gold in Pa, good locations

[1jackel1]

Hi all, i live in Pa and i noticed some of the members here live in PA and if you are into gold prospecting in Pa, here are a few Locations that might be of great interest to you, i do not give all my secrets out but here are a few that will help you find gold in pa and in these creeks you will find it for sure. the first creek is yell breeches creek in camphill area, and swatra creek in Harrisburg, these two places are a great for prospecting for gold and you do not have to look in the creeks either all the time as you can find gold in the bank as well. happy hunting.

George

[thecentcollector]

I've been to Peach Bottom a few times, and I've found some flakes in the surrounding creeks emptying into the Susquehanna. Peter's Creek is heavy with black sand and a nice spot to pan. Just beware, as it is state property, and prospecting is against the law on state lands.

[1jackel1]

I've been to Peach Bottom a few times, and I've found some flakes in the surrounding creeks emptying into the Susquehanna. Peter's Creek is heavy with black sand and a nice spot to pan. Just beware, as it is state property, and prospecting is against the law on state lands.

I think it is against the law if you use a dredger, i do know that you can use up to a 4" dredger in pa but if you get permission to pan in state land, you should be ok but i could be wrong as i never asked but most people i have talked to say it is ok as long as you do not use a dredger. i also heard that up in the Pocono area, well in the mountain areas along the drifts where the icebergs went through, i have a map of the glacier chart and it does show some nice areas to go prospecting in those areas. as far as i know there has not been a lot of prospecting done there yet, i hate black sand lol, it loves to hide the gold lol but it is also nice to find to esp when there are quartz veins around and garnet stones. i have not had a chance this year to get out that much and i hope to get started next year early.

[Maineman750]

It copied this from the DCNR site :State Forest land is host to an almost endless list of other recreational uses. These include astronomy, dog sledding, gold panning, jogging, hang gliding, ice-skating, motorcycle riding, orienteering, photography, rock climbing, rappelling, sleigh riding, sledding, snowboarding, snowshoeing, spelunking, swimming, snorkeling and tubing. All these and more are permitted uses of state forest land

[Amadauss]

Hi all, i live in Pa and i noticed some of the members here live in PA and if you are into gold prospecting in Pa, here are a few Locations that might be of great interest to you, i do not give all my secrets out but here are a few that will help you find gold in pa and in these creeks you will find it for sure. the first creek is yell breeches creek in camphill area, and swatra creek in Harrisburg, these two places are a great for prospecting for gold and you do not have to look in the creeks either all the time as you can find gold in the bank as well. happy hunting.

George

Know anyone that has had any luck?

[1jackel1]

Know anyone that has had any luck?

Yes, i had some luck on yellow breeches creek and swatra creek, they are both good but you are going to spend a whole day and sometimes a couple of weeks locating good areas to prospect so i recommend a good gps to mark your locations once you find them, i did some of this, this year so when i go out next year to prospect, i will know exactly where to go to, this is the most important part of prospecting,finding locations that are good. when prospecting in a creek you always want to look around bends in the creek, gold always flows toward the inside bank of a bend and is the best place to look for gold and also gold weights 16 times more heavier then any other metal,it is very dense and always goes to the bottom of a pan.

things to use when prospecting are a good metal detector,prefer a garret metal detector, they work well and also a pin pointer, basically a small handheld metal detector, i also use a battery powered bucket slush and a small slush to put in the water and of course a good gps to mark your found locations.

always remember this, when there is black sand,quartz veins and garnet stones, your chances are very good to pull gold.

George

[Chugly]

This is an awesome thread! I have never even considered that PA was a gold state, but that's so cool to know! Good luck to all of you! I have been lucky enough to prospect in three big gold states in my life (Alaska, Montana and Idaho) and I can tell you that George is giving up valuable advice! A real gold hearted LCR member in you George, but beware! Gold fever is real! I once spent an entire summer filling and hauling buckets and kicking rocks by the hundred all for what equated to 25 cents per hour. Still, always hoping for that "big clinker."

I did find one sweet nugget (7.5 g) that my mom still has on a necklace and also won the Alaska state gold panning championship that year which was one of the more hilarious events of my life. I also walked with a limp for months after a full bucket of concentrate was dropped on my shin and my feet are still cold from the icy water. Still, I miss the thrill of really finding your own gold and if you can find a hot spot, it can get scary. I was once lucky enough to witness a 500+ ounce cleanup out of the Circle Mining District north of Fairbanks in Alaska which is a sight that I'm certain will never see again. That operation made "Gold Rush Alaska" look like a bunch of clowns. One look in any of the workers eyes and you saw "the fever" 100% across the board. Everyone of them was totally motivated to work themselves nearly to death! Like 20 hour days, 7 day's a week from April to October!

If any of you ever get out to the northwest or the Alaskan' interior, I'd be happy to share some of my old haunts!

[1jackel1]

This is an awesome thread! I have never even considered that PA was a gold state, but that's so cool to know! Good luck to all of you! I have been lucky enough to prospect in three big gold states in my life (Alaska, Montana and Idaho) and I can tell you that George is giving up valuable advice! A real gold hearted LCR member in you George, but beware! Gold fever is real! I once spent an entire summer filling and hauling buckets and kicking rocks by the hundred all for what equated to 25 cents per hour. Still, always hoping for that "big clinker."

I did find one sweet nugget (7.5 g) that my mom still has on a necklace and also won the Alaska state gold panning championship that year which was one of the more hilarious events of my life. I also walked with a limp for months after a full bucket of concentrate was dropped on my shin and my feet are still cold from the icy water. Still, I miss the thrill of really finding your own gold and if you can find a hot spot, it can get scary. I was once lucky enough to witness a 500+ ounce cleanup out of the Circle Mining District north of Fairbanks in Alaska which is a sight that I'm certain will never see again. That operation made "Gold Rush Alaska" look like a bunch of clowns. One look in any of the workers eyes and you saw "the fever" 100% across the board. Everyone of them was totally motivated to work themselves nearly to death! Like 20 hour days, 7 day's a week from April to October!

If any of you ever get out to the northwest or the Alaskan' interior, I'd be happy to share some of my old haunts!

One thing i can say for sure, you can not go into this expecting to get rich lol, it is all about the thrill of finding the gold and having some fun at the same time but you never know, just have to think that way because it gets frustrating at times.

George

[amosamos16]

I live in York or Manchester to be more precise. There's a creek the little conwago creek. I have herd small flakes of gold have been found there as well. I know the swatara creek has some gold as well.

[Roller]

Tthis thread brings back memories of my college days in Wilkes Barre. Fished a lot of the creeks and rivers from there to the Poconos but the only gold I was interested in was on the backs of rainbow trout fighting a bowed fly rod. Now you tell me I could have gotten rich instead. LOL

[1jackel1]

Tthis thread brings back memories of my college days in Wilkes Barre. Fished a lot of the creeks and rivers from there to the Poconos but the only gold I was interested in was on the backs of rainbow trout fighting a bowed fly rod. Now you tell me I could have gotten rich instead. LOL

Well i would not say rich lol unless you find a load, then your in business and then you can retire, PA is a state that was forgotten when the gold rush hit, there is plenty of gold in pa,you just have to find it and that takes time and a good gps and metal detector and good old fashion nohow. According to the glacial charts, there is plenty of gold to be found in pa, so get out there and hunt it down, i cannot do it all lol, i will share with others places of good interest and those places i mentioned above are very good locations and there are more lol.

George

[Amadauss]

Thanks for the info George. Hear gold is going to head back up again soon from several people somewhat in the know, so might be out your way. Always wanted to try and do have a metal detector.

[Pyrbob]

Thanks for the information. I run from York to the Yellow Breeches to go trout fishing. Now I have something else to possibly do when I go there.

[Maineman750]

This thread got me curious and after digging around a bit...it looks like there may be gold right here where I live...South Mountain ! (Fayetteville is just a mailing address in case you're wondering) If I ever take a break from my regular job (fishing), I may have to dig out my White's MD.

[willbrooks]

This thread got me curious and after digging around a bit...it looks like there may be gold right here where I live...South Mountain ! (Fayetteville is just a mailing address in case you're wondering) If I ever take a break from my regular job (fishing), I may have to dig out my White's MD.

Sorry to go off topic, but South Mountain? Geez, I ride my bicycle there often. I can hit 55 on that descent. Lots of fun. You should have just met with me, Kieth, and Andrew for the short snorters.