AZ members check in

[kazcoro]

Hello all you AZ members of Treasure Net.

Here is a thread designed for one thing... Checking in and getting out with fellow AZ members. I see that there are a few AZ members who have gotten together and had some fun prospecting. I am kinda jealous. I, and hopefully other members from AZ also, would like to get to know our peers in person. See who like to shovel, and who like to watch shoveling happen... J/K.

I see some members are passing through the area I live in and I would love to get involved.

I will start it off. I live in Glendale, and don't have a truck. ( I have a company truck, but that is a big no-no) I have a drywasher, and a MD. I have my daughter every other weekend, and have the FEVER. I have a membership with Roadrunners. We have claims at Rich Hill, near Vulture Mine, and near Old Woman Gulch outside of Morristown. Anybody wants to set up a day of digging, let me know. I will be waiting at the end of the drive with too much equipment....

 

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[GarretDiggingAz]

I'm looking to go up soon. I'm just waiting for a free moment. Pools on Friday, Saturday, and Monday. Plus doing drafting work here and there. That's what I'm hoping to do tomorrow early, but if somebody wants to take a ride or meet up. I'll go. If not this week. Then I'm definitely looking to go for a couple days next week. Maybe Tuesday Wednesday. Got a doc appointment on Thursday. Anybody wanting to head out pm me. Could do a Sunday to but I do try to rest between pools. A day out is always a good day.

 

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[wtetro]

I'm planning on heading back up to Lynx south of Bannie Mine Road on Saturday. They've had a lot of rain up there and I know that creek has washed a few times and stirred things up pretty good. I know there were some open holes up there that if the water was up high enough and fast enough, I'd want to dig those back out, as long as I could find them.

 

[GarretDiggingAz]

Last time I was up there was last year and did ok for the small amount of cons I went out with. Hoping to get back there this coming week if plans work out. Looks like Tuesday.

 

[wtetro]

I'll let you know how I fair up there. For doing nothing but panning, it's a pretty good place.

 

[StreamlineGold]

I'm planning on heading back up to Lynx south of Bannie Mine Road on Saturday. They've had a lot of rain up there and I know that creek has washed a few times and stirred things up pretty good. I know there were some open holes up there that if the water was up high enough and fast enough, I'd want to dig those back out, as long as I could find them.

I have been to the Bannie mine area several times, I have not had much luck than a few tiny specs but every time the water has been limited, and the creek is so wide and massive overburden too...with hand tools only its hard work for little payback. So far my best luck has been on the east trending area of lynx, that's where they had the major strike back in the day when they run a dredge thru that area, ironically which is now a gravel pit (aka cover up for a commercial mining operation imo), but there is a section of lynx and another branch called rose creek upstream from that that does pretty good, its outside of the withdrawl area too so you can sluice and highbanker. I think the Granite in that particular area of the mountain is probably where a lot of the placer is coming from. If you have ever driven all the way up Walker road its pretty cool to see all the old mines that are now in peoples back yards, that area I would LOVE to be able to prospect but its all private property...

Not too bad for an easily accessible spot......

 

[wtetro]

I have been to the Bannie mine area several times, I have not had much luck than a few tiny specs but every time the water has been limited, and the creek is so wide and massive overburden too...with hand tools only its hard work for little payback. So far my best luck has been on the east trending area of lynx, that's where they had the major strike back in the day when they run a dredge thru that area, ironically which is now a gravel pit (aka cover up for a commercial mining operation imo), but there is a section of lynx and another branch called rose creek upstream from that that does pretty good, its outside of the withdrawl area too so you can sluice and highbanker. I think the Granite in that particular area of the mountain is probably where a lot of the placer is coming from. If you have ever driven all the way up Walker road its pretty cool to see all the old mines that are now in peoples back yards, that area I would LOVE to be able to prospect but its all private property...

Not too bad for an easily accessible spot......

I keep hearing about this Rose Creek, but have not been able to locate it, where is it exactly? I would like to run my sluice while there is still water to run it, and I am still researching clubs to join out here since I am having a problem finding good areas currently to hit.

 

[Clay Diggins]

The Bannie Mine road area is getting it's gold directly from small decomposing veins uphill and up creek from it. The gold from those veins tends to be pretty small to invisible. Small gold is the rule in that area although the rule is sometimes broken - try uphill away from the creeks for best results.

The area of Lynx creek Streamline Gold describes is private land as is most of Lynx creek below the public prospecting area below the upper Lynx dam.

Rose creek is also private property. The owners have been kind enough to allow the public to prospect there for many years. Please clean up after yourself and keep your ops and camps small so they will continue to share.

Rose creek is the small creek that dumps into the south side of Fain lake at Fain Park in Prescott Valley. Follow the creek upstream from the lake.

Heavy Pans

 

[wtetro]

The Bannie Mine road area is getting it's gold directly from small decomposing veins uphill and up creek from it. The gold from those veins tends to be pretty small to invisible. Small gold is the rule in that area although the rule is sometimes broken - try uphill away from the creeks for best results.

The area of Lynx creek Streamline Gold describes is private land as is most of Lynx creek below the public prospecting area below the upper Lynx dam.

Rose creek is also private property. The owners have been kind enough to allow the public to prospect there for many years. Please clean up after yourself and keep your ops and camps small so they will continue to share.

Rose creek is the small creek that dumps into the south side of Fain lake at Fain Park in Prescott Valley. Follow the creek upstream from the lake.

Heavy Pans

I'm big on cleaning up, even if it's not after myself. Some people really piss me off with the mess they leave, anyhow, that's all I'm going to say on that. As far as going up the hill, I thought we were not allowed to dig above the high-water mark? How are they defining the high water mark, current or ancient? I've wanted to try some of the tributaries or hill sides, but that rule is not well defined and is open to anyone's interpretation, so I try to take the common sense approach in that regards.

 

[StreamlineGold]

The Bannie Mine road area is getting it's gold directly from small decomposing veins uphill and up creek from it. The gold from those veins tends to be pretty small to invisible. Small gold is the rule in that area although the rule is sometimes broken - try uphill away from the creeks for best results.

The area of Lynx creek Streamline Gold describes is private land as is most of Lynx creek below the public prospecting area below the upper Lynx dam.

Rose creek is also private property. The owners have been kind enough to allow the public to prospect there for many years. Please clean up after yourself and keep your ops and camps small so they will continue to share.

Rose creek is the small creek that dumps into the south side of Fain lake at Fain Park in Prescott Valley. Follow the creek upstream from the lake.

Heavy Pans

Its actually the north one, the south one is Lynx.

Yeah Rose Creek is getting pretty beat to death but it still gives up pickers, and you will get at least some fines from nearly every pan. The south side of the creek and the bench is where most people seem to work it. holes everywhere though but the people that seem to do the best are working the deep drift type holes, but at the same time it really tears up the creek because I doubt they every get filled in except for by nature. Stonebridge road in Prescott Valley is the best access, only about 1/2 mile south and its the first bridge you cross..if you want an easy day prospecting its probably the quickest and easiest access you will find anywhere.

My buddy has found a couple 1/3 gram pickers there, just laying on the bedrock, lucky. However with my Gold Bug I have yet to find a single good target in that creek.

 

[GarretDiggingAz]

So there we could use our detectors? I always heard ya could on private land, but I thought that was part of lynx creek. So glad to know that.

We were north of bannie mine rd. on Enchanted Forest Trail. Got some fines and my son finally got to pan gold from the stream. I had already done three pans already and gotten about 8-10 specks. Not much, but that was the start. I had my son digging down to bedrock behind a boulder. Now he's never really panned before. He's watched me many times. Then "tried" for a bit. But he just didn't seem to grasp it. This was material I had dug up and ran through my highbanker. So less tedious. So now it's more involved and he's really trying to figure out how to move the material in the pan, without too much guidance from me. Panning is more done by feeling than direction anyways. So there's only a couple words he needed to know.
So it took him a couple pans to finally get a good feel of the pan and how to get down to the heavies. It was discouraging to watch though. Because I was getting some color and yet he still wasn't. So I had to get back to the truck for something. Then I hear him let out this hoot. I look over and he's putting his fist in the air and starting to run over the cobblestones to me to show what he's got. So here's his little baby. Lol. After this he wouldn't stop. I'll show another pic of total from trip, after finish cons.

I was wanting to do my serious digging and get down to Stanton. So we left lynx around 4. Got to Stanton and to my normal spot to see something unusual. There was water still in the wash and even flowing. I was excited for the endless supply of water. Bad part was. Couldn't get to my spot easily enough without possibly killing myself. Plus my hole was water and mud. Dirt and rock is heavy enough. Then making it mud. I'll wait a bit. Maybe a week. Plus I did find a local jumped into one of my holes. Damnit. So now it's off to find another location. I just hope I can get there without too much trouble. Lol

 

[Arid-Zone-A-seeker]

Welcome Arid-Zona-Seeker and Quenton Wagstaff. I live in East Mesa and would love to get out and do some drywashing. Quenton I can show you a couple spots close by Apache Junction to try the detectors. You will get lots of lead and brass. But you may get an artifact of bygone mining days or a small nugget too. Here is a list of metal detector regulations in Arizona.

MDHTALK - Arizona Metal Detecting Law & Regulations

Apparently you can use metal detectors just as long as you are not digging up historical artifacts. This is the rule at Lynx Creek as well.

Hey thanks for the Laws link, we need to be on our 'Toes' for sure.

 

[wtetro]

If we get any more on our toes and we'll be mistaken for ballet dancers...

 

[SLNugget]

If we get any more on our toes and we'll be mistaken for ballet dancers...

There are no tutus in prospecting..
. -)

 

[wtetro]

agreed, and I want to keep it that way.

 

[jcazgoldchaser]

West Glendale peeps, I was picking up 22lr ship to store today and stopped by the bargain cave and there is an Angus Expedition for $56. Also a stand and highbanker attachment, didn't catch the prices.

 

[wtetro]

That's the sluice I have. It works really well and even catches the fines.

 

[KevinInColorado]

That's the sluice I have. It works really well and even catches the fines.

Agreed, I have one too and it catches fine CO flypoop gold quite well. Paid almost twice as much for mine new at the store. Don't use it anymore due to getting a Bazooka Goldtrap but that's another story...

 

[wtetro]

Agreed, I have one too and it catches fine CO flypoop gold quite well. Paid almost twice as much for mine new at the store. Don't use it anymore due to getting a Bazooka Goldtrap but that's another story...

I've been wondering about those BGT, how well do they work? I understand the theory behind them, just looking for first hand account. And for the fly poop, I found some of that in UT, but it was mostly gnat poop. At least here in AZ the fly poop is not as common to see in my pan, though I could be mesmerized by the large flakes and small pickers too!

 

[kazcoro]

SO, we got hit here hard with rain. What does everyone think about the gold getting moved around?

 

[davin]

rain is good for gold. moves it around. on the other hand, I feel for all the Arizona folks with all the flooding. stay safe and be safe.