Question to those finding good gold

[spillercanyon]

Why are you finding good gold where you are finding it and why is it still there with all the mining that has been done over the years?

I've recently have had a lot more time on my hands and have spent months researching, hiking and prospecting the Mother Lode. It's unbelievable how well every nook and cranny has been worked and yet a number of people on this forum find great gold and my question is to find the answer to what is working. Here are the areas I have been looking for, by themselves or in combination, let me know if there is something I'm missing and what worked when it worked for you.

1)Areas missed by the old timers
-where there was a camp or machinery
-hidden under overburden
-didn't have the methods to work it
-areas skipped due to time/machinery limitations
-held under claim but not worked
-not enough gold compared to areas in the region but decent gold
-area wasn't known at the time
2)Areas that have been replenished since they were worked (and missed recently?)
3)Private property (with permission) that didn't get worked as much
4)Areas with accessibility issues I am willing to endure
5)Other?

 

[DeadDonkey]

My suggestion to finding “good gold” is unorthodox because I suggest reclassifying “good gold” on a much broader terms.

Gold has been the long time standard for precious metals but platinum, palladium, lithium and others have greater value per ounce and those are just for starters. Instead of looking for what everyone else has looked for in the past 200 years, maybe find the thrill of discovery again by looking for something different. But the true value is not in the money gleaned, but the knowledge learned. Step outside your comfort zone and learn all about a whole new precious metal that might be in the area you live.

I live near a Kimber pipe so there is a real chance I might find diamonds someday, and while it is extremely doubtful, being vigilant of a whole host of indicator minerals has not been the worst thing for me. I have found ilmenite and pegmatite so I am not all that far off.

But even for those who have boughten a high amount of equipment and do not want to abandon it like gold dredging equipment for instance. If finding the “good gold” is probably not going to happen, what about making small amounts have more impact? Maybe learn how to convert what little gold you do find into a ring or pendant. Do you know how thrilled my wife would be to wear a ring that is comprised of just 1% of the gold or palladium I found? It beats the alternative of staring at a vial with some flakes of gold in it. Sure my wife has to say, ‘my husband found the gold in this ring. Not all of it, but some”, but even then, suddenly the ring has a whole new meaning. Or a ring of ilmenite, or some other interesting gem I found. You can do the same thing…

So what I am saying is: find the thrill of discovery again. However, it just might mean changing up what you are discovering. That may mean making a bigger impact of what you are currently finding by learning a subset of prospecting like casting metal jewelry, or setting a found gem onto another ring, but it also might mean looking for something no one else is looking for.

Excitement, thrill and interest generally happen when learning something new: so make prospecting new again!

 

[nuggetshooter323]

Once there you need more than the Lobo Super Traq, in my opinion. Best of luck and have fun!

I found a lot of gold with the LST.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Just an observation. “GOOD GOLD” or “Lots of Gold” means something different to everyone.

I’ve read about those who count the gold at the end of the day in colors and others who measure in grams. Of course there are others that measure in ounces.

Personally I measure in grains. I like whole numbers.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

any gold is good gold in my book. I have never seen or heard of any gold that was not good

I like gold. It’s valuable, but not as valuable as my time.

Everyone values their time differently.

As a teenager, I used like to take friends out to the river panning that had never done it before. I’d grab a grass root wad or some moss and pan out some gold. Their eyes would light up as they stood there holding the pan trying to swirl the water around asking “Thats really gold?!”
I’d answer “yup”, then watch them practically fall in the river as I tossed the colors back in the river.

I tell them to relax, it’s everywhere in the river. Go find some.

 

[Reed Lukens]

I like gold. It’s valuable, but not as valuable as my time.

Everyone values their time differently.

As a teenager, I used like to take friends out to the river panning that had never done it before. I’d grab a grass root wad or some moss and pan out some gold. Their eyes would light up as they stood there holding the pan trying to swirl the water around asking “Thats really gold?!”
I’d answer “yup”, then watch them practically fall in the river as I tossed the colors back in the river.

I tell them to relax, it’s everywhere in the river. Go find some.

Was that back when gold was $20 an ounce? 🤣🤣🤣
I still do that too, but I drop it in their buckets mostly these days here in the desert. I grew up in Auburn, CA, back in the 60's gold sold locally for $20 an ounce. It was visible all over the ground back then... didn't even need a pan...

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Was that back when gold was $20 an ounce? 🤣🤣🤣
I still do that too, but I drop it in their buckets mostly these days here in the desert. I grew up in Auburn, CA, back in the 60's gold sold locally for $20 an ounce. It was visible all over the ground back then... didn't even need a pan...

$20 an ounce! No. It was in the late 1980’s gold was probably $300 an ounce.. I’m guessing? Takes A LOT of colors to move the scale. It’s still just as easy to get enough colors to impress the greenhorns. This was/is along a river that transports a lot of gravel every year.

Are you still in Arizona?