HOW TO PAN FOR GOLD Because gold is heavier than most sediments and gravel in a stream, it and other heavy minerals called “black sands” (including pyrite, magnetite, ilmenite, chromite, and garnet) can be collected in a gold pan when… Continue Reading →
HISTORY OF PLACER MINING IN NEW MEXICO Placer mining began in 1828, when the rich placer deposits of the Ortiz Mountains, Santa Fe County, were discovered. The Pueblo Indians mined and used turquoise for ornaments, and there is some evidence… Continue Reading →
HISTORY OF PLACER MINING IN NEVADA The first authenticated discovery of placer gold in Nevada was made in 1849 by Abner Blackburn, a member of an emigrant train to Cali-fornia, at the junction of Gold Canyon and the Carson River… Continue Reading →
A gold pan is the only equipment that is ab-solutely necessary to get started gold panning, although a small hand trowel or shovel, is very helpfuL If you pursue this activity you may want to add a classifier, tweezers, a… Continue Reading →
PLACES 1 Fairbanks, AK. Home to some of the most famous mining attractions in the state, Fairbanks has a range of locations for gold panning. Just north of Fairbanks, the country side is dotted with hundreds of small backyard gold… Continue Reading →
RIVERS IN COLORADO WITH GOLD 1 ANIMAS RIVER .Much of the gold that comes from the mines in the mountains around the Animas River are locked up in telluride. 2 ARKANSAS RIVER . 3 BLU RIVER. Breckenridge is one of… Continue Reading →
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