We all love to see that first glimmer of gold when it peeks out from under the black sand in our pan, or feel the weight of a nugget in our scoop when we dig a good target. But sometimes things don’t go quite so smoothly.

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

Much Of The Rock You See In The Field Is Closely Associated With What You Seek : Gold

The old report I read indicated all they ever did was dig some trenches and take samples. It sounded to me like a good place to take my metal detector...