Lode Gold

Lode gold consists of a precious metal that is stuck inside of a rock in which it has been deposited. potential discoveries of gold that can be worked on is most likely to take place due to a good amount of investigations that have been taking place in certain areas that are known to be productive. There are certain areas where lode gold is known to be found such as Alaska, in the city of Juneau; California – in the Mother Lode; Colorado – the area of Cripple Creek and the districts of the area of San Juan; in the Grass Valley Nevada City as well as the Allegheny districts; in Nevada – the Goldfield and Comstock Lode country; and the Indian fierce Black Hills of South Dakota, which are the Lead districts.

The search for gold is on
In the study of minerals, it is necessary for geologists to have all the knowledge they can on the origin and emplacement of mineral deposits, gold being one of such minerals. Igneous rock has been studied in the field and in laboratories as well and the studies have lead to an understanding of how they crystallize to become solid rock and how the solutions that bear minerals and gases combine with them. The studies of rock structures like that of folds, joints, faults, fractures, as well as what occurs when there is pressure and heat on the rocks, has shown geologist how and where the fractures occur and the areas in which veins can be located as well. Knowing about the chemical and physical characteristics of rocks provides information on the pattern of fractures and where they can be searched for. The study of the processes of weathering and how the materials are transported by water, allow the geologists to be able to recognize the most probable places for placer deposits to come about. the research that has taken place on the different types of prospecting methods that exist has brought about the development of different laboratories like chemical and spectrographic ones which have been designed with modern updated instruments that are able to detect and very rapidly measure the quantity of gold or other precious metals or minerals that can be found in different rocks and ores. These modern instruments are also used by geologists and prospectors on the field so they are able to do on the spot analysis of different potential samples, as this can be essential to leading a miner, prospector or geologist to the source. Gold does not occur in an unpredictable way. Gold can be found in different types of rocks and its formation occurs under different environmental conditions and goes along with the way nature has set it up. Given the knowledge that geologists already have and the fact that they are increasing their knowledge on the mater of ore forming processes, it can be expected they will be likely to improve the possibilities of finding gold. There is still a chance for individual prospectors, weekend or recreational prospectors to be able to find gold, especially for the ones that do their homework and study up on the areas that are favorable and that are known of mining areas and districts.