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Discussion: GOLD....WHERE'S THE GOLD??
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cheekywidow |
GOLD....WHERE'S THE GOLD??
Apr 11 2009, 11:37 AM EDT
MY SISTER AND I GO ROCKHOUNDING EVERY SPRING....WE HAVE GONE AFTER JADE, THUNDEREGGS, SUNSTONE....ETC..........WE NOW WANT TO GO PAN FOR GOLD FLAKES, NUGGETS!! SOMEWHERE IN OREGON......WE LIVE IN NEWPORT.........SO.......ANY IDEAS WOULD BE THOUGHT OF AS A TREASURE ITSELF!! 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?
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OregonJim |
1. RE: GOLD....WHERE'S THE GOLD??
Apr 12 2009, 12:51 PM EDT
| Post edited: Apr 12 2009, 12:52 PM EDT
I hope to do a little gold searching on Quartzville Creek later this summer. That is near Green Peter Reservoir, south of Detroit Lake. It will be my first time, so I have no idea what to expect. I just know it will be fun.I copied this from another site; "Near the head of Ogle creek, which is a tributary of the Molalla River in the far Southeast corner of the county, just north of the Marion County line is the location of the Ogle Mountain Mine and Mill. This was located in the North Santiam district of Marion County and had a total production of around 5,000 ounces of free milling gold. 22 miles SE of Salem on the Little North Fork of the Santiam River placer gold can be found. This belt overlaps into Linn and Clackamas Counties. In T8S R4E & R5E There was roughly 1,000 ounces of gold produced from the Black Eagle, Capital, Crown and Silver King Group of Mines. The Little North Fork of the Santiam contains some very fine particles of gold. Little North Fork of Santiam River Reported by: Edwin Brown I have made several trips over the years and sometimes have found abundant colors. On one trip with my cousin from Salem, we got into a shallow bar over bedrock and got lots of decent sized flakes plus several little pieces that rolled rather than slid in the pan when you tilted it enough. Nearby, this cousin with his brother found 5 small nuggets under a large boulder on bedrock that they pried out of position. One was pea-sized. I saw it and it was a pretty piece. Overall, in my experience, gold is harder to find in this stream than in the Calapooya (my favorite river) or Quartzville Creek but just wanted you to know that better than fine flakes is available here. " Do you find this valuable? |
minerjohn |
2. RE: GOLD....WHERE'S THE GOLD??
May 1 2009, 1:35 PM EDT
you can look on the umpqua river near the border or anywhere on the klamath. There was a bridge just as you get into Oregon from Ca that passed over the umpqua. alot of cemented gravels. Dig out the pockets and there is usually a bit of gold.
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