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Metal Detecting for Gold
Where to detect for Eluvial gold!
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<blockquote data-quote="Metamorphic" data-source="post: 116721" data-attributes="member: 3682"><p>There are a few types of true bottoms dependent on ground conditions. </p><p></p><p>Its all not purely Bedrock as you will mostly find in alluvial stream beds.......above the water tables there are slate bottoms, clay bottoms, sandstone bottoms, granite bottoms etc, anything that wont let the specific gravity of gold pass down any further is considered a true bottom.</p><p></p><p>On approaching the bottom of whatever sort, it is important to test your depth of the washdirt and classify to pan it accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Where there is 'cement' lodged on the bottom, its most likely that payable gold will adhere to this, and 'black gold' must importantly be looked for.</p><p></p><p>Be careful if your not using a detector to scan as it can easily be mistaken for worthless ironstone because of its reddish tinge.</p><p></p><p>Its caught me out before <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Metamorphic, post: 116721, member: 3682"] There are a few types of true bottoms dependent on ground conditions. Its all not purely Bedrock as you will mostly find in alluvial stream beds.......above the water tables there are slate bottoms, clay bottoms, sandstone bottoms, granite bottoms etc, anything that wont let the specific gravity of gold pass down any further is considered a true bottom. On approaching the bottom of whatever sort, it is important to test your depth of the washdirt and classify to pan it accordingly. Where there is 'cement' lodged on the bottom, its most likely that payable gold will adhere to this, and 'black gold' must importantly be looked for. Be careful if your not using a detector to scan as it can easily be mistaken for worthless ironstone because of its reddish tinge. Its caught me out before ;) [/QUOTE]
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