finding gold in Iowa?

[SteveDodds]

What would be the best and way to find gold in Iowa? I know nothing about looking for gold but I wanna try it this coming spring.

 

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[warsawdaddy]

Panning/higfhbanking any of the streams,especially if there is bedrock visable.That's where we find it in MO.Try this site;

http://www.iagpaa.com/

 

[gold4me]

Heres some places to go in Iowa. Iowa river near steamboat rock and eldora in hardin county. Try the following creeks also Otter creek,brush creek. The following rivers show color if you can get through the overburden Volga, des moines,and the little sioux, little skunk. Gold is fine to small flakes I would pan first then if it pays good for you. Then look in to other equipment.

 

[SteveDodds]

I live near both the West and East forks of the Des Moines rivers. The Boone river is also close to me. How do I go about panning? What should I use for a pan? Is there something I can use so I don't have to buy one?

 

[gold4me]

The New 49ers has a good video on panning. I think theres some on you tube. You can get a good gold pan for under 20 dollars the cheater riffles in these will help you catch some of the gold you would other wise loose until you develop you technique.

 

[SteveDodds]

Is this what I would want to get?

http://cgi.ebay.com/GOLD-PAN-10-CLEAN-UP-SLUICE-DREDGE-TEST-PANNING-GEMS_W0QQitemZ180323534236QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCollectible_Mining?hash=item180323534236&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50


If not then what should I get?

 

[SteveDodds]

This looks promising.

http://cgi.ebay.com/GRIZZLY-GOLD-PAN-AND-GOLD-MISER-SLUICE-DREDGE-SUCKER_W0QQitemZ120369296845QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item120369296845&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

 

[russau]

if your in need of learning on how-to-do-it, join a club or get with someone thats been doing it. learn the ropes from someone thats been there,done that! this way youll atleast learn what to do and not get frustrated