any goldfields in the east?

[The-Bone]

Hi all,
i know it's a stupid question but here goes: are there any places in Pa or NJ that have gold? I've always wanted to detect/pan for gold but i never heard of anyplace reasonably close where i could giver er a go. Just curious
thanks
TB

 

[jkasta]

USGS lists 9 historical gold sites/prospects for PA and Zero for NJ. MD, VA, NC, SC, & GA are the East Coast gold rush states (pre 1849). There are prospector clubs in all the states that have claims members can detect/prospect on and NC, SC, and GA have mines that allow pay to mine programs.

 

[The-Bone]

thanks

 

[labradoodle of pa]

some good info on pa gold sites type in gold prospecting in pa on google search click on prospect some good links on pa locations for gold also go to goldprospectors.org the gpaa has many clubs in pa I hope this helps

 

[extractor]

Try GPAA .

 

[daydreamin.th]

how about West Virginia? Gold or silver?

 

[littleneckhalfshell]

as to gold in NJ.....

Check out this newspaper article from July 14, 1899

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9906E7DD173DE433A25757C1A9619C94689ED7CF

it tells of fine gold found in NJ from Patterson to Somerville.
Also there is an old story (can't find where I read it) about my township of Montville NJ, there actually were shares sold for a supposed gold mine here, but the general thought is that it was a investment scam and the mine site was 'salted'. Still, in light of the above article, it sounds like there was some gold found in NJ, but not in commercial quantities. But now with the price of gold so high, hmmmmmmm

 

[littleneckhalfshell]

also this site says there is gold to be found in NJ, though it does not go into specifics beyond the countys where gold has been historically found http://www.hustlers2outlaws.com/goldprospectingp_panning_info_maps/goldprospectingpage_032.htm

 

[littleneckhalfshell]

As for PA, lots more gold found there than in NJ

http://home.epix.net/~prospect/index2.html