Is it a pocket?

Hey guys
I've been working a spot for a few trips now and getting lots of fine gold and is the same for about 50m along the bank the bank is about 1-2 metres high and Then there is a flat for around 30m how do I know if the gold is washed down the river or if it has come from a pocket above me....?....should I check the flat spot for larger pieces??????
Dave

Dave that sounds like your on a leader mate. Have you checked the top benches on the bank? They don’t need to be very big, I panned an ounce in a day from such a spot which was no bigger than 6 inches wide and about 30 feet long but man was it rich. I then spent two weeks looking for the lead with no luck. Have you checked to see how wide the lead is? Can you vision what the water flow is like when the area is in full flood? What side of the area is the silt bars placed? Is there any rock bars in the area? There are a lot of factors involved when it comes to where dose the gold come from question. that’s the best I can do mate without looking at the area.
Cheers James 101

Now James i had to delete what i was writing lol!! snap! yes Dave a little more exploration is needed and if you give me the co ordinates of the spot ,gps way points will do, James and I will go and work eeeeerrrrr i mean test the spot for you!!! only joking Dave !! well done for finding the spot and asking questions

Murachu ya clown

G'day Skysite!

A true case of "Pocket Gold" is where a Gold vein breaks the surface and weathers out for a long time. As the rock disintegrates the loose material slowly washes / slides downhill until it eventually enters a stream or river. The larger nugets of Gold remain behind at the source because the forces moving the material downhill are too weak to move the heavier nuggets. That short story, "All Gold Canyon" does a most noble job of describing that situation, as well as the tried and true system to track the source down.

James 101 is certainly correct on your specific situation here, and Murachu is hot on his heels, too.

Best of luck to you, you seem to have a grand winner there!

Dave look out for some of these guys they might want jump your spot
i'll be up there on the weekend and there is still good gold coming from that area
going to try the other side where that rock bar is and up that little creek thanks
for the spot try to leave some for you....
Goldrocs....

goldrocs wrote:Dave look out for some of these guys they might want jump your spot....
Goldrocs....

I dont think so!
We respect the rights of other prospectors. A bucket left in a hole or X sticks indicates work being carried out - it is bad form to take advantage of someone else's hard work. This type of marking your dig is quite prevalent in the Queensland gem fields and respected by most other prospectors through out the rest of the states. But there are those who disregard this respect and make a mockery of a time honoured tradition amongst fellow prospectors.

james 101

Goldrocs i do hope your comment was in jest!! as mine was in the previous answer to skysite ,if so make sure you use a smiley a wink is way to ambiguous

calm down guys ive known davrocs for a long time i know its all in good fun......
Dave

Grin I thought so cheers mate

ahh ok thanks skysite

goldrocs wrote:Dave look out for some of these guys they might want jump your spot
i'll be up there on the weekend and there is still good gold coming from that area
going to try the other side where that rock bar is and up that little creek thanks
for the spot try to leave some for you....
Goldrocs....

dave check down stream from that hole and above on the flat that water went through there pretty high and would have cut that corner a fair bit....was going to head up but getting the new kitchen and rooftop camper sorted out this weekend might take the young bloke next weekend...

Murachu wrote:ahh ok thanks skysite

davrocs is just a bit old and seniel mate

skysite wrote:

Murachu wrote:ahh ok thanks skysite

davrocs is just a bit old and seniel mate

and as one to another "whats wrong with dat"

Hey guys,
Hope i didn't upset any of my fellow prospectors with my comment as it was intended in jest Murachu
thanks for pointing that out.
i wll be catching up with skysite soon ill give him old and senial..
Dave ill have a look at those spots you menitoned and get back to you'
YOU YOUNG WHIPER SNAPPER
Goldrocs

PS how do you upload pics to this site thanks....

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Photobucket Pictures

Post Jefgold on Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:25 pm
There is a site called http://photobucket.com/ . This is where you can upload any amount of photos and videos and you can link them into your discussions like this. (You can also use any other link you want - this is how I entered the graphs in the Gold Price)


Join PhotoBucket then enter Gold Detecting in images Search box and Search. This will show you many photos and you can then go to the Gold Detecting Group, where you can upload your photo. After this is done, open up your photo and one the right side you will see the link address or URL for your photo.

Copy the link url and when you are having your discussion at the point you want the photo you click on the image icon at the top of the discussion page and paste the link in there.

You dont need large pics on the web so in nearly all cases make your photos postcard size which is quite sufficient when uploading to any web site. This make the picture easy to see and the quality is reasonable as well. (See our pics in the Gallery as an example)

If you right click on the picture in this message and look at properties you will see the size of the picture and this will give a guide to its size (448 x 336 pixels, 52kb)

Jeff

alls good goldrocs!!

Goldrocs all's cool mate