Why is there no gold in Florida?

Unfortunately, Florida is a very poor state to prospect for gold. In fact, it is quite possibly the poorest place in the United States to find natural gold occurrences. This is due to the geology of the state.
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Where in Florida can you dig for gold?

Sebastian Inlet is at the center of what's known as the Treasure Coast, and prime sites for searching for gold stretch several miles north and south. Vero Beach, Bonsteel Park, Melbourne Beach, Aquarina Beach, Wabasso Beach and Pepper Park Beach are places worth searching.
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What state has the most gold found in it?

1. Nevada. Currently the top gold mining state of the US, Nevada is home to three of the world's top 10 gold mines and seven of the top 10 US sites. Nevada's Goldstrike is the top gold mine in the US, followed by the Cortez and Carlin Gold Mines, with all three located in north-central Nevada.
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Where is the only place in the US that one can find gold?

Oregon. Although gold mines are spread over much of Oregon, almost all of the gold produced has come from two principal areas: the Klamath Mountains in southwest Oregon, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson and Josephine counties; and the Blue Mountains in northeast Oregon, mostly in Baker and Grant counties.
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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.
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What are the signs of gold in the ground?

Lighter Colored Rocks: If you notice out-of-place colors in a group of rock formations, it can be a gold indicator. Acidic mineral solutions in gold areas can bleach the rocks to a lighter color. Presence of Quartz: Quartz is a common indicator that gold MAY be nearby.
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Can I find gold in my backyard?

Plus, it is always possible to find gold in your own backyard, so grab your pan and get ready to look for gold. You will need to choose where in your yard to look for gold. Gold is an extremely dense element and will most generally be found on bedrock or in stream beds where it was deposited by the current.
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What state has the most unmined gold?

1. Nevada. Nevada is the largest producer of both gold and silver in the United States. This can be attributed to several large commercial open-pit mining operations found throughout the state.
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Do metal detectors find gold?

Modern prospecting detectors can discover gold as small as a half a grain. As the size of the target becomes larger, gold nuggets can be located at significantly greater depths. A single grain nugget can be unearthed at a depth of 1-2 inches. A match head size nugget can be located at a depth of 3-5 inches.
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Can you find gold in any river?

Gold exists in extremely diluted concentrations in both freshwater and seawater, and is thus technically present in all rivers. However, the concentration is very small, difficult to detect and its extraction is not currently feasible or economically profitable.
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Where is the easiest place to find gold?

10 Best Places for Gold Prospecting Or Mine Tours
  • Eldorado Canyon, Nevada. ...
  • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, California. ...
  • Old Hundred Gold Mine in Silverton, Colorado. ...
  • Queen Mine in Bisbee, Arizona. ...
  • Liarsville Gold Rush Camp, Alaska. ...
  • Lackawanna Coal Mine, Pennsylvania. ...
  • Cracker Creek Mining Camp in Sumpter, Oregon.
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What kind of soil is gold found in?

Soils Associated with Gold Deposits. By far, the best-known type of soil which may indicate the presence of gold is known as “black sand.” Black sands are certainly not proof of the existence of nearby gold, only that the soil has a lot of minerals and heavy metals, one of which is gold.
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What is the biggest gold nugget ever found?

Holtermann 'Nugget': 10,229oz. While the Welcome Stranger is the largest gold nugget ever discovered, the single biggest gold specimen ever found is the Holtermann. Dug up in October 1872 by German miner Bernhardt Holtermann at Hill End in New South Wales, it was crushed, and the gold extracted.
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Can diamonds be found in Florida?

It's the second-largest diamond discovered at the park this year. This 1.95-carat brown diamond, discovered by 40-year-old Doug Lay of Florida at Crater of Diamonds State Park Murfreesboro on Tuesday, is about the size of an English pea.
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Is there gold in Florida beaches?

Aside from being known to have some of the best beaches in the world, Florida is popular among modern-day treasure hunters because of the gold and silver coins, jewels, and other precious items that surface on its shores.
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Can you keep treasure found in Florida?

If you find simple trinkets on a public beach or private property, then you can probably keep those items. Some counties and parks require you to report any found item (in case someone has reported it lost), but most public beaches do not have that stipulation.
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Are gold nuggets pure gold?

Most nuggets are between 85 percent and 95 percent pure gold, but the remainder can be one of several kinds of minerals. Nuggets in laterite can be either reddish or black; nuggets in quartz appear cloaked with white. Any nuggets not deemed to be “jewelry-grade” get melted down and sold as pure gold.
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Can gold nuggets be found anywhere?

The best gold mining areas in California are in 3 distinct regions; in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, further north in the Siskiyou and Trinity Mountains, and in parts of the Mojave desert in southern California.
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Where is the best place to find gold nuggets?

Where to Find Big Gold Nuggets
  • Ganes Creek, Alaska. Ganes Creek gained popularity for a pay-to-mine operation that was there for many years. ...
  • Moores Creek, Alaska. ...
  • Nolan Creek, Alaska. ...
  • Anvil Creek, Alaska. ...
  • Rich Hill, Arizona. ...
  • Wickenburg, Arizona. ...
  • Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona. ...
  • Atlin, British Columbia.
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Do abandoned mines still have gold?

Gold still exists in the veins of the abandoned mine, and Rise Gold, the mining corporation that purchased the mine in 2017, has reason to believe that reopening it makes financial sense. When the mine shut down in 1956, it wasn't because the gold was drying up; it was because of economic policy.
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How much gold is still undiscovered?

The USGS reports that about 18,000 tonnes of gold remain undiscovered in the U.S., with another 15,000 tonnes having been identified but not mined.
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How did America get so much gold?

The US had already acquired much of the world's gold reserves by the end of World War II. This was due primarily to the way that gold was used back then as a medium of exchange. In the current monetary system, currencies are typically fluctuating based off confidence in a country's financial system.
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How deep do you have to dig to find gold?

The depth of the deposit is crucial

And for the mineralisation to be as long as possible, the deposit must be deep -- 3 km from the surface -- to guarantee a certain degree of insulation and a long magma life." Chiaradia observed that less than 1% of the gold is captured in the ores in the deep copper-rich deposits.
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What happens if I find gold on my property?

If you did happen to find a large gold deposit on your property and do not own the mineral rights, don't fear. You do still own the property at least from the ground up. The mineral rights owner cannot simply come and remove you and dig up your property.
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How can you tell a rock is gold?

You're looking for a scratch on the glass. If the glass gets scratched from the 'gold', it's not actually gold. Since glass has a hardness of around 5.5 it will only be scratched by harder minerals like pyrite and quartz. If the glass doesn't scratch then that's a great sign – you likely have gold in your rock!
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