If you want to add ALASKAN GOLD to your collection, here's your chance! There's approximately 4 oz. of fine Black Sand in these bags. Please be cautious, the gold you will find is extremely fine and difficult to extract and has been described from our product testing group to be "down right aggravating, but a great test of my panning skills". One person in the test group stated that he panned a teaspoon at a time to ensure he found all of the fine gold this product has to offer. This product is for the experienced gold panning enthusiast that wants to be challenged or individuals that want to improve there skills by working difficult material.