Tahuya River in Washington

[ace4166]

I was just wondering if there has ever been gold found in the Tahuya river? My girls parents own property on the river and I was just wondering if it was feasible to bring my sluice box and 2" dredge down there. Its on private property.

 

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[DizzyDigger]

Can't find a thing on it. Might be that you've just got to drop
that sluice in and do some sampling.

 

[austin]

Yep, there is an article on panning there for fun and profit. Gold has been found and panned for years there. I think you just may do better than anyone can imagine with that dredge and sluice...

 

[russau]

Before you do anything , have you asked her parents about it ? Don't assume anything about being able to pan , dredge that water without asking them for permission.

 

[Clay Diggins]

Owning real estate on a river doesn't not mean the owners have mineral rights or rights to take minerals from the river.

russau is right, even on private property you still need to determine who owns the minerals. The vast majority of real estate does not include any mineral rights.

Heavy Pans

 

[ace4166]

Her parent is fine with it, says it would be nice to see if there is anything there.

 

[ace4166]

There is also a side of a hill there that slid down during a heavy rain storm a few years ago that show many different layers from rock bed to sands. If I can get a chance to get pics of it I could use some great advice as to where would be a good area to sample out.

 

[ace4166]

Thank you Austin for the info

 

[Aufisher]

Good luck Ace! Let us know how it goes!

 

[arizau]

There is also a side of a hill there that slid down during a heavy rain storm a few years ago that show many different layers from rock bed to sands. If I can get a chance to get pics of it I could use some great advice as to where would be a good area to sample out.

The debris that slid has probably mixed itself and lost any natural concentration that it may have had. I would first sample the undisturbed edges where it looks like there was once a stream bed. You may even be able to see some seams of black sand concentration or even reddish colored ones that may indicate oxidized iron minerals. Gold, if there is any, will usually concentrate in those areas. If there are any new drainages that cut through the slide material there may be some new but minor concentration in areas where there is exposed bedrock. Don't forget to sample on bedrock in old drainages (or look at the eroded sides for the indicators shown above) if there are any.

Be careful and good luck.

 

[ace4166]

I am not able to download pics of hill for some reason.