Places to pan for gold in oklahoma or nw arkansas

[dennishoddy]

LOL i fell for that when i was a kid. didn't find anything! i guess they have to be there though; some of those guys i guess make a living out of it.

Lots of valuable gems have been found there.

http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/digging-for-diamonds/

 

[p238shooter]

Thanks guys i live by locust grove i may have 2 check out that place by chouteau i always heard they was indian burial grounds but whgat you said makes more sence.I have some alsome places to look for arrowheads were you can find 6 or 7 all the time i will be willing to trade someone that can find or take me 2 a good place.

I live a little south of there. I do not think there would be enough runnoff to accumulate anywhere even if you could get permission to sample it. It slopes pretty much down each side into the grass areas all around that is bailed. There is not a flowing stream very close. It is an interesting formation though.

We found a site on Gibson that was obviously a major arrowhead manufacturing site, but after being picked over for 100 years, all that is left are the rejects. We keep looking for a "prize" every time the water goes down but have not had any luck. An old farm house had been built there later, so not much left to pick from.

Good luck to you and your "panning".

 

[Driller]

I was wondering what those hills were. Learned something new.

Those are not volcanic vents. They are just hills that have more erosion-resistant rock on top that the surrounding areas do. The rocks around here are primarily sedimentary formations deposited in ancient seas. Black Mesa, in the west end of the panhandle, is a volcanic formation if I remember correctly.

 

[FamousAJ]