Hey Kevin,Thanks for the video… Gold’s always where you find it, and never where you don’t… Ha. Even in Illinois you can find a little fine glacial gold. When I was stationed at Scott AFB, near East St. Louis, I’d drive 6+ hours to central Indiana and pan & sluice on Salt Creek, find some fine glacial gold there in the middle of their glacial moraine belt. Liked the gold, hated the drive over/back. Hey, love your dime! I have a similar 1943-S Mercury dime I too normally use as my size reference. Cool. Randy C-17A
My grandfather told me when I was a child (i’m 72 now) that my grandmother’s relatives panned for gold on Range Creek, a tributary of the Embrassas River, just south of Greenup, Illinois. My grandfather said that they panned enough gold to pay for a small plot of farmland. Grandad never told me exactly where they panned for gold, but I suspect it must have been at the confluence of the Range Creek and the Embrassas.
Man, I might go out to a few local lakes, creeks, and gives and see if I can find any. I’m not interested in making money of of it but it looks like fun.
I’m in Rockford illinois right now and has anyone found some gold in or around the Rockford area as I’ve moved from Rogers city Michigan a year ago. Any help from you guys would be appreciated, thank you 👍
Panning on a river in Illinois.
Hey Kevin,Thanks for the video… Gold’s always where you find it, and never where you don’t… Ha. Even in Illinois you can find a little fine glacial gold. When I was stationed at Scott AFB, near East St. Louis, I’d drive 6+ hours to central Indiana and pan & sluice on Salt Creek, find some fine glacial gold there in the middle of their glacial moraine belt. Liked the gold, hated the drive over/back. Hey, love your dime! I have a similar 1943-S Mercury dime I too normally use as my size reference. Cool. Randy C-17A
Can you really find gold in Il? Where can you go panning in Illinois? Thanks Walt
What river was this in Illinois? Near what town?
And if you like canoeing, try Sugar Creek in Crawfordsville, In. Good panning.
Unbelievable 😲
that along the illinois river
illinois river?
I have 2 pieces of gold that’s in some quartz that i found on the bank of the kish
My grandfather told me when I was a child (i’m 72 now) that my grandmother’s relatives panned for gold on Range Creek, a tributary of the Embrassas River, just south of Greenup, Illinois. My grandfather said that they panned enough gold to pay for a small plot of farmland. Grandad never told me exactly where they panned for gold, but I suspect it must have been at the confluence of the Range Creek and the Embrassas.
so he starts with a green pan and shows gold in a blue pan with no shot of the river in the background?
Man, I might go out to a few local lakes, creeks, and gives and see if I can find any. I’m not interested in making money of of it but it looks like fun.
Great finds enjoyed the video
What part of Illinois?..
Just moved to Illinois what is good lakes you can try this at
So can someone explain why their even is gold here?
I’m in Rockford illinois right now and has anyone found some gold in or around the Rockford area as I’ve moved from Rogers city Michigan a year ago. Any help from you guys would be appreciated, thank you 👍
Where in illinois..plz im in chicago
How come you told us where to find gold and not keep it to your self haaaaaa