What's a good way to find recreational mineral prospecting locations in the Pacific Northwest (US) area?
I'd like to find some destinations in the Pacific Northwest (US) for panning or gathering precious metals or gems, preferably without requiring non-trivial effort to gain access to. This is meant as a recreational thing with a small group of people.
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Where can you prospect in WA?
You can prospect on:- unallocated or vacant Crown land not covered by a granted mining tenement.
- Crown land that is the subject of a pastoral lease, or lease for grazing and timber and is not covered by a granted mining tenement, provided prior notice is given to the lessee.
Can you use a sluice box in Washington state?
A formal HPA is not required for recreational panning and prospecting if you use a gold pan, mini-rocker box, or non- motorized, small sluice box. You must have a formal HPA for sluicing and dredging.Where is gold most likely to be found?
Gold is primarily found as the pure, native metal. Sylvanite and calaverite are gold-bearing minerals. Gold is usually found embedded in quartz veins, or placer stream gravel. It is mined in South Africa, the USA (Nevada, Alaska), Russia, Australia and Canada.Can you use a gold dredge in Washington state?
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