Gold panning in Kentucky

[travelorian]

Is it a waste of time to look for gold in Kentucky? My stepdad wants to go, and he won't stop talking about it. So we are taking a pan out later today.

 

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[B H Prospector]

Hi Travelorian,
Kentucky is not known for having any gold fields. The GPAA has no claims in the state or mention any possible places to look for gold. If I remember right Kentucky is one of two states that do not have gold, Hawaii being the other.

B H Prospector

 

[travelorian]

Yeah. I messed around for an hour yesterday with a pan, and saw no signs of life. Found lots of good conditions, but all for not.

 

[CanyonMan77]

Tom Massie found gold in the pine knob area

 

[travelorian]

I found a few sites on glacial deposits if anyone is interested.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1151h/quat.html
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=KYPSHg;0

 

[james wv]

Keep on prospecting KY,there is gold in KY just as there is gold in WV.Everyone has always told me "Nope,aint no gold in Kanawha County" he he I now have some..It's no bonanza,but it is here..
Don't give up,look for spots where fishing sinkers,buck shot and the likes tend to gather in the stream beds for your best odds.
Closer to the Ohio River the better....Good Luck and keep us posted!

 

[travelorian]

For sure I will. Supposed to be getting a portable sluice box, but have to wait and see.

 

[surfin]

Yup, there is gold in KY, Panned it myself........look to the northern counties. Or way east in the mountains......anyplace else is a waste of time although it is there it is buried under millions of years of limestone where a warm water sea once was. you wont find it. If you don't live in Northern KY and cant travel then buy a metal detector because that's allot more productive in central KY.

 

[Produce Guy]

Go to www.iowagold.com ,scroll down page and look for gold in your state.

 

[Troyounce]

Tom Massie did a show and found gold in the pine knob area a while back.
Also like a couple others said, towards the Northern border you should find it where the glaciers touched.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Here's a link to the State geological agency:

http://www.uky.edu/KGS/rocksmn/goldsilver.htm

I can't say it's encouraging news...

Good Luck to All,

~The Old Bookaroo

 

[evildee44]

I have property in southern Ky with 2 creeks that come together and this property is not limeston its sand
stone and peagravel and a lot of quarts in the gavel.is this some place that gold might by found?

Yup, there is gold in KY, Panned it myself........look to the northern counties. Or way east in the mountains......anyplace else is a waste of time although it is there it is buried under millions of years of limestone where a warm water sea once was. you wont find it. If you don't live in Northern KY and cant travel then buy a metal detector because that's allot more productive in central KY.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Nice little read with good info. Thanks.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Mkriegs]

I have heard that there are people that do some panning in kentucky with moderate results. On a side not, I saw your profile picture and was like "wow i know that tree!" then saw you were from owen county and realized i was right! Sadly, coney Island cut it down a last year....

 

[keithsplace]

haven't tried it yt myself, being from Louisville. I have seen some talk about possibly looking in the northeastern part of the state along the Ohipo river.
Think glacial deposits, not motherload drainage. Most likely very deep and very fine. Look at the maps at USGS Professional Paper 1151-H: The Geology of Kentucky: Quaternary System
Good luck and please post any results.

 

[keithsplace]

Anyone know where the closest other places to pan near Louisville KY.?

 

[kayakpat]

james wv Kentucky is limestone I don't think glaciers went that far south, and the Allegheny river that feeds the Ohio went north toward erie in those days I think. I am not trying to say there isn't gold there I am just trying to figure it out too. I did see the glacier in Ohio state went far south. Lots of ancient geological history to figure out . Laural mt is limestone also