maxxkatt Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I have located two gold mines that I have access to after much research. one mine about 4 ft tall in the side of a hill and has a nice pile of quartz rock tailings pile. rocks are about 12" wide. Should I remove all of the larger quartz rocks to get down to the smaller rocks before I hunt with my 800 using a six inch coil? the other is in the side of a creek bank about 2 feet high. No sign of tailings pile, so I guess just hunt the creek with my Equinox 800 and 6" coil in front of the mine and down stream and on both sides of the creek in case they had their washer equipment set up at that location. both sites are rather remote so should not be much trash in the area. thanks for any help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 When looking near or in a creek be sure to check both sides and up and down stream. You should be able to find what direction the gold came from even if it comes out of the side of the creek. Go slow and dig everything. For the 4ft. tall mine, I would be careful as it may collapse if dug to much, several people have had it happen to them, move the larger pieces out of your way and check them good. You are using a good combo for that hunt and I wish you the best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxkatt Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 I used to hunt gold nuggets in the Georgia mountains with my two sons back in the late 80's. We had a firm rule, never go into any gold mines. I still obey that rule today. Not worth the risk especially since the majority of them are not hard rock tunnels but rather tunnels in the dirt or dirt and soft rock mixture. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I would not discard any quartz without examining it, especially the larger chucks. See this post for some ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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