Gold Hound Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Metal detecting is easy!Prospecting is a whole other kettle of fish!To become a proficient prospector takes many many years of hard field work and study. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I`ll generalise a wee, when detecting you`ll often come across even just a small change in the country, something that is not shown on the geo map. Doesn`t even have to be a mineralised change(but helps), a topo change or even just a vegetation change. Concentrate there too, the main thing is not to dismiss in your mind there is no gold in a particular piece of ground until you`ve detected it. Keep the mind open and have faith in where you are. In NQ OZ we have a low fine grass nicknamed copper grass, it has a coppery sheen, can be a indicator. But I stress can be, not always same as mentioned in an earlier post, a stand of Cyprus pine can be a indicator. Rege-PA, I have prospected with a couple of Geo`s, and again I`m generalising, they get it wrong too, very good to listen to, to gain knowledge but a closed mind is like waving a detector with a flat battery. There is only one constant, it Tis where it tis, sounds obvious but is true and worth repeating. That field work as Gold Hound mentions is important, but for me, more so than study. I`m definitely geologically impaired. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieMatt Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Great topic! I can see I will be re-reading it a few times. Thanks to everyone who has contributed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gollum Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 You can also use this (my absolute favorite) USGS Circular #1178: 1998 Assessment of Undiscovered Deposits of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Zinc in the United States Download the 180MB FULL REPORT It explains most of what you want to know about the different geologies in the United States that hosts the five biggest paying minerals (Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Zinc). It has maps and goes into as much detail as you could want. Mike 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featherdfishead Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks Mike! Hadn't seen this report before - downloading it right now AjR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MannyScoot Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I went to an area today..... And found these rocks everywhere....Gold indicators ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 WOW, I have a lot to read from this thread! I really love all the information that this site holds and keeps on bringing for all to read and enjoy. Thanks to everyone that has posted on this topic. New downloads to read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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