Gold Copper and Rare Earth Elements in Illinois (USGS Gold Maps)
Gold Copper and Rare Earth Elements in Illinois (USGS Gold Maps)
Gold Copper and Rare Earth Elements in Illinois (Gold Maps) Shows the one gold location found in Illinois in the USGS MRDS map databaase. It also shows why and where Rare Earth Elements are found. See https://SourdoughMiner.com/GGM/ for a report on how these maps are made and how to use them when gold prospecting.
Gday Jess from Victoria Australia. Love your videos mate. Helping me a lot. Have you studied Victorian Oregenic gold before. Biggest nuggets in the world here for some reason. Possibly related to Orogeny. Would love to see a video from you about Victorian gold
There are what I believe are lead mines all over Vermillion county. I came upon several closed mines when I was a kid playing in the woods. Iām talking old old mines that were abandoned and long ago forgotten. Evidenced by the lack of closing the giant holes in the ground
Question I live in a midwest town of Quincy on the Mississippi is it even worth the time to try to find gold in this area?
Illinois (Gold Maps) Shows the one gold location found in Illinois in the USGS MRDS map databaase. It also shows why and where Rare Earth Elements are found. See https://SourdoughMiner.com/GGM/ for a report on how these maps are made.
Would you please do Indiana or would it be almost identical to Illinois šš
I found a huge (2lb) chunk of raw copper in a dry lake bed. Potomac Illinois 61865 Dad thought it was hand carried in by indians from Michigan?
What are your thoughts about gold prospecting on a river that runs along an anticline and has limestone bedrock as well as shale and a large amount of sandstone?
I live in Illinois. I go every summer weather permitting and find gold all day long!
I found flower gold in Creek gravel near Springfield. It is very small. I’ve seen gold from creeks near Shelbyville lake also.
illinois has OIL- Bear is biggest animal in NORTH!!! so why america goes to war???
Molten Salt.
Hicks Dome is tied to the same geological event that created the Illinois – Kentucky Fluorite district. It is not related to the coal mines of So. Il. or the lead mines in Mo.
What about around jodavis county. The glaciers went right around it. Would gold deposit around the edge in creek beds on bedrock. Lots of strange shaped hills in this county as well. Shaped like giant cones
My girl and I found some through the Kaskaskia River. Small gold pieces and flakes
Spoon river is the only place gold has been really found. Almost all gold in this state is microscopic with the exception of spoon river.
Would that Missouri gold be linked to the new Madrid fault line?
I live in Coal Valley, part of the Quad Cities. I am just starting to look for gold here in Illinois.
I find Indian pottery shards along the banks of the Rock River near Dixon IL and have seen a few gold flakes in the pottery. Seen what looked to be gold dust in the water where I’m finding the artifacts.
Jess, the heck with Kanas …. cover woods creek ….. š Nice vid …..
Thanks for this! I am in the QC area in Illinois and plan on starting to pan for gold sometime shortly.