ChefCat
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I have been doing some research and found this location on public land in Washington State that I would like to scout for highbanking. USGS indicates that this oxbow has iron placer deposits right around the blue line. They did not indicate gold as a secondary commodity by this survey from the 90's. Other research points to the fact that this creek has had good gold deposits in the past. I want to scout it out but am unclear in how to approach scouting a gravel bar via test panning. My instinct points me to start in the regions indicated by the red and blue lines, behind rocks, and under banks. I am looking to highbank so it makes sense to look for a paystreak I can work. How would you approach testing an oxbow bar such as this? Would you start by looking around the shore, closer to the water line, solely behind rocks? How deep do you typically test before moving on to the next hole?
Thanks for the help!
Thanks for the help!
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