idowa
Full Member
- Jan 21, 2012
- 165
- 74
- Detector(s) used
- Tesoro Lobo SuperTraq
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
My awesome new super-secret spot(actually there are a few other folks working it and I would gladly share with others) is in a creek that runs through a small canyon that was hydraulic mined from the 1880's to the 1930's.
The bank of the creek is comprised of the old tailings left by the monster dredge. I've found nice color working spots along that bank. However, since the area has tailings piles everywhere, I was wondering if there is traditionally better piles to work than others.
Say, are older piles better? Are piles closer to the creek better? I just work along the creek since it's very convenient to pan the classifieds, and everyone else sticks to the same area.
Any insights?
The bank of the creek is comprised of the old tailings left by the monster dredge. I've found nice color working spots along that bank. However, since the area has tailings piles everywhere, I was wondering if there is traditionally better piles to work than others.
Say, are older piles better? Are piles closer to the creek better? I just work along the creek since it's very convenient to pan the classifieds, and everyone else sticks to the same area.
Any insights?
