pan'n for gold

[yote hunter]

Anybody ever been out pan'n for gold on here.... Seen a deal on that gold fever TV show, they were at yogie bear camp ground just north of 70 on 109 and they found some gold... Not a truck load but they did find some, just woundered if anyone ever did any panning for gold on here ??? Always wanted to but never have, Indiana is a good place according to gold fever TV show.....

 

[Brandon]

I've read a little bit from a couple of google searches. Brown County sounds to be a good spot as well. I've been kicking the idea around for a year or so of going to Brown county and actually panning.

 

[Stschil]

We have tried it a couple of times. Once down in Brown Cty and once in Morgan/Monroe SF. A few small flakes is all so far. I'm thinking that this spring might be a little better because of the amount of snow and rain we've had this winter causing more run off that washed more down into the stream beds.

 

[yote hunter]

From what Ive read on it creek's with big bends/tight bends are a good cause when we get big rains the banks wash out and bring new material into the creeks and in turn brings in more gold... But I don't know crap about it, this is just what others think ??? That sounds like it makes sence tho... I would say its not a easy thing to do or everyone would do it.....

 

[phylodog]

While I think it would be interesting I'll never do it. For me it would present similar dangers to gambling, the worst thing in the world would be finding a decent nugget. Once that happens I would be absolutely convinced that the next pan would have a bigger one; I'd never stop, lol.

 

[indyk]

Some Ingoers have


https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/great-outdoors/262990-any-gold-prospectors-here.html

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/284939-i-sure-hope-pans-out.html

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/great-outdoors/136390-gold-prospecting-brown-co.html


https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/great-outdoors/94711-anyone-here-pan-gold.html

 

[mdmayo]

Anyone who lives in a glacially deposited terrain lives in a "good spot." Also of note are diamonds, though admittedly most of the find would be microscopic in size.

 

[tfouty]

I have seen a few people panning on sugar creek in the Crawfordsville area. I always ask if they are finding any, most say they have, but none have offered to show me anything.

 

[scott delaney]

Gatesville in brown county, Big Pine creek in attica, the Eel river in Logansport, the rockcreak and deer creek in carrol county just to name a few of my spots......we have diamonds here to. the is a old publication called Gold and Diamonds in Indiana. some good info on the Indiana geo website

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

This may help for those interested in panning.

Yes, panning. Not pan'n.

DNR: Recreational Gold Prospecting

-J-

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Just what I need, another hobby, heh.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Just a geology note: Indiana has two different ways gold can be found.

Panning in glacial till areas (not areas of loess) where gold in flake or nugget form was transported here from areas north. The end and lateral moraine areas of the glacial lobes represent the highest likelihoods and the chance of finding a nugget is better than the next:

Then there's other areas where the creeks and streams come from sandstone deposits, especially the Pennsylvanian sandstones which are river deposited (wind deposited sandstones contain virtually no gold). While it is POSSIBLE to find a nugget, it's much less likely as there has been a lot more working of the deposited material.

Indiana does not contain areas where hard-rock mining for gold is feasible.

 

[IndyGunworks]

I have thought about grabbing a pan and hitting 6 mile creek behind my house as well as the blue river in hancock county just for giggles.... would probably get boarded with it in an hour though.

 

[nickman54]

A guy that works for me is really big into gold prospecting and he always said fou need a shallow river with a ton of natural rocks in it. Somewhere where you are close to limestone.

 

[nettinyahoo]

Probably find more artifacts than gold but it sounds fun.

 

[remauto1187]

Ive been considering running my metal detector on the Wabash which is a walk across my woods, a beanfield and a small strip of woods for me. Id like to break in my metal detector this year really good. Didnt get much time to do it last year and the treasure I found in my front yard must have been treasure in the eyes of someone else because it wasnt treasure for me. Maybe I could find some recently dropped change in my driveway! How much are pesos worth?

 

[RLC]

I did a lot of panning and dredging in the northern california in the 80s and early 90s. Little North Fork of the Yuba river and the Rubicon. Had a 4" dredge with air set up. It was a blast. I didn't know there was gold to be had in Indiana. It's another addictive hobby. A quick panning technique is a real plus when you're sampling an area..

 

[Huntrdan]

Took the wife and the grandson on an ATV trip to Colorado last summer. We panned in 2 different spots. Found nothing in the first spot and had flakes in ever pan in the second. It was fun. Kind of exciting. Very simple and easy to do.

 

[HiRoller]

If anyone needs a mini sluice and pans I would do some trading on them, like always I bought the stuff off a buddy and never used it. Good backpack rig .

Pics on request, seems like I posted an add year or two ago ??

 

[npark362]

I have always wanted to try panin, I think it would be awesome to find some gold and never would have thought that there would be gold in IN, I always thought it would only be found in cali or farther out west.. interesting to know that there is possibly some in IN.