Very new to panning/prospecting. So after trying out a bunch of different rivers and streams in my area I finally found a spot on a creek that has yielded a small amount of gold both times ive been there. This is the only place ive found gold in my area (west of the gold belt, very few opportunities or known placer deposits).
I probably spent an hour panning each time and the first time found a few very small pieces and second time I found ~10 pieces after panning out my concentrates at home. The location has a tall heavily eroded bank where the water is slower and runs straight along it and then turns away from the bank, with a wide series of shallow gently sloping riffles that curve along the inside bend next to a very long rocky bank on the same side as the eroded bank but past it.
Where should I focus my efforts in this scenario and how should i go about finding the paystreak in this area (assuming there is one)?. The only thing that is off limits is digging into the eroded bank.
I probably spent an hour panning each time and the first time found a few very small pieces and second time I found ~10 pieces after panning out my concentrates at home. The location has a tall heavily eroded bank where the water is slower and runs straight along it and then turns away from the bank, with a wide series of shallow gently sloping riffles that curve along the inside bend next to a very long rocky bank on the same side as the eroded bank but past it.
Where should I focus my efforts in this scenario and how should i go about finding the paystreak in this area (assuming there is one)?. The only thing that is off limits is digging into the eroded bank.
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