Guided gold prospecting trips & equipment.
Up your gold prospecting game with a guided metal detecting trip, titanium pick & tools, or coil for your Garrett Axiom.
Meet the Motherlode Prospecting Team
Nikko Vellios
Nikko Vellios is our head of engineering & manufacturing & electronic prospecting guide. He has a deep understanding of the needs of electronic gold prospectors & can provide valuable insight to our customers. In his free time, Nikko enjoys metal detecting for gold nuggets all over the world, but prefers the California Sierra Nevada motherlode where he spends time with his family.
Aurora Vellios
Aurora is our apprentice prospector & quality control specialist. With an instinct for design & a love of the outdoors, she's a prodigy, helping design & test our products, ensuring every one is built to the highest standards for not just quality, but comfort for youth prospectors. She's also a wizard with a metal detector, having found several gold nuggets over half an ounce in the first quarter of 2024 alone!