nugget shooting in colorado, anyone feelin' nice enough to give a few hints? |
nugget shooting in colorado, anyone feelin' nice enough to give a few hints? |
Dec 26 2010, 07:23 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 26-October 10 From: Boulder Member No.: 7,411 |
so ive been told there are some smaller nuggets here in colorado and im itching to find one(or two or three).
got the little DD coil for the mxt and been around some mine dumps but no gold. not that i was really expecting to find any but hey ya never know right? found coins and lots o junk but i want to dig nuggets. i know people generally wont give away their locations and i kinda chuckle when people on here ask where to go but here i am asking. where can i find nuggets in colorado? walking along the gold bearing rivers would seem a no brainer. but where to start? ive heard idaho springs area is good. what about dry gulches? the ones that were worked back in the day. though most are private property now. anyone point me in one of the right directions? in the meantime i'll try to find more info online. thanks! -------------------- "the desire for gold can be so great that it motivates men to endure unbelievable hardships including dehydration,starvation and death."
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Jan 4 2015, 12:57 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 2-July 13 From: Colorado Springs Member No.: 86,914 |
Hi Golden, welcome to the forums!
To add to what colo_heff said; the low grad ore which is deemed not worthy of extraction and/or dumped in mine tailings is also referred to as "overburden". Conversely, the word "float" is also used to describe trails of ore-rich pieces of rock that miners follow to try and find the source of the ore. Good luck! RhodoRose |
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