N Nick88 Joined Aug 31, 2016 Messages 13 Reaction score 9 Dec 20, 2016 #1 Hey guys Just wondering if this would be good bedrock to look into. It's located in an old river bed in between two hills on the ride of a mountain. Thanks!
Hey guys Just wondering if this would be good bedrock to look into. It's located in an old river bed in between two hills on the ride of a mountain. Thanks!
Eldorado Joined Jul 21, 2015 Messages 1,799 Reaction score 3,309 Dec 20, 2016 #2 Test pan some of the gravels in those crevices and see if you get any colour.Is it in a known gold area?
Test pan some of the gravels in those crevices and see if you get any colour.Is it in a known gold area?
Dignit Joined May 14, 2015 Messages 1,925 Reaction score 3,623 Location Melb Eastern Suburbs, VIC Dec 20, 2016 #4 Looks like you have some natural riffles. Worth exploring with test pans as Eldorado suggests. Good luck
Looks like you have some natural riffles. Worth exploring with test pans as Eldorado suggests. Good luck
O Occasional_panner Joined Jul 20, 2016 Messages 2,274 Reaction score 2,271 Dec 20, 2016 #5 That's interesting, how did you determine it's an old river bed?
Lanky Supporting Member Joined Sep 24, 2015 Messages 329 Reaction score 844 Dec 21, 2016 #6 old river bed, gold bearing area, natural rock bars and crevices....no one would walk away from that without a quick squiz!
old river bed, gold bearing area, natural rock bars and crevices....no one would walk away from that without a quick squiz!
N Nick88 Joined Aug 31, 2016 Messages 13 Reaction score 9 Dec 26, 2016 #7 Nothing so far. Really hard to get in between the rocks. Well it's in an old river which is now only a small stream that only flows around 1-2 times a year. Two or three really nice quartz viens that run through these rocks as well. Seems like a nice spot!
Nothing so far. Really hard to get in between the rocks. Well it's in an old river which is now only a small stream that only flows around 1-2 times a year. Two or three really nice quartz viens that run through these rocks as well. Seems like a nice spot!