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Vermont Area help

Posted by Paul on December 22, 2016 at 10:15pm in Newbie section

Planning a trip this coming summer to Vermont and my two teen sons want to try panning for gold while we are there. They are currently practicing with gold pans and sand that we put some small smashed pieces of lead shot in. Figured if they could ind that they could find gold flakes. They are doing very well with it.

We will be in the Green Mountain National forest area, and with a lot of research I am getting subtle hints that the area may contain small amounts of fine gold flakes. Anyone familiar with the area that can point us in the right direction?

Thanks in advance.

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  • Brother Joseph M March 18, 2017 at 1:52am

    Greetings Paul,

     I see my friend Stephen commented on your request for direction. Ron Raymer gave good advice, problem is, those areas are worked pretty hard. Although, Broad Brook / 5 corners I hear didn't have too many visitors last season. What part of Vermont are you headed into? I am located in Central VT. I have a book here that tells me all rivers in New England that have gold in them. Would love to help you make this trip worth the practice your sons are doing. If they are keeping the lead shot, they won't loose the gold.

    Good job guys! Now lets hook you up with the real thing!

     

    • Paul > Brother Joseph M March 18, 2017 at 7:14am

      Thanks, we will be staying near Weathersfield and Mt Holly area for a few days and then heading to NH for a few days. A few places we were thinking of trying are Roaring brook, Bully Brook, Big Black Branch, Bingo Brook, and Alder Meadow Brook. They are all along the way to other places we are going. Also thinking the suggestions from above. Like you said I have read those areas are hit pretty hard. Would appreciate any help I can get.

  • ron raymer December 24, 2016 at 12:29am
    Hi Paul, just Northeast of the Green Mountain National Forest is Plymouth Vermont there is a state park there that you can gold pan and find gold I've been there before and found gold myself. also near there is Five Corners Vermont and the streams there have gold in them. Google Plymouth Vermont state park, the state park website has info on where to go in the park and usually what's found. Good luck hope you guys find some gold
  • Talon December 23, 2016 at 12:08am

    No knowledge of the area but wanted to wish you well. Hopefully someone here at GPS knows about Vermont and can offer advice

    • Paul > Talon December 23, 2016 at 9:07am

      Thanks, I hope so as well. I have been priming them to expect to find nothing, they still want to try, and have now got me caught up in wanting to try.

      Even if we don't find anything spending time with my teen boys playing in a brook in the mountains is priceless. They have never been out of Florida or seen an elevation higher than 300 foot.

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