Welcome Matt,

I can see your not a novice in treasure hunting
Gold is basically the same thing, ya gotta do the research and get out and pound the ground
So much information to learn from, on just this site, many others out there as well

Plan on detecting or panning for gold ?
when you get your mining guide, check out the front section
All kinds of good info.

Bill

Welcome Matt,

I used to live off of Preston and Eldorado but have relocated to Colorado, I waited way to long to make the move. Feel free to message me if there is anything I can do to help you out. The best thing you can do in my opinion is move out of Texas, the second best thing you can do is join a local chapter, and if I am correct there is one North of Austin.

Welcome to the organization,
Benjamin Crain
President, Western Colorado Chapter of Gold Prospectors Association of America

Thank you so much Benjamin! Wow you were right next to me. Yes, Texas is extremely limited... I will look you up when I get to Colorado, I'll be up there this week.

 

Thanks again!

Matt

The Llano River (sp?) is rumored to have some gold. From what I read, there will not be much of it and you likely need a dredge to process enough material to see some color.

I prospected some on the Llano River some years ago. I was at Longs Fish and Dig, great location to camp, used mini motorized sluice and was able to retrieve fine gold from float. Saw gold retrieved from dredger that was not bad. Let some others use the motorized sluice that were new to prospecting they had great time. Not a lot of gold but it is there.

Suggest you check the website for Round Rock GPAA to narrow in on the Llano river. I go there often but the gold is elusive. I also metal detect first to find black sand concentrations and second to find whatever may be in the river. Normally that means beer bottle caps but anything can happen. I have found all types of money, rings, many arrow points and its a rock hound haven. I visited the K-River campground on the Kiamichi River in Oklahoma recently but the river bed had shifted due to the floods removing some channels and it had lots of mud. It needs a small flood to wash it out. I have found gold in the Kiamichi but its more like glacial gold, small and widely dispersed with little back sand. I live in the DFW area and agree the best gold is not in Texas but we have a Texas sized good time looking for it. You may also want to check the North Texas GPAA, and the Oklahoma City chapter of the GPAA too.

Matt, if you try to reach me the best way is email or text to cell. I get all kinds of spam calls from the DFW area to this day so if it is a 469, 972, or 214 area code I just ignore them. The best way is to send a text and I quickly follow up.

Matthew - I forgot to mention if your are looking for relics in Texas, the area around and south of I-10 is better. Actually any area south of Temple. I prefer the Corpus Christi and Port Aransas areas but any ghost town in South Texas can be good. I generally prefer the winter months due to less rattlesnakes but each to his own. South Padre is a gem but a long drive from Dallas. If the fish aren't biting I hit the beaches and if it is hot to fish I go to the Llano River to prospect for gold. I use the Kiamichi River for short prospecting trips but it floods if the humidity rises so backup plans are good. Oklahoma can be good for metal detecting if you hit the right area.