Detecting seam diggins, vein deposits, and free gold ores

[Alex Burke]

G'evening SEDEN: Coffee? I was wondering when someone would mention a simple Geo Chem kit and field soil sampling.


Don Jose de La Mancha

Lol that's not that a simple Geo-Chem kit or sampler, he said he uses a "Geometrics Proton Precession Mag" Proton Magnetometers | Gradiometer ? GEM Systems and also uses a "Scintillation Survey Meter" which doesn't even make sense to me as it's a radiation meter as best I can understand. I realize radioactive areas often have high mineralization but I don't see the correlation for placer gold.
I'm sure for coin shooting he uses this: MetalMapper | Geometrics.com
No disrespect Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp I enjoy your posts I just wanted to point that out lol.

 

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[UncleMatt]

Uncle Matt, do you have the pamphlet "Gold Panning and Stream Prospection in SW Colorado"
by Jack L Benham, mining geologist @1980? Vallecito vicinity streams appear barren on this map.
Closer to home, Durango, there are plentiful placers indicating lodes. Junction Creek would be
closet to you.

No, but I would love to add it to my library! There was a defense department survey done of the Vallecito watershed mid last century and they found next to zero gold in their sediment tests as well.

If you know where I can find a copy of that pamphlet, let me know, zero available online so far....

 

[lastleg]

Matt, Bear Creek Publishing Co, Ouray, Colo 81427 is on the front. Try finding it through them.

 

[rickydoo]

i live near virginia city. my lobo was going crazy. we brought a bucket home and classified it and panned it. fine gold and almost pickers of silver. i want to crush it somehow and see whats in it. i love my lobo