Panning and gold detecting in fremont???, Was looking for a good place this weekend? Options

[Troy#1]

Hello everyone Iam new to this forum and gold prospecting in general but just bought a bunch of gear and live in canon city CO, was looking for a little help in the search of ether a good ghost town for my new ATgold or a good sluice area for this time year for my new Keene A52? Plan on joining the CP yearly once I recover from the 1300 spent on gear! Thanks in advance really like reading some of these posts.

[Caveman]

I cannot find the papers I had on the areas - and I think it was Cotopaxi, not Texas Creek. They could be GPAA or GPOC areas too, so they would not be "free" areas to prospect. There is a BLM office there in Canon City, but it is too late to check with the county clerk and assessor to find the public, unclaimed areas. Sorry that I could not be any help, I don't want to steer you into trouble. There is Point Bar, but the season ther doesn't open until April 1st, per the July 2010 BLM paper I just checked.

http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm...S_Chapter_3.pdf

3.20.1.13 Placer Mining
Recreational placer mining is permitted along the Arkansas River banks at Point Barr and on private mining
claims (assuming appropriate permissions). This traditional activity includes planning, dry washing, and
sluicing in search of valuable minerals, particularly gold. Notice level activities, which involve motorized
equipment such as high bankers and dredges, are also permitted along the Arkansas River. Motorized
placer mining operations require a permit, which can be obtained from the AHRA or Cañon City BLM
office. Within the Analysis Area, placer mining activities are concentrated at the Point Barr AHRA site, and
the season runs from April 1 through September 30 at this site.

This paper is more tha 2 years old, so it may no longer be valid, so check with the BLM office - I've heard that there is no moterized dredging on the Arkansas, but I don't know if that includes moterized equipement. The papers I have are at least a year old, so the info needs to be double-checked too, when I find them.

Good Luck!

[Troy#1]

I cannot find the papers I had on the areas - and I think it was Cotopaxi, not Texas Creek. They could be GPAA or GPOC areas too, so they would not be "free" areas to prospect. There is a BLM office there in Canon City, but it is too late to check with the county clerk and assessor to find the public, unclaimed areas. Sorry that I could not be any help, I don't want to steer you into trouble. There is Point Bar, but the season ther doesn't open until April 1st, per the July 2010 BLM paper I just checked.

http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm...S_Chapter_3.pdf

3.20.1.13 Placer Mining
Recreational placer mining is permitted along the Arkansas River banks at Point Barr and on private mining
claims (assuming appropriate permissions). This traditional activity includes planning, dry washing, and
sluicing in search of valuable minerals, particularly gold. Notice level activities, which involve motorized
equipment such as high bankers and dredges, are also permitted along the Arkansas River. Motorized
placer mining operations require a permit, which can be obtained from the AHRA or Cañon City BLM
office. Within the Analysis Area, placer mining activities are concentrated at the Point Barr AHRA site, and
the season runs from April 1 through September 30 at this site.

This paper is more tha 2 years old, so it may no longer be valid, so check with the BLM office - I've heard that there is no moterized dredging on the Arkansas, but I don't know if that includes moterized equipement. The papers I have are at least a year old, so the info needs to be double-checked too, when I find them.

Good Luck!

"Hey Thanks again Caveman" you know if any of those claims from Gpoc or gpaa are worth a crap or they been hit pretty hard I would imagine??

Iam willing to drive a few hours if there is a decent spot within a 120miles or so and Cotopaxi Would be great since that is out towards my Moms place!
I have the GPAA guide but its crap as far as anything off there claims!