As stated on our HOME page, the Au Mojave Prospectors of Hesperia,CA. Inc. (aka: AuMP). We are a non-profit 501(c)(7) & we were formed as a chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America (aka: GPAA) on December 14, 2002 by 18 local GPAA members that got together to establish the Hesperia, CA. chapter.

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  The AuMP meeting information is on the HOME page as to the place and time and there is NEVER any dues or fees to attend a meeting or function. We are a family oriented club, be sure to bring your children as they are our prospecting future. Our meetings run between 1 - 1.5 hrs, unless we have a speaker.

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   Our intent is to educate the public on the various ways to prospect as a Small Scale Miner and to be a responsible steward of our lands. Besides participating in GPAA events, we also have booths (generally we have a panning demonstration, sell GOLD concentrates and give out chapter information) at various events held by the towns and clubs in the high desert area. 

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  The following are some of the Small Scale Miner operations we are active with: Panning. dry washing, high bankers (which requires a tub of water), metal detecting ( Gold, Coin and relic shooting) and sluicing. Members have traveled to areas to legally DREDGE, until we are allowed to DREDGE again in California.

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  Lately there has been an increasing numbers of members that have shown an interest in hunt for other minerals, such as semi precious rocks and gems, they could get lucky and find high quality gems!   

 

  As a non-profit 501(c)(7) we are required to donate to a charity, we have chosen the Happy Trails Children’s Foundation, located at 10755 Apple Valley Rd, Apple Valley, CA. 92308 

  There History:  The Victor Valley Child Abuse Task Force was formed in 1982 with the mission of stemming a rising tide of child abuse, neglect, abandonment and death in the High Desert of San Bernardino County in Southern California.  In 1992, the name was changed to the Happy Trails Children’s Foundation, to reflect the participation and support of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, King of the Cowboys and Queen of the West.