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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[StreamlineGold]

I have had better luck downstream near Fain Lake by the bridge...its closer to where they hit the motherlode back in the day..Those dredge tailings are a good place to poke around with a md according to the locals although i havent had any luck outside just good ol digging and sluicing

 

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[Joe Z]

Fain Lake?___ I'm not all that good in that area but i followed walker rd south towards walker on google earth and could not find a fein lake..... found a small lake way down thru walker where it meets up with senator hwy going to groom creek.
Any help finding that spot with co-ordinates or a cross street as i like that area in the summer to get away from the valley heat
thnx

 

[Clay Diggins]

Fain lake is a Prescott Valley City Park just off Hwy 69. The lake is where Lynx Creek and Rose Creek join. You can't pan the lake but above the dam (west side) you can pan Rose Creek.

It's all private land there but the owners have been very tolerant of recreational panners as long as they don't make a mess or move in. You can't keep anybody out of your diggins but some good gold is found there by some. Respect the area and it might stay open.

The location is

14N 1W Section 21

-112.3518 34.5758

From I-17, travel west on SR 69 toward Prescott Valley, turn left on Glassford Hills road. Turn right on 2nd Street and go past ADOT yard. Follow Fain Park signs to lake.

Heavy Pans

 

[Joe Z]

I found it Clay..... Thank you and i will check it out next time i am up in that area as there is always a few pans for samplingn my truck
Joe

 

[wtetro]

I go there regularly, there's good gold there. I've pulled a few grams out of there and it's never too crowded

 

[Joe Z]

Is that dam clay is talking about is that east or west of stoneridge rd (or east or west of the lake)..... my GE map shows lots of construction and not enough streets to help me

 

[StreamlineGold]

West

 

[StreamlineGold]

Park on the first bridge thats rose

 

[StreamlineGold]

Joe that lake your talking about is a cool area tho thats the headwaters of the hassayampa river..did you see the senator mine? Its cool but didnt find much placer up in that area seems to be mostly lode deposits..

 

[StreamlineGold]

My buddy and are thinking of going up there either tuesday or thursday this week. Last 2 outings that lucky sob found a .25g picker both times sitting ontop of a rock

 

[Joe Z]

Joe that lake your talking about is a cool area tho thats the headwaters of the hassayampa river..did you see the senator mine? Its cool but didnt find much placer up in that area seems to be mostly lode deposits..

I didn't do much of anything up there..... just wanted to figure out how to get from Walker via walker rd over to groom creek (via senator hwy to mt vernon rd back into town)

 

[Joe Z]

My buddy and are thinking of going up there either tuesday or thursday this week. Last 2 outings that lucky sob found a .25g picker both times sitting ontop of a rock

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[Rick-SAR]

My girl friend has a cabin about 15 miles north of Heber. Any one know of any placer areas in the general area? I spend a lot of time on the GPAA claims northeast of Morristown. Thanks, love the thread.

 

[StreamlineGold]

There are a few in the Payson area..down by Oxbow hill..I am sure there are a few more areas east of there but thats as far as I have researched

 

[StreamlineGold]

Headed out today..wish us luck! As of now we are going to rose creek if time permits

 

[Joe Z]

Luck
Fill that Poke

 

[wtetro]

Let us know how the water levels are, last time I was there, there was but a puddle over some bedrock, just enough to run my electric highbanker

 

[StreamlineGold]

Ok i should know here in a minute.. Gotten a lot of monsoons last few days

 

[StreamlineGold]

Nice highbanker btw i want one with the good hopper like that

 

[wtetro]

Thanks, it's a dredge combo I found on craigslist for $150, all of the hoses and nozzle, might be the find of the year for me, unless I find a nice pay streak to feed it with. I'm going to strip it and drop in hog mat. It's a little over 6' long with the hopper.