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Gold Prospecting
Alluvial Gold Prospecting
Finding lots of quartz, but no gold
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<blockquote data-quote="Copper" data-source="post: 6261" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>i found the course offered by Diggerdude saved me years of learning the 'tricks of the trade'. And as Wal said, quartz is one of the most common minerals we will come across as prospectors. The relationship between the two is close in that load gold, or gold that's been extracted from surrounding rock will have been precipitated into the quartz as its being formed, so gold loads or veins are most often present in quartz. But this is still rare when comparing it to the amount of quartz around the place. If we're working a creek we are after alluvial gold which means the gold once held in a quartz vein has broken apart through erosion and found its way to the creek or river bed. Heaps of material can be found to do with this relationship by googling quartz and gold. </p><p></p><p>Basically if there's no gold there, move on. Best advice I was given (Diggerdude again) is go to where you know gold is. Don't waste time trying to find it anywhere - chances are its not there at all, the conditions have to be right for gold to have formed. Make sure you test, test and test pan again when you land in a spot that holds gold to make sure you spend your time as productively as possible.</p><p></p><p>I'm still learning Boyd but there is a wealth of knowledge and years of experience with the members here and I haven't found anyone who wasn't willing to help if asked.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck</p><p>Copper</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copper, post: 6261, member: 313"] i found the course offered by Diggerdude saved me years of learning the 'tricks of the trade'. And as Wal said, quartz is one of the most common minerals we will come across as prospectors. The relationship between the two is close in that load gold, or gold that's been extracted from surrounding rock will have been precipitated into the quartz as its being formed, so gold loads or veins are most often present in quartz. But this is still rare when comparing it to the amount of quartz around the place. If we're working a creek we are after alluvial gold which means the gold once held in a quartz vein has broken apart through erosion and found its way to the creek or river bed. Heaps of material can be found to do with this relationship by googling quartz and gold. Basically if there's no gold there, move on. Best advice I was given (Diggerdude again) is go to where you know gold is. Don't waste time trying to find it anywhere - chances are its not there at all, the conditions have to be right for gold to have formed. Make sure you test, test and test pan again when you land in a spot that holds gold to make sure you spend your time as productively as possible. I'm still learning Boyd but there is a wealth of knowledge and years of experience with the members here and I haven't found anyone who wasn't willing to help if asked. Best of luck Copper [/QUOTE]
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Alluvial Gold Prospecting
Finding lots of quartz, but no gold
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