Not all of these slides and debris flows will produce results, but if you search for these while prospecting in your gold producing areas, then you can increase your odds of finding new gold.

The gold in this area can get quite large. Most of the pieces are about half a pennyweight on average.

So let’s dive in and see what I can do to convince you that this is the year you should be out staking your own claims.

Let’s examine why your placer gold looks the way it does and what you can tell about its journey based upon its appearance.