Come and Join the Fun. Increase your knowledge. Meet others who enjoy gold prospecting. Find where to go, what to do when you get there and what equipment you should use. We have organized field trips to gold mining areas and ghost towns. Please Note: By joining the SPMA Group site on Yahoo does not make you a member of Southwestern Prospectors and Miners Association nor allow you to prospect on any of the mining properties. Please Contact: SPMA, PO Box 904, La Mesa, CA 91944 for more information or view "files" for a Membership Application. Our new Message Center phone number is: 619-685-4488.