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Post by durabostbay on Sept 27, 2013 23:16:56 GMT -5
Got a question for yall. What is the definition of flood gold? Is it gold that is fairly shallow, say 6" or less, because flood waters recently moved it, and it hasnt had time to work its way down yet. Or is it gold that is found in newly formed sand/gravel bars that were made as a result of flood waters. Reason I ask is the first time I stopped at the rangers station he told me about the creeks having gold flushed in them after they have a good rain and that was the best time to find gold. Was curious as to what yall boys with more expierence thought. Thanks for yalls input.
JC
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Post by cabarrusgold on Sept 29, 2013 15:59:49 GMT -5
I think you answered your own question. I say all of the above.
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Post by Gold Seeker on Sept 29, 2013 17:02:16 GMT -5
Almost all the gold you're going to find in a stream is flood gold, with the exception of gold eroded out of a vein crossing the stream.
All other gold due to erosion was wash into the stream during a flood of some sort, and following floods or highwater events lets the gold sink deeper until it hits a non-penetrable surface, e.g. clay, false bedrock, or bedrock, etc., gold washing into the stream afterward could be in any of the layers down to the non-penetrable layer/s, so the only way to find where the gold is in any stream is too methodically sample from the top to the bottom layers at various points of the stream, e.g. every 10 feet or less across the streambed, once you find deposits, work them until they play out and go to the next best spot found during your sampling, you should also be able to track the gold and find where it's washing into the stream during this sampling.
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Post by durabostbay on Sept 29, 2013 17:08:06 GMT -5
I guess the question I am trying to ask is if I found a promising spot in a creek, a gravel bar for example, is it better to dig down deep, or to try and work more shallow material vertically? Maybe the difference between a glory hole and a pay streak. Again just trying to hear what yall with more experience think, or what yalls strategies are.
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Post by Gold Seeker on Sept 29, 2013 18:41:51 GMT -5
If you found a promising spot for gold you should of found it by sampling, and therefore know which layers to work, if you just see a spot that looks good then you need to sample it to know where the gold is, and which layers to work, that is if there is any gold in the spot that looked good to you.
There no way to get around sampling if you want to find gold on a regular basis, it doesn't matter if you're just panning, sluicing or dredging you still have to sample in an unknown area.
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Post by durabostbay on Sept 29, 2013 19:08:55 GMT -5
Thanks Gold Seeker your right. The more I have thought about it the more it makes sense that time will have to be spent sampling.
Im probably wrong in my actions but when I hit a creek and find color in a couple of pans I zone in on that spot and just start digging a hole straight down. Classify this material and run it in my sluice. That being said I have only done this twice in my life.
I am headed to Uwharrie in the morning to play for a few hours. Wish me luck!
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Post by Gold Seeker on Sept 29, 2013 20:19:43 GMT -5
Good Luck, nothing wrong with going after gold when you are finding it in your pan, but you need to pay attention to which layers the gold is in when you're finding gold, the rest of the stream may have gold in the same or similar layers, or even in multiple layers.
Also if you're finding gold in the upper layer/s, expand your work area only in that layer, but not into the banks until you're not find gold any longer, then dig down to the next layer and repeat, etc.
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Post by cabarrusgold on Sept 30, 2013 5:26:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2013 5:46:32 GMT -5
Gravel bars will hold gold according to the flood size. All gold is flood gold unless your directly in a vein. Or directly below a vein.
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Post by durabostbay on Sept 30, 2013 20:55:38 GMT -5
I sample panned around for about a hour and never found a promising spot. Did find a few specs in 2 pans from almost the same spot. So I run a couple buckets about half full. Did a clean up and run 2 more buckets from a hole I seen that somebody else dug. Had a great day on the creek and found a little color to boot. I'd put up some pics if I can figure out how.
JC
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