Recent content by Biotite

I'm new to prospecting/fossicking. If there is a creek not on the exempt list that goes through a national park and then through a state forest does that mean I am unable to fossick there? From what I can tell you can't fossick in national parks or state forests except where a special area is...

Currently not a prospector/fossicker but interested in the field. I came across some shiny flakes in a stream and couldn't work out if it is gold or not. Depending on the light it looks golden or silver. Photo is about half a millimeter and was the biggest flake in the area. When I tried to move...