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Indiana Gold Prosector is the personal website of Jeff Bryant. I have been prospecting since 2001. I really enjoy it as a hobby, though I have been taking it more seriously in recent months.

Place to go in Central Indiana

One good place to go is Morgan-Monroe State Forest/ Yellowwood State Forest.

I have had good luck there in years past.  There are locations on Gose Creek, in Deadman Hollow, and in Jordan Hollow.  The gold in fine to chunky flakes.  Some pickers have been found.  You need to contact the Forestry Office for a free Gold Panning Permit.  The use of metal detectors, shovels, picks and sluices are prohibited but you can get a decent amount of gold by panning if you work at it.  See the Central Indiana GPAA for more details.  The Forestry contact info is as follows:

Email:  morgansf@dnr.IN.gov

The address if you prefer to write them is:  Morgan-Monroe/Yellowwood State Forest / 6220 Forest Road / Martinsville, IN 46151-9418   The Phone number is: 765-342-4505

Another good place where I have had a lot of luck is the Owen/Putnam State Forest.  Look for the tributaries to Rattlesnake Creek within the forestry boundaries.  There is a lot of bedrock and cracks to work.  It's great fun and easy acess.  Serber Road which leds to the Rattlesnake Campground has a couple of creeks which you must drive thru and they contain good amounts of gold.  You need a free Gold Panning Permit there also. The address is:

Email: Owensf@dnr.IN.gov

Owen/Putnam State Forest / 2153 Fishcreek Road / Spencer, IN 46470  

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Upcoming Events

The next upcoming event is the Morgan-Monroe SF Outing of the Central Indiana GPAA.  It will be held October 16th-18th.  Feel free to camp at the Mason Ridge Campgrounds and join in the fun.  The group meets at 9am Saturday morning at the Mason Ridge Campgrounds.  Camp sites are (if I remember correctly) $10.00 a night, with limited seasonal water and pit toilets available (outhouses)  The club monthly meeting is at 5pm at the Walls Shelterhouse.  Hope to see you there!

News

Upcoming Events and Outings will be posted later, so check back often for details! I'll also be listing a link to Gold Show Vendors.

Food for Thought

There is a lot gold to be found in Indiana streams and creek, if you know where to look. In the article, How to Read a River there is detailed information about how and where to look as well as where not to look for gold. Bench gravels are a good place to look. They are deposits of minerals where a creek, river, or stream once ran. Another good place to look is behind rocks and boulders. You look for places where the water pressure weakens. Gold is heavy and will drop out in low pressure areas. An example of a high pressure area is quick moving water like in rapids. Low Pressure is the area right after the rapids. Good Luck!

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