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Hard Rock Gold Prospecting
Rock crushing from alluvial creeks
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<blockquote data-quote="dwt" data-source="post: 178078" data-attributes="member: 428"><p>When I first kicked off banking seeing gold in the pan led me crushing, sample after sample until I realised there was no source within miles of the area gold was being recovered, for its weight, gold can travel for miles and miles in a creek before it lays to rest, I've crushed a lot of samples in the hope I was onto a gold bearing vein, but alas, not paying attention to what the gold was telling me only led to large amounts of barren fines kicking around the backyard.</p><p>Study the gold in your pan, get yourself a jewlers loupe if need be, sometimes the host rock can disclose itself through one of these, once you have a rough idea the area you think a gold bearing reef/vein might be located, only then would I head down the path of crushing, </p><p>But, if you love dollying all day long, then hunt the conglomerate, higher chance of colour in the pan then random pieces of material from the creek bed <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dwt, post: 178078, member: 428"] When I first kicked off banking seeing gold in the pan led me crushing, sample after sample until I realised there was no source within miles of the area gold was being recovered, for its weight, gold can travel for miles and miles in a creek before it lays to rest, I've crushed a lot of samples in the hope I was onto a gold bearing vein, but alas, not paying attention to what the gold was telling me only led to large amounts of barren fines kicking around the backyard. Study the gold in your pan, get yourself a jewlers loupe if need be, sometimes the host rock can disclose itself through one of these, once you have a rough idea the area you think a gold bearing reef/vein might be located, only then would I head down the path of crushing, But, if you love dollying all day long, then hunt the conglomerate, higher chance of colour in the pan then random pieces of material from the creek bed :) [/QUOTE]
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Hard Rock Gold Prospecting
Rock crushing from alluvial creeks
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