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Yellow Mud?

Posted by Chris Mack on October 31, 2011 at 5:18pm in Questions and other things

I posted some picture of some yellow mud that I dug up at the bottom of a creekbed and was wondering if anyone has seen similar material? I run it through a cleanup sluice and it seems to stay with the black sand. Gold powder maybe? Its so fine that it can't be panned.

Just wanted some feed back before I get excited. If it is gold powder, how can I separate it and not lose half of it?

Yea I am a noob!

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  • cecil ccv-NC November 14, 2011 at 6:51pm

    Chris do u need someone to come down and jump start you with a swift kick in the right place to get you started?

    • Chris Mack > cecil ccv-NC November 15, 2011 at 6:41pm

      Sometimes I think that'd be nice! I did however do more cleanup today. Got the magnetic sands out and panned it down as far as I could. Run it through a 30 mesh screen. Still the yellow is there! Way too small to pick up with tweezers! Gonan let it dry then try to separate further. May have to use Mecury to see if its gold!

  • Howard Hadsall November 14, 2011 at 1:19pm

    Chris just a bit Curious I'm wondering if you have analized your yellow mud yet ?

    • Chris Mack > Howard Hadsall November 14, 2011 at 4:23pm

      Not yet been working too much. I am currently building a highbanker so i can process alot more stuff tho! I need to get my lazy butt out in the garage and clean up the stuff I already have. I will post more pictures as soon as I figure out what it is.

      Thanks for inquiring! I'll keep ya informed!

  • Chris Mack November 2, 2011 at 5:39pm
    Sorry about the bad pictures..took em with a cell phone and the lighting really sucked. The mud looks alot more yellow then the pictures show.  I thought sulfides too that why I just took alittle back to clean up. Figured it would just wash out with the mud. The mud that washed out was red so still curious why the yellow look. I will try the UV light  to see what happens. Thanks!
  • Chris Mack November 2, 2011 at 5:30pm

    I run some of the mud through a sluice box to clean it up and what was left was alittle puzzling to say the least. Black sand were visable of course but you could also see streaks of the yellow powder running through the black sands. The yellow powder was finer then the black sands.  Even when you pan the material to just black sand, you could run your finger through the sand and see yellow streaks in the black sand.  I grew up on this creek and have never seen the yellow mud before. Usually red and some gray. Course this is the first time i actually dug that deep. Once i can get better pictures I will post them for more opinions.

    Thanks!

  • Klondike Kent November 2, 2011 at 11:32am
    if You've concentrated down to just black sands & the "yeller stuff" chances are it is gold...
  • Howard Hadsall October 31, 2011 at 6:39pm
    Your lucky Kieth I have found more MUD than gold just no gold mud !
  • Howard Hadsall October 31, 2011 at 6:07pm
    Yep Kieth is awelth of Knowledge and I'm sure he has seen every color of mud there is   I'm laughing Kieth   I have come accross most colors of mud and most are just that   MUD   the yellows I have found to be mostly clay Is yours slippery ?  you can break up a sample in water than under a  magnifier,  Shinning  a UV light will often show you details you can't normally see.       And when all said an done  I have always come up with MUD  !
    • kchacha > Howard Hadsall October 31, 2011 at 6:25pm

      Howard, coming from you, I am humbled by your compliments!  LOL!  I would say that I have found more gold than mud!  Ha!  At any rate, with all of the minerization in NC and especially in Chris' area around Charolette, no telling what he has.  That is one of the nicest gold bearing areas in NC that I have been to.  I've also found mud in that area!

      I think he needs to find a local that might be able to help him distinguish what he has, what he is looking for and what he might find.  A good start would be Shay at Easterngoldprospectors.com.  He's not far away and I believe he would help anyone out.

      I'd love to get out your way and find some non-mud yellow out there!  LOL!  Keith

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