Amateur prospectors
Las Vegas residents are striking it rich, and it's happening nowhere near a casino. Amateur prospectors are using the desert to find a gold mine.
The southwest is a place where brush and cactus rule the land, but there is something else that brings people to the barren land.
It is a place that is so valuable, that we were asked to keep the exact location a secret.
"I live, breathe, and prospect," said former Las Vegas resident Doug Parker.
Gold prospecting is an activity that hearkens back to the old days of the gold rush. Today, it is alive and well, miles from the Vegas strip.
"I took over for my father, learned (prospecting) from him, and taught it to my kids," Parker said.
He has done the 9-5 job, working as a slot take at the Flamingo for 25 years. Now, Parker and his friends are looking for a new kind of jackpot.
"We don't like to gamble, but we like to do this," said prospector Lorna Caldwell.
"There's gold out here all over the place," Parker noted.
The gold is found in small flakes, and believe it or not - large nuggets.
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