Gold prospectors to meet at Utah State Fairgrounds Gold Rush Days are coming to the Utah State Fairgrounds March 10 and 11. The annual event is sponsored by the Gold Prospectors Association of America. More than $1 million worth of precious jewelry jew-elry will be on display. More than 100 exhibitors will display and sell prospecting and mining equipment as well as precious gems and gold. Lectures and seminars will be ongoing throughout the show. The show is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. According to Don Benson of the association, there are 500 members of the Gold Prospectors Association of America throughoul Davis, Weber and Salt Lake counties.