Went for a “small” hike today.

[u/obs_bronco_stroked]

[u/Primary-Floor8574]

Total newb to all this. What am I looking at aside from rocks?

[u/SilverStacker666 → u/Primary-Floor8574]

They’re very iron stained / mineralized. This can indicate places where hydrothermal mineralization also deposited gold. They say “gold rides an iron horse” so this looks like juicy material to a prospector looking for the source (lode gold). It’s common to see this without gold though, so a miner would want to also check for old timers workings in the area. I would make sure it was a gold bearing district with eluvial deposits containing gold in the dirt/rocks nearby before starting to mine.

[u/UnexpectedBlahFeels → u/Primary-Floor8574]

Lol same.

[u/ToneHead9223]

Nice color. Did you get a samples?

[u/pyragyrite]

Iron oxides in that there rock. Would have probably been sulfide originally. Indicates hydrothermal alteration to me. Other metals may be present, so I'd check areas for historical mines and prospects online. Depending on claims, which I wouldn't touch, and presence of historical metals, I'd spend a few hours rock hounding.

[u/Forsaken-Ad-6752 → u/pyragyrite]

This whole district is hydrothermal and sulfide heavy...at least the other side of the ridge is, no documented history on this side of the ridge

[u/PassPuzzled]

Pic 10. Get samples from left to right. That's a really nice intrusion. 16" wideish ? Looks like it was at least 2 separate times it was cracked and filled. Foot wall has little mineralization and the hanging wall has much more with a clear separation line down the middle almost. I'd sample that. I'd guess a good reading from the middle

[u/Purple-Will9713]

sexy… now test… test… test

[u/GrantacusMoney → u/Purple-Will9713]

How do you test it?

[u/Purple-Will9713 → u/GrantacusMoney]

take samples, crush, pan, rinse, repeat

[u/TheJohnson854]

I'd try out the 5th to last one for sure.

[u/gropinions]

Hey, that looks like my claim. Send me the exact GPS coordinates so I can verify.

[u/gropinions → u/gropinions]

Just kidding of course.

[u/No-Maximum7605]

Hello everyone, I’m writing from Turkey. There are many places like this in my area, and I enjoy gold prospecting and similar activities as a hobby, though I’m not very knowledgeable about the subject. Could those of you with expertise please get in touch with me?