Red or Yellow Dirt??

[Jamail]

Red or Yellow Earth found in gold mine?

Has anyone here working in a gold mine, ever seen red or yellow earth found in a gold mine?

 

[BosnMate]

Gold country is many times red soil. Never seen yellow, but gold is where you find it. I do know for a fact that lots of gold mines are in red soil.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Never been in a gold mine but red earth (or dirt on any planet) usually indicates iron or cinnabar - mercury bearing ore. Yellow would be sulfur in the soil.

From what I quickly gather - stick with the red (or black) soils.

http://www.ijens.org/Vol 11 I 01/119901-5656 IJET-IJENS.pdf

 

[coinman123]

Colored soil is a good sign for prospectors, red soil is caused by natural minerals and the more minerals in an environment good for gold (gold is a mineral).

 

[Jamail]

Coinman. Do you know where I can purchase this red soil?

 

[Sheperdess]

I have plenty underfoot.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Here in South Dakota and some other areas, yellow dirt can very often mean uranium. We call it "yellow cake". There is some beautiful red dirt in Georgia, which, strangely, occurs in the area of one of the first gold rushes - Dahlonega, Georgia. So does Virginia. I bet if you Googled around, you could find someone who would part with some.

Mrs.O

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Here in South Dakota and some other areas, yellow dirt can very often mean uranium. We call it "yellow cake". There is some beautiful red dirt in Georgia, which, strangely, occurs in the area of one of the first gold rushes - Dahlonega, Georgia. So does Virginia. I bet if you Googled around, you could find someone who would part with some.

Mrs.O


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