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Date Posted: 00:42:03 09/24/03 Wed
Author: Jim McCulloch
Subject: Yep.
In reply to: Derek 's message, "Strategy for detecting dry washes?" on 23:37:40 09/23/03 Tue

Derek, best place to start... is research. Did the mining area you choose to hunt have FREE MILLING ore, i.e. metallic gold in the ore? If so, there is a good chance that you can then detect such gold. If that IS the case, the first place I'd detect are the remaining ore piles. NOT the discarded "country rock," but the auriferous stuff, likely quartz. Detect carefully, listen for faint signals. Any bits of rock which give a positive signal should be examined. If you are getting gold at the ore dumps, remember the adage "You don't leave gold to find gold." Flatten those piles, and THOROUGHLY work them. Then, work downhill of the original workings, looking for "float" missed by the old timers. Once you work downhill to the wash, (assuming that is the scenario) follow the recommendations in my book. Pay particular attention to exposed bedrock, and spots where the coarser rocks were deposited in the wash, i.e. the coarse gravel bars. The eroded sides of the wash, especially below the workings, are a good spot, too. Hope you do well; let us know how you get on. Glad you like my humble literary offerings. HH Jim

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