Fisher Gold Bug/Teknetics G2 Forum

it will find some very small stuff and it oves gold , I would also hunt in the all metal sens at 40 to 70

Steve, don't know when Jim might get back to you, but I found this on Google.

"Float - the loose or scattered pieces of ore broken off from a vein outcrop. Float may be traced to its source or outcrop by prospecting."

http://www.desert-gold-diggers.org/articles/harnack2.htm

Thanks much, Welwood...I appreciate your effort at finding that. Guess I could have googled, too... DUH!

Interesting...

Steve

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Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Fisher Gold Bug Pro (DP)
Garrett ProPointer
Lesche 38D "King of Spades"

Norman, OK

jim here.... Epithermal refers to shallow ore deposits... They are shallow and can very rich. As an example of float;
Elly Nay found a 70 pound chunk of float in a wash. They traced the float to its hillside source...5-tons were mined and
shipped to the refinery. It yielded nearly $20,000 at the 1909 price of gold. The mine was named Ellendale and it was found
in Saulbury wash. (Some spell it Salisbury). Nye county Nevada in 1909.... Google key phrases Ellendale Epithermal Pliocene Miocene
volcanics...

Wow, great stuff, Jim. Thanks for the explanation...I'll Google that Ellendale mine stuff...sounds fascinating...

Steve

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Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Fisher Gold Bug Pro (DP)
Garrett ProPointer
Lesche 38D "King of Spades"

Norman, OK

Ellendale is a great example of a tent-city that only lasted for about a year... It could be that there is artifacts.
Do you happen to subscibe or can get a copy of Western & Eastern treasures.... It will have a short
article in the August issue which hits thew newsstands soon. many Epithermal deposits were short
lived and while active had a large tent-city following...Jim

Ellendale is a great example of a tent-city that only lasted for about a year... It could be that there is artifacts.
Do you happen to subscibe or can get a copy of Western & Eastern treasures.... It will have a short
article in the August issue which hits thew newsstands soon. many Epithermal deposits were short
lived and while active had a large tent-city following...Jim

That is fascinating, Jim. No, I don't have a subscription, but I'll look into getting an August copy of the magazine.

Thanks for the info!

Steve

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Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Fisher Gold Bug Pro (DP)
Garrett ProPointer
Lesche 38D "King of Spades"

Norman, OK

epithemal precious metal deposts have been overlooked... but today with the current
gold specific metal detectors they are now becoming better known... What detector is not
too important but being first is... js