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Greenbush Prospectors are a member of the Gold Prospectors of America.
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Greenbush Prospectors meet every second Saturday of the month at Salem United Methodist Church of Fond du Lac, WI , 120 Sheboygan St. Fond du Lac, WI 54935. The meeting times are 1:00 PM.
We are a group of many ages with interests not only in gold prospecting, but also metal detecting, rock collecting, fossil collecting and jewelry making.
Contact information: President- Chuck Riel 414-328-3194 Chu_r@hotmail.com
Vice President- Jeff Grimmenga 920-565-4195 jgrimmenga@tds.net
Treasurer- Deb Pogrant
Secretary- Delight Caylor 920-279-5831 randydelight@gmail.com
Founding President- Ron Smith 920-207-4092 ausmith2005@yahoo.com
State Director and Claims & Outings- Paul Pogrant 920-210- 2109 trussbypaul@yahoo.com
Print Editor- Wanda Buckland 414-328-3194
Electronic Editor and Webmaster- Dale Sandley 920-254-8445 dsandley@charter.net
Gold Show Vendor Information- Ron Smith 920-207-4092 ausmith2005@yahoo.com
We Wisconsin panners find that certain locations are a little better than others. What I look for is a stream that moves at a fairly quick pace. Most of the gold is deposited in areas that a lot of glacial material moved through. As the melts were taking place the heavier gold was deposited as the torrential waters receded.
Areas of good gold concentration are where the margins of the glaciers once stood. The margins that are best are where the glacier lobes touched each other.
Our Wisconsin gold came from Canada, Michigan, and Northern Wisconsin. Don't expect to find anything larger than #12 mesh with most of it being under #20 mesh; with most of the gold probably coming in under #30 mesh. The gold you find is barely visible in fact I would speculate that most of the gold is invisible.
Wisconsin itself would not be considered a gold state by many; but contrary to what most people think Wisconsin is a gold state. Wisconsin has extremely large deposits of gold, sulfide gold. These deposits and the many large deposits that existed were eroded over time, and more recently by glacier movements many centuries ago.
Wisconsin Prospectors throw away far more gold than they retrieve because the sulfide gold looks just like black sand. These sands should be saved and processed to remove the sulfide of the gold.
I don't want to discourage you from looking for bigger gold because it does exist in a few locations in the State of Wisconsin.
Areas of good gold concentration are where the margins of the glaciers once stood. The margins that are best are where the glacier lobes touched each other.
Our Wisconsin gold came from Canada, Michigan, and Northern Wisconsin. Don't expect to find anything larger than #12 mesh with most of it being under #20 mesh; with most of the gold probably coming in under #30 mesh. The gold you find is barely visible in fact I would speculate that most of the gold is invisible.
Wisconsin itself would not be considered a gold state by many; but contrary to what most people think Wisconsin is a gold state. Wisconsin has extremely large deposits of gold, sulfide gold. These deposits and the many large deposits that existed were eroded over time, and more recently by glacier movements many centuries ago.
Wisconsin Prospectors throw away far more gold than they retrieve because the sulfide gold looks just like black sand. These sands should be saved and processed to remove the sulfide of the gold.
I don't want to discourage you from looking for bigger gold because it does exist in a few locations in the State of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Prospecting Code of Ethics
1) Respect the rights of land owners. They are the ones we depend on for places to prospect. Observe all postings of property whether it is private or public.
2) Pack it in pack it out, then some. Don’t be afraid to take out someone else’s litter.
3) Fill your holes; make it look as it did before.
4) Don’t dig in the banks of a stream, stay out of the clay.
5) Don’t dig in rehabilitated trout waters; let the fishermen have their own space.
6) Observe the laws of the land, whether it is national, state, or local.
The State of Wisconsin has determined that gold panning is benign in nature, letʼs prove them right. We Prospectors can prove that it actually positive to the environment.
We set the example to those who may decide if Gold Prospecting continues to be a legitimate sport .
1) Respect the rights of land owners. They are the ones we depend on for places to prospect. Observe all postings of property whether it is private or public.
2) Pack it in pack it out, then some. Don’t be afraid to take out someone else’s litter.
3) Fill your holes; make it look as it did before.
4) Don’t dig in the banks of a stream, stay out of the clay.
5) Don’t dig in rehabilitated trout waters; let the fishermen have their own space.
6) Observe the laws of the land, whether it is national, state, or local.
The State of Wisconsin has determined that gold panning is benign in nature, letʼs prove them right. We Prospectors can prove that it actually positive to the environment.
We set the example to those who may decide if Gold Prospecting continues to be a legitimate sport .
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