In this article, I am going to take a look at three Midwest states and go through some of the prime places for prospectors to find nice local gold there.

After a short time, the tailings pile can get very large, and can actually block the downstream end of the sluice box.

While a large number of locations have yielded some placer gold, most of the state’s placer production has come from a few productive districts.

Look around for areas where you don’t see detector holes or drywasher piles and try your test hole at these spots to determine depth to bedrock.