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Thats a pretty fair question!
My understanding is that most (if not all!) WA gold is associated with "greenstone belts", either in them or directly near them.
The best idea in an area you are looking to detect for gold, would be to use the geo maps to find areas that contain similar rock structures to where gold has been found before. Once on the ground, look for ironstone (Banded ironstone is even better!), quartz and laterite duricrust areas.
I think gold hunting starts with research....Look for faults and fractures in greenstones and detect around these. Look for contact zones, where one rock type has met another rock type. Detect the washed areas (Colluvial on geo maps) that has come from greenstones, gold could have been washed down there.
I think this pretty much applies to most of the WA gold.
Heres the Wiluna explanatory geo notes which are pretty good http://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/wiluna-1250-000-sheet-western-australia-second-edition.do
Heres the link to the PDF Map itself: http://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/wiluna-wa-sheet-sg-51-9.do

Good luck and hope you find some

<blockquote data-quote="kingswood" data-source="post: 451614" data-attributes="member: 11203">Thats a pretty fair question!My understanding is that most (if not all!) WA gold is associated with &quot;greenstone belts&quot;, either in them or directly near them. The best idea in an area you are looking to detect for gold, would be to use the geo maps to find areas that contain similar rock structures to where gold has been found before. Once on the ground, look for ironstone (Banded ironstone is even better!), quartz and laterite duricrust areas. I think gold hunting starts with research....Look for faults and fractures in greenstones and detect around these. Look for contact zones, where one rock type has met another rock type. Detect the washed areas (Colluvial on geo maps) that has come from greenstones, gold could have been washed down there.I think this pretty much applies to most of the WA gold.Heres the Wiluna explanatory geo notes which are pretty good <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <a href="http://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/wiluna-1250-000-sheet-western-australia-second-edition.do" target="_blank">http://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/wiluna-1250-000-sheet-western-australia-second-edition.do</a>Heres the link to the PDF Map itself: <a href="http://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/wiluna-wa-sheet-sg-51-9.do" target="_blank">http://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/wiluna-wa-sheet-sg-51-9.do</a>Good luck and hope you find some <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="kingswood, post: 451614, member: 11203"] Thats a pretty fair question! My understanding is that most (if not all!) WA gold is associated with "greenstone belts", either in them or directly near them. The best idea in an area you are looking to detect for gold, would be to use the geo maps to find areas that contain similar rock structures to where gold has been found before. Once on the ground, look for ironstone (Banded ironstone is even better!), quartz and laterite duricrust areas. I think gold hunting starts with research....Look for faults and fractures in greenstones and detect around these. Look for contact zones, where one rock type has met another rock type. Detect the washed areas (Colluvial on geo maps) that has come from greenstones, gold could have been washed down there. I think this pretty much applies to most of the WA gold. Heres the Wiluna explanatory geo notes which are pretty good :) [url]http://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/wiluna-1250-000-sheet-western-australia-second-edition.do[/url] Heres the link to the PDF Map itself: [url]http://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/wiluna-wa-sheet-sg-51-9.do[/url] Good luck and hope you find some :) [/QUOTE]

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