Recreational Gold Panning: GOLD & DIAMOND PROSPECTING

Sunday, May 6, 2012

GOLD & DIAMOND PROSPECTING - Free downloadable publications.

I friend mailed this site to me after I told him I was going to Idaho to do some looking around.

I guess if you look at a big map Wyoming is close to ID but I don’t think I will bw making it there this year.

I looked at the books though and the are good. Some of the basic prospecting stuff applies no matter where you are so I am passing the link on.

Free Downloadable Publications to help you prospect -
GOLD PROSPECTING

MINERALS & ROCKS of WYOMING

GUIDE TO PROSPECTING & Rock HUNTING

SEARCHING FOR PLACER DIAMONDS

MINERAL RESOURCES of the SWEETWATER CANYON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA (South Pass)
KIMBERLITES & LAMPROITES in COLORADO & WYOMING (diamonds)

METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN WYOMING

BIG CREEK PEGMATITE (area for rare earths, copper and gold)

GEOLOGY & DIAMOND TESTING

ORE DEPOSITS of WYOMING

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY of the COPPER MOUNTAIN district (gold, copper, gemstones). This would be a good place to prospect for aluminum-rich gems such as ruby, sapphire, iolite, kyanite, etc).

TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE DEPOSITS (this is a very interesting area that likely has enormous resources of titanium and vanadium - it is also located near some very large labradorite and iolite gemstone deposits.

FIELD GUIDE TO THE SEMINOE MOUNTAINS (this area has significant gold and iron resources and likely has some nice gold in DeWeese Creek. We also identified a large paleoplacer gold deposit along the northern flank of the range near the Miracle Mile as well as evidence for a very rich diamond deposit) .