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[Bozious]

Hi Y'all,
I've been reading these posts for a long time and decided to finally write something, I need some advice. I feel like I'm panning and sluicing in dead areas. Can someone give me some geological hints as to what I'm looking for when I walk up to a stream. I got some free gold maps for MD I just think I'm setting myself up wrong as to my position before panning. Any help y'all can give would be much appreciated.

BOZ

 

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[B H Prospector]

Hi Boz and welcome.
First, are you in an area known for gold? Has it been found in the area before? Assuming it has, you wand to look for gravel bars on the inside of curves in the stream. Look for exposed bedrock and clean all the material out of all cracks crevices and depressions. Dig around large boulders in the creek and under them if it is safe to do. Also look for what is called benches, (gravel deposits left up on the bank high and dry after a flood) also benches can be left when a creek has changed it's course. There can also be exposed bedrock up high also. Dig deep. Working the top few inches usually produces very little if anything at all. The deeper you dig the better the gold. If you are lucky bedrock won't be too deep so try to find bedrock. Hope this helped.

Good Luck!

B H Prospector

 

[Bozious]

Gosh thanx, that's a big head start. I knew some of this from watching gold rush about the bedrock and the outside curve. A lot of the places I go are downstream from old gold mines and gem mines. I've found approximately 0.2 grams of flour gold time consuming. Still on the hunt for the elusive nugget. Anyway thanks for the info I'll post pics if I find anything good.

 

[TerryC]

Go where you KNOW it's been found before. Under very large rocks that cannot be moved (downstream side). The head of pools that "race" across flat bedrock. Slick bedrock is no good unless they have cracks. Even small cracks must be investigated. They sometimes get bigger.... underneath the visible top. Good luck. TTC

 

[Fullpan]

There's nine pages of mostly good advice just on the panning forum here. utube, is good, - practice pausing to really look at locations where they're digging.
Remember its the "inside of bends" not outside. Assuming you're in Maryland (MD?), i'm afraid you have one strike against you. But if you do it for fun and
exercise, its not a deal-breaker. Good luck.

 

[Peyton Manning]

I hear a guy named todd has a nice trommel for sale, but it's in the klondike.....

 

[Bozious]

Yeah and he's selling it for cheap but good luck towing that big blue beast.

 

[KevinInColorado]

I have heard there are a couple really decent spots in Maryland...hook up with a local club to get the inside scoop.

Mine it and recycle it!

 

[Bozious]

Clubs? What kind of clubs?

 

[KevinInColorado]

Gold prospecting and treasure hunting clubs is what I have in mind.

Start with this google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=prospecting+club+maryland&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

 

[Bozious]

Oh okay, I had no idea... Thanks

 

[KevinInColorado]

Always a pleasure, good luck getting the gold!

Mine it and recycle it!