Geologically Jealous

[BrutalBeck]

If only I lived in California or another state that has the geology like that. Almost everywhere I look around Wisconsin, there is nothing but dirt, granite, and limestone galore, and nothing else otherwise.
Wisconsin was never blessed with good material from the glaciers and the gold here is extremely limited or non-existant. Flour gold is here but even that is the same. We have diamonds and those are abour as non-existant as gold. I have done all the research on this state as anyone else could, and any excursions here to prospect would be an almost complete waste of time and physical effort.
I would be more then willing to travel anywhere in the U.S., except Alaska (for the time being) to help out on a good claim or work for a mining operation, if it would be worth my time and efforts. It's just that Wisconsin has nothing but worthless dirt, granite, and limestone. I am a very motivated person but not motivated enough to dig and work for nothing. I am just jealous of California and I truly know in my heart of hearts, that California and other states, still hold the motherloads yet to be found. It just takes careful planning, searching the untouched places, and being unrelentingly motivated to find it. It's still out there guys and ladies. I just know that someday I will yell to the sky and say. . . EUREKA. . .EUREKA. . .EUREKA!!!

Eureka!!

 

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[Bum Luck]

Beck,

I totally agree with you about Wisconsin geology.

I see a LOT of rocks in my business in South Central Wisconsin, sometimes 120 acres of bare ground, gravel pits, and large piles of washed rock, and it's a rare thing to find anything out of the ordinary. Definitely boring.

We do have the Baraboo Bluffs with white quartzite inclusions, but there's NO gold in them thar hills. Just some iron, uneconomical to mine.

The only out of the ordinary minerals are the lead and zinc deposits that made Wisconsin famous in the 1820s in the Mineral Point area. Those, paradoxically, percolated through layers of rock all the way from the New Madrid Seismic Zone, gradually moving up in the crust and cooling off until they precipitated out into lead and zinc veins - no gold though.

Been to Montana though, and that is a geological wonderland. The Roadside Geology of Montana reads like a fairy tale treasure story .............

 

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[BrutalBeck]

I was studying the WGS website last night, about the bedrock in Wisconsin. It says that the bedrock can be "miles deep" in certain areas. Which tells me that I should most certainly head miles away from this state to find anything interesting. West is best I guess.

 

[KevinInColorado]

Go west young man! -Horace Greeley
...still true today. There is more recoverable gold in the average neighborhood creek here in Denver than in most whole counties in WI. Start planning a trip now!

 

[Bum Luck]

I was studying the WGS website last night, about the bedrock in Wisconsin. It says that the bedrock can be "miles deep" in certain areas. Which tells me that I should most certainly head miles away from this state to find anything interesting. West is best I guess.

You know what Dillinger said about banks ................

Head west

 

[USAFM6]

Have you ever explored the Bad River in Ashland county? There is exposed bedrock in many, many places there. I've found gold in many places along the Bad & Iron Rivers near Cayuga. Check out Copper Falls State Park and the geography will amaze you. Sounds like your "experience" has allowed to to miss a geological wonder in your own state.

Thanks jmoller99,

I respect your knowledge, but on the other hand. I really don't need any lessons or guidance in gold prospecting. No disrespect to you.

I completely understand what the GPAA is all about. I never joined the GPAA because I prefer to do things on my own. Yes, I have thought about joining a chapter here, but it just isn't for me. I know of all the GPAA chapters in Wisconsin and have been to several places on my own, and have talked to people that were in the same place as me. It was the Tomah chapter, and the Greebush chapter. We talked and shared stories but I never got involved with them. I have done all the prospecting in Wisconsin, that anyone and everyone here could possibly do.
I was just stating (actually trying to be sarcastic) that I am jealous of Californias' geology, because of the imcomparable difference in the amount of gold that is in California, compared to Wisconsin. I also don't need any lessons in gold recovery or how to find it, where to look, and what equipment to use. I am not into large scale mining and do not ever intend on getting involved in any big outfit as of now. I know how to use smaller equipment, from panning to small scale mining. I also have experience in excavating machinery and other various machines used to move materials.
I wasn't offering my help because I am some kid, desperately wanting to make sandcastles. I also don't need any lessons when it comes to gold prospecting or mining. I could run with the best out there and could probably learn a couple things, but could also teach people a few things myself. But, to shorten this as much as possible. Thanks for the help and info, but really, no thanks. Again, no disrespect, and I have all the "experience" I will ever need.