Sourdough Moe Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I have a question??? If gold is found on some beaches all over the world could it be found in sand under the tundra in Alaska???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmpainter Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Absolutely! Black Gold is mined all over the North Slope of Alaska. Also a lot of Nome and the Brooks Range are Tundra. Both are gold producing areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Moe Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, sjmpainter said: Absolutely! Black Gold is mined all over the North Slop of Alaska. Also a lot of Nome and the Brooks Range are Tundra. Both are gold producing areas. Not oil I mean small gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmpainter Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 LOL, sorry being a smart a$$ again. Yes, you can get gold from the Tundra. The problem is getting to it. Usually you have a lot of soggy overburden that is often frozen on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Moe Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 I went to test my gpx5000 I brought my whites gmt that sand was so black my gmt was unusable and my detecting pick magnet was covered in black sand I mean this was in a sand pit cut about 100 feet below the tundra and the sand was black it got me thinking so I had to ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmpainter Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 You know, when I go out prospecting with a detector, I always take a small pan with me to check odd things like that for color. The gold may not be large enough to detect but may still have a large concentration of gold that can be worked other ways. I thought this video had some tundra in it but it kind of don't. If you haven't watched it yet give it a look its really interesting. http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/3404-video-1949-alaska-gold-mining-bucketline-dredges-in-action/?tab=comments#comment-37905 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Ancient beach placers under tundra is exactly what is going on in Nome. See page 134 of this report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Moe Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Wellness don't have mtn 1 hour ago, Steve Herschbach said: Ancient beach placers under tundra is exactly what is going on in Nome. See page 134 of this report. Steve I live in the swamps of Alaska I am from bethel and I can not wait tell spring but we don't have mtn close like nome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Your original post did not ask about Bethel just whether gold can be found in sand under tundra. The flats in the immediate Bethel area would not be a great place to look for larger gold but you might be able to pan a few specks of gold. I would not bother with a detector - a gold pan is a far better tool for evaluating unknown material. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Moe Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 thanks for your answers is there a way i can remove thred ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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