I have recently been working a pretty big stream that has very healthy quantities of gold in it. Last week kicked out 2.6 grams from 29 gallons of material (sluicing). I have been working this place for 2-3 months and have been down to bedrock multiple times, I have dredged several times, have used a sluice-box, and have found gold in several different places along a 10+ mile span of water. I have dredged right out in the middle of the current and also in some of the deepest holes I can find. I have also been crevicing several times in very likely spots.
I have yet to find a single picker or anything of size. Gobs of flakes 100-200 size.
In the same general area - less than three miles away, I have found much larger sized gold (in much smaller quantity), but have found a few pickers.
I have only been prospecting for about a year. Does anyone know what might cause a larger stream to produce flakes almost exclusively? I am the last to complain about such a good spot, but just can't understand what makes the place so flakey....
I have yet to find a single picker or anything of size. Gobs of flakes 100-200 size.
In the same general area - less than three miles away, I have found much larger sized gold (in much smaller quantity), but have found a few pickers.
I have only been prospecting for about a year. Does anyone know what might cause a larger stream to produce flakes almost exclusively? I am the last to complain about such a good spot, but just can't understand what makes the place so flakey....
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