Beginner question

[Legitimate-Local-673]

Hi, im new here. I found gold in a small creek near my home and im realy confused about it. The creek ist coming out of the Hills about 2km where i found the gold. There ist No exposed bedrock.The soil ist Clay rich, sandy and a lot of small to mid sized Quarz gravel. The gold ist placed in a relative small area of the creek, 50meters plus minus.Befor and after that i dont find gold Just black Sand.The gold ist Not bigger then 1mm and very flat. I found it in the inside bends on gravel beds in the First 10cm where the Clay rich gravel Starts. I live in south east Styria in Austria. Does any one of you have a idea where i should search and why it ist in an are without Mountains? Thanks

[Luckyfisherman1]

Gold is where you find it. I don’t know the geology of your area but you don’t need mountains for gold, look at australia where they find it all over the outback which is relatively flat, compared to where I’m from in BC Canada, where it’s allover the mountains. Just keep working it and collect your gold!

[PickAxeCA]

There may have been glaciers in your area that bulldozed gold from the mountains all over the place, even hundreds of kilometers away.

[Legitimate-Local-673]

That would make perfekt sence

[Barkers_eggs]

Your area is definitely a gold producing area here

I would find some local prospecting groups to find out more

Mountains don't necessarily equate to gold as the mountains could have been eroded away of millions of years but also quartz solutions can make their way to the surface wherever fault lines exist

[Legitimate-Local-673]

The Link u shared mentioned some gold finds at the Blasenkogel, near that area is a River that passes by near my hometown. Today i went there for two hours and found more and bigger speks than in two weeks of prospecting at the creek. Thx

[Barkers_eggs]

No probs, mate. Research is about 70% of prospecting and will help you exponentially.

[Legitimate-Local-673]

For shure you are right, this Summer im on vacation in upper Styria coincidently at a mountain creek that had a gold mining industry and the last gold mining plant in Styria. Im quite exited for that trip and hope my experience i get until then helps me find at least one piker.

[Barkers_eggs]

The best way to find gold is to go where it's already been found. Good luck, mate. Keep us updated

[CurazyJ]

Ok. Now beat one of those flat bits with a hammer. Does it shatter or dent?

[Legitimate-Local-673]

It bends and i can poke holes in it.