Skookum Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I’m always trying to learn how to correctly identify evidences of the older workings. These piles caught my attention because they look like old dry washing header piles, but there are no discernible tailings piles. The rock piles are quite flattened, perhaps this means they are old. But, the other mysterious finding is that there are relatively no large rocks found between the piles. This is in contrast to the surrounding terrain, which is homogeneously strewn with rocks of variable size. This makes me wonder if the piles were formed by detectorists trying to get a more level surface. Then, again, I don’t see any recent evidence of recent diggings due to the flatness of the ground. Is anybody with more experience willing to share their take on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Hard to guess, perhaps someone raked some to detect... usually the tail piles will be faint but still visible..... if it was detected there should be shallow dig holes from the old Vlf days...those marks hardly ever disappear completely. Did you detect any? fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 What Fred said. Think if they were dry washing piles were might be more piles of smaller tailings…but only guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I would be in cruise mode around the edges of that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Just rock piles left from the wind erosion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skookum Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 8 hours ago, fredmason said: Did you detect any? Yes. I scanned around with the smallest GM1000 coil followed by the SDC. Nothing yellow. It is sitting right on top of an alluvial fan with gold in it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skookum Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 50 minutes ago, geof_junk said: I would be in cruise mode around the edges of that area. I may have to go back and try around a few more of them. They do seem more out of place in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skookum Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, vanursepaul said: Just rock piles left from the wind erosion.... I have wondered that, too. They are just so oddly homogeneous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Maybe natural but it is difficult to be so certain from pics....wind would not do that, I don’t see water doing that.... I vote for very old dry wash headers or pretty old raking... how you doing, Paul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Definitely Gilla Monster dens. The area should only be detected by a Gilla Monster expert such as myself. Now where did you say this was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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