Hi Everyone,
Bit of a newbie question here. I took a bunch (40lbs) of quartz breccia from a site the other day. I had full intentions of making a crusher (pipe) and panning it out to see if there was any gold in it (no visual gold). However, the next day I went to the natural resources propsecting center here in city. The head guy thought it was a waste of labor to crush and pan. HE said to take the best samples and have them assayed to get a real idea. Now this guy is extremely knowledgable and is 30 years in the industry. My only worry is he is a geologist and always worked for mining concerns before joining the government. So although he may be 100% right he may be more accustomed to working with a big budget. Thoughts? I guess I am wondering if I will really get valuable info from crushing and panning. Thanks!
Bit of a newbie question here. I took a bunch (40lbs) of quartz breccia from a site the other day. I had full intentions of making a crusher (pipe) and panning it out to see if there was any gold in it (no visual gold). However, the next day I went to the natural resources propsecting center here in city. The head guy thought it was a waste of labor to crush and pan. HE said to take the best samples and have them assayed to get a real idea. Now this guy is extremely knowledgable and is 30 years in the industry. My only worry is he is a geologist and always worked for mining concerns before joining the government. So although he may be 100% right he may be more accustomed to working with a big budget. Thoughts? I guess I am wondering if I will really get valuable info from crushing and panning. Thanks!