Rimshot Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 When nugget hunting in dry creek beds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 As that's from a gold book, I would hope they know what there talking about! LOLYes, those are places I would look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Ditto to Homefire ... don't walk by those spots if looking for gold in gold country!Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Good places to START....but why stop there....beep the whole creek... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 #1 rule of prospecting is to look,as a place to start, where gold has been found before and procede from there. Most states have GREAT geology departments with many 1,000 of maps and reports with amazing info for you to enrich your hunts with for pennies on the dollar compared to retail locations-tons a au 2 u2 -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Rimshot:That is generally true in a creek that runs a lot.It is a something to keep in mind when detecting a dry creek.But, as garimpo said...beep the whole creek.Most of the gold ive found has been in spots where it shouldnt be.This is due to flooding,old creek beds up high and all kinds of other factors that we dont know about.Just beep all over Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Yep! Gold is were it's found! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 OK fellows. That's kinda what I thought you might say, but wasn't sure. I guess gold could be washing in anywhere. TKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I learned from a very successful old timer that the larger gold (such as that a detector will see) settles a bit differently out here than where most books will tell you... and he is right.just think of the rock like a boat and look where the slowest water would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNuggets Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Bedrock cracks. Clean out those cracks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Bedrock cracks. Clean out those cracks!Yeppers DN. I forgot those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 I learned from a very successful old timer that the larger gold (such as that a detector will see) settles a bit differently out here than where most books will tell you... and he is right.just think of the rock like a boat and look where the slowest water would be.Glenn,Are you talking about the rocks or the boulders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Coffee Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Can someone please tell me what book this is from? Would like to pick it up. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Boulders. But, by definition anything larger than 10" diameter is a boulder Most folks dig like a mad man right behind boulders and come up with fines. they don't dig elsewhere where, the water first slowed so they don't get to where the larger pieces fell. Look at where the larger rocks are around boulders and that will tell you where the larger gold fell.Oh, and here's a third, fourth and fifth on cleaning out those cracks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Can someone please tell me what book this is from? Would like to pick it up. Thanks.I don't know Chris, but I wouldn't mind owning one too. I have seen these used in many write ups on the web and have also seen them on image web pages only also. I would think it's from an old book and they appear to be pictures taken of a picture in a book. If you find it i'd like to know the name so maybe i find one in a garage sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oredigger62 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Almost every book on gold panning has these type of drawings in them , usually with small variations to avoid copyright issues. I would imagine most of the gold prospecting books also contain the images. Now as it has been said " gold is where you find it " and is sooooo true... if ya have time read this story ya just never know.http://www.kellycodetectors.com/treasure-stories/key-west-gold-diggers-looking-for-pirates-chest?cpao=121&utm_source=31512&utm_medium=email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 You guys should get a copy of "Fists Full of Gold" by Chris Ralph....... tons of great info in the book 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Dito on what El D. says.....X2....get the book it's over the top for new and old prospectors....http://nevada-outback-gems.com/prospect/chris_prospect.htm....or possibly Bill Southernhas the book in his store..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Coffee Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I do indeed own a copy of "Fists Full of Gold" along with "Three Hours to Gold" and "Follow the Drywashers: The Nuggetshooters Bible" by Jim Straight. Packed with great and useful info. Best book purchases I have made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc62burke Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Hi AllGlennM wrote "Look at where the larger rocks are around boulders and that will tell you where the larger gold fell".That has to be one of the most simplistic explanations I've heard & 100% correct. But not only where the larger rocks are around boulders but anywhere along the stream, the fast flowing water shifted them to the point at which they lay & they only lay there because the water slowed enough to drop themLee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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