Shovel, sluice, and pan for gold in 1 hour

    5.0 stars• 92 reviews
    From$81/ personincl. taxes and fees

    Duration

    1 hour

    Includes

    Gear provided, Keep your gold

    Highlights

    Learn the basics of gold mining in Cooper Landing as you run raw ore through a sluice and pan out the concentrates. You shovel your own bucket and keep the gold you find.

    • Shovel a 2-gallon bucket of raw gold ore
    • Operate hand-built high banker sluices with flowing water
    • Learn panning technique as you separate silts and grit from gold
    • Pan concentrates cleaned out from the sluice
    • Keep the gold you recover

    Things to know

    A deposit is required; the remaining balance will be charged automatically 7 days before your tour date. Wheelchair accessibility can be arranged if you let the operator know at booking.

    Cancellation Policy

    Full refund with at least 30 days notice before the tour date. Full refund if the operator cancels due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. No-shows are charged the full price.

    FAQs

    Everything you need is provided. Come dressed for the day.

    Wheelchair accessibility can be arranged if you let the operator know at booking so they can prepare special equipment.

    A deposit is required. Pay the balance at least 10 days before your tour date to confirm your booking; otherwise, the remaining balance is charged automatically to the card on file 7 days before the tour date.

    Meeting details

    Cooper Landing, Alaska

    Experience provided by Alaska Gold Panning with Prospector John
    Experience provided by Alaska Gold Panning with Prospector John

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    What people are saying

    Review 1 of 5
    5/5

    First time in Alaska and decided to take a little excursion while we were here. We had the best time ever! Prospector John was super funny, very informative and once we arrived to the claim Curtis took us on a little adventure to see the mechanics of everything! We had the best day! Thank you so much for our adventure!

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    Seanda Cantu

    July 7, 2026

    Review 1 of 1
    5/5

    First time in Alaska and decided to take a little excursion while we were here. We had the best time ever! Prospector John was super funny, very informative and once we arrived to the claim Curtis took us on a little adventure to see the mechanics of everything! We had the best day! Thank you so much for our adventure!

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    Seanda Cantu

    July 7, 2026

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