Facebook YouTube Share Tiktok Linktree by Goldminingtips Admin How to Spot Fool’s Gold It is understandable for a gold prospector to celebrate finding rocks with a shiny appearance in their gold pan; thinking that they have found gold. Before celebrating your find, you should make sure that you have actually found real gold and not one of the rocks that are often mistaken for gold. In this blog, we explore some of the rocks that are often mistaken for to gold. We also provide some useful information to help you identify if you found a material that looks like gold but is not. Why Learn How to Identify Fool's Gold? Although some rocks / materials can be mistaken for gold due to their metallic appearance, if you know what to look for, and how to do proper tests, you shall be able to easily distinguish between fool's gold, and other worthless material, and gold. This shall allow you to co...
Getting Started - Lesson 2 | Gold Prospecting and Sampling for Beginners (Getting Started - Lesson 2)
Gold Prospecting and Sampling for Beginners Gold is found in nature in many different forms. Classifying the type of gold deposit is necessary to decide the best equipment to use when prospecting and mining. In this post, we discuss some of the basic ways to prospect for gold, sample / classify material, and the equipment you can use. Classifying Material Miners often use the term 'mesh size' to classify the size of gold. The term refers to the size of the openings in a sieve or screen, with larger mesh numbers representing finer material. Here is a table of the basic classifications of gold types. | Gold Type | Description | Where Found | Classification | |----------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | Very fine | difficult to see with naked eye | Beach sands an...