![]() The only way to make money from an area with very little workable material is if the gravel that is there is extremely rich-and this isn’t common as the rich areas were worked a century ago. One lesson that I learned from a geology class years ago is that the richness of a deposit is typically inversely proportional to the size-or in layman’s terms, rich gravel is likely found in small deposits and low-grade deposits are more likely to contain a goodly volume. Then, once you have found a suitable deposit, you must procure a method of processing the material in a fashion that is fast enough that the gold will cover your expenses. The first and most important thing is to find a large quantity of gold bearing material-and it has to have enough recoverable gold to add up into a measurable quantity. What is it that you need to do to be successful as a prospector? How do you identify a deposit with profitable quantities of gold? Unless you are merely having fun and getting lots of exercise, these are important questions. This experience got me to thinking, however. Interestingly, I found out that he had been up there when he came back questioning my find, saying that he “couldn’t find enough gold there to fill a tooth.” I am glad that was the case, since we hadn’t filed a claim on it yet-and we have since pulled another 10-15 ounces off of the same claim. The gold was predominantly fine, with most of the pieces similar in size to granules from a salt shaker, with a few nice pickers to liven things up a bit.Ībout a week later, I received word that someone in our local prospecting community had heard about my find and headed to the same location. Over the space of about 3 days, I pulled 1 1/4 ounces of gold from this pocket. The photos have been added later–some from the original article and some are more recent.Ī few years ago, I found a nice pocket of gold on a small side-creek in Idaho. This article was originally sent to the the ICMJ magazine in Nov 2016. I told him that no, it was not at Notch Peak. ![]() ![]() Just to be fair to everyone else, I will tell you all what I told him. I recently gave out this one extra clue to a prospector intent on finding the Little Mystery Placer–He asked if it was at in the Amasa Valley area. ![]() Some nice chunky gold with one very large flake, and it weighed in at about 3.9 grams. Here is a photo of some gold that I recovered at the Little Mystery Placer back September. Note: The Northern Utah Prospectors Club still has access 1 mile of creek bottom on the lower portion of Crescent Creek.Ī new Article (California Sniping) was added to the Prospectors Page. Please stay off the area that has traditionally been a public area. This is unfortunate as it has been a great area to visit, but the new owner may do as he pleases with his claims. Apparently, the previous owners sold the claims and the new owners have closed the area to the public. The Public Panning Area in on Crescent Creek has been closed. ![]()
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