Southern Minnesota Gold?

[jgl923]

Hi,
I'm new here as you can tell. I have had the 'bug' for a few decades now, ever since I was a kid living on the outskirts of Vegas finding rose quartz rocks in the deserts...

Anyway, I've landed in Mn, and have taken to the idea that I might actually find something of interest around here. Anyone have any luck prospecting in southern Mn?

I've done some studying of the laws here, and it seems you can basically only Pan, no dredges or sluices on public lands with-out permits and the like.

Anyone out there that has ANY insight into the legalities of Mn, or where your last big find was (LMAO - just kidding) please speak up, or feel free to IM me.

Thanks,
Jim in BI

 

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[camocreek]

Hi Jim, welcome to the forums! I'm from central MN, haven't prospected much in the southern part of the state but I've got a few resources for you to check out if you haven't already.
There's a Facebook "Gold Prospectors of Minnesota" you can sign up for, it's pretty active and a great resource. Also, check out umwgold.com as another resource. Hope that gives you a good start!

 

[jgl923]

Thanks Camo

 

[mattfink]

like camo said......here's the links https://www.facebook.com/groups/MNGold/ and Minnesota Gold Prospectors I'm fairly active on both...I live in st. paul and have found gold in the metro area and in wisconsin....what part of southern mn are you in?

 

[mattfink]

ok I see your in bird island I would be panning in any creeks around your area or rivers and creeks that drain into the minnesota river there has been hardrock gold mines in that area in redwood falls and by delhi....also a spot that looked interesting is beaver falls county park check that out and report back...lotsa bedrock...unfortunatly all we can do in mn is pan thats why alot of us have changed to using the pyramid pro pan from fossicker it allows one to pan alot more material very quickly.

 

[cdoghines]

Jim just moved to bird island myself maybe we could share info of what we find

 

[KevinInColorado]

@mattfink...you mentioned using high production pans...have folks there tried the Garrett SuperSluice pan? I got one for free from Freddy Dodge (he gets a lot of stuff given to him since he's a tv star now lol) because he didn't like it. It is kinda heavy but I really like how it's riffles work and it's deep enough that I can pan into it(!) with a 10" finish pan. It seems to me that it might make a good high production pan :-)

Just wondering...

 

[mattfink]

ya I have a garrett super sluice but the pyramid is way more productive

 

[KevinInColorado]

Ok thanks, good to know