bcbjim 0 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 hi guys, new to the forum and to prospecting. i live in NW alabama and was wondering if any gold has been found in this area. i know gold has been found in east alabama and that about 3-4 hours away. any help would be appreciated.also is anyone here from alabama? thank, jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Micro Nugget 770 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 There's a long time fellow who goes by the forum name of "Alabama". Maybe he will wade in here to help you out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Treasurenet has plenty of posts and pics of AL.,ARK.,NC,SC,Georgia,even some nice nuggets too-John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,191 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Jim, Unfortunately I haven't heard of any gold being found in NW Alabama, I have the same problem of being 4 to 5 hours away from the gold areas in S.C./N.C. and Ga., I live in extreme SE S.C. Here is a link found on the internet of some info on Alabama. http://www.goldmaps.com/east/alabama_gold_mines.htm Skip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boogfhu 3 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 hi guys, new to the forum and to prospecting. i live in NW alabama and was wondering if any gold has been found in this area. i know gold has been found in east alabama and that about 3-4 hours away. any help would be appreciated.also is anyone here from alabama? thank, jimJim,I live in N AL, and have been down to the Alabama Gold Camp recently...found a little color.Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bcbjim 0 Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 Jim,I live in N AL, and have been down to the Alabama Gold Camp recently...found a little color.Chrischris, where you at in alabama? jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boogfhu 3 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 chris, where you at in alabama? jimJim,I am in Decatur Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bcbjim 0 Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Jim,I am in Decaturim in arley a little town in winston county on smith lake. im about an hour away. i am very interested in talking to someone that has been doing this for a while. interested in getting together let me know. thanks, jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alabama 0 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 JimYou are too far north and the geology is wrong if my memory serves me right. Haven't been on the site here in a while so sorry for the delay in replying business and deer hunting was calling. The gold belt swings down through north central GA (Dahlonaga area) and over into east central AL. IF you don't know there is the Alabama Gold Camp in Lineville (they have a group on Yahoo), also there is the North Alabama Chapter of the GPAA that seems to be pretty active they also have a Yahoo Group. Alabama gold camp is on a small river and is good for dredging, sluicing, highbanking. They charge a daily fee and have campground onsite with equipment to rent and the folks seem to find gold there. I would suggest touching base with the NACGPAA (you don't need to be a member of GPAA to join) and seeing what they know about your area. FYI I live down in Randolph County part time and in Houston TX most of the time.regards,Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daubster 1 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Chris,I know this is an old thread but I have a friend living over on sand mountainand on a recent visit to his place (a week ago) I couldn't help sticking a panin the creek near his house. Here are the results of two small pans of material.(maybe a gallon) Gold is where you find it!https://picasaweb.google.com/112783734354032872402/MyPics?authkey=Gv1sRgCLvorqiGrpSe9wE&feat=directlink Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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