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Gold belongs to the most valued metals, chemical symbol: Au (Aurum).
 
History of competition in goldpanning was established 16 years ago due to appearance of gold nearby Zlaté Hory. Town hall of Zlaté Hory and Club-house of Northern Moravian Gold-diggers participated in organization of competitions.
After successful competition of European Championship in 1996, Championship of Czech and Slovak Republic in 2001, 2005 and 2009, World Goldpanning Championship in 2010 will take place in Zlaté Hory from the 16 th  - 22nd  of August.
 
Competition for Gold pan of the mayor originated since the first competition in 1994. According to rules, each winner possesses the Gold pan for 1 year and in the following year the winner defends his superiority.
 
Score-sheet:
 
1994  - Petr Wichi – Dybowicz – Czech Republic
1995 – Helena Jakubíková – Zlaté Hory, Czech Republic
1996 – Pavel Petr – Brno, Czech Republic
1997 – Richard Kaňa – Hodruša Hámre, Slovak Republic
1998 – Richard Kaňa – Hodruša Hámre, Slovak Republic
1999 – Blažek Petr – Brno, Czech Republic
2000 – Zdenìk „Donny“ Dobšík – Brno, Czech Republic
2001 – Josef Gugler – Wolfsbach, Austria
2002 – Martin Lojkásek – Brno, Czech Republic
2003 – Petr Blažek - „Fido“ - Brno, Czech Republic
2004 – Petr Blažek - „Fido“ - Brno, Czech Republic
2005 – M. Nemethy - Slovak Republic
2006 – Josef Režný „Jou Jou“ - Slovak Republic
2007 – Petr Chládek – Pardubice, Czech Republic
2008 – Helen Režná - Slovak Republic
2009 – Ján Hraboský - Slovak Republic