There are places in Russia where everyone can engage in independent gold mining. But, of course, you must first obtain the appropriate permission. There are several rivers through which you can get quite rich if you work hard.
Bom
There are also quite a few small particles of pure gold here, but you can also find nuggets weighing up to 50 g. Gold grains are scattered throughout the reservoir.
You should look especially carefully in the cracks between shale rocks. It is there that up to one and a half kilograms of precious metal accumulates.
Big Chanchik
Just a few years ago, gold mining enterprises operated here. They extracted everything they could. But geologists still claim that it is quite possible to find large gold here. When using a gold digger, you can even find nuggets weighing several kilograms.
Gold-bearing rivers of Russia
Sanarka River
In the 19th century, Sanarka was known throughout the world as the richest deposit of precious stones and minerals, with the light hand of Academician Koksharov called Russian Brazil. In some places, the river soil is gold-bearing. The now abandoned Andreevsky mine reminds us that once upon a time there was much more native gold here.
Lena River Basin
The Lensky gold-bearing region is one of the richest in Russia. Over more than 150 years of mining, about 1.5 thousand tons of precious gold ore have been mined here. There is still a lot of gold left in depleted deposits that is not subject to industrial extraction.
Bodaibo River
The gold-bearing river is located in the central part of the Patom Highlands. Alluvial gold from placers in the Bodaibo basin is predominantly large: gold particles from 2 to 4 mm predominate. Grains larger than 8 mm are often found. There are gold nuggets - the largest of them were found in the placer of the upper reaches of the Bodaibo River.
Big Chanchik River
About 10 years ago, the bed of the Bolshoy Chanchik was mined using a scoop dredge. According to geological data, large gold remains on Chanchik and there are nuggets weighing several kilograms, which can be found using a metal detector.
Bom River
The Bom is gold-bearing along its entire length: gold in placers is large, nuggets weighing 10-30 grams are often found, less often up to 400 grams. In some places, gold lies right in the riverbed in crevices between shale rocks. Sometimes a very large amount of precious metal accumulates in such “nests” - up to one and a half kilograms.
Alekseevsky Stream
The gold in the stream is large (nuggets weighing up to 1 kg), well rounded, often fused with pieces of quartz. The largest nuggets are found at the tops of streams, under large boulders. A team of 2-3 people can easily pan for more than 300 grams of gold.
Jalon Creek
The most profitable mine in the Dambukinsky gold-bearing region. The first gold samples showed a content of up to 2.5 kg of gold per 1 ton of sand. When the rich parts of the gold-bearing layer were mined here, its surface, after the rains washed away the sand, shone with nuggets that were easily visible to the naked eye.
Talga River
The gold content of the Talga River basin has been known since 1893. The exploitation of placers was carried out by prospectors mainly using the pit method, and from 1893 to 1949, actual production amounted to at least 2800 kg. You can still stumble across palm-sized nuggets here today.
Millionny Stream
A rich placer of gold was found here by accident: in 1896, a pack horse fell into a ravine. When they began to pull her out, nuggets were found at the bottom of the stream. The placer turned out to be very rich - in a month they managed to extract more than 640 kg of large gold. When the government learned about the illegal mine, the illegal miners were dispersed, but since then it has not been possible to discover the source of the nuggets.
Alekseevsky stream
In this place it is possible to find large nuggets, which are located mainly in the upper reaches. If you gather a team of 2 - 3 people, you can extract about 500 g of pure gold during the day. If you are lucky, you will also find large nuggets that weigh approximately 1 kg.
In which Russian rivers can you pan for gold?
Russia is a country extremely rich in placer gold. And to feel the spirit of a real gold rush, you don’t have to go to Kolyma. You can try yourself as a prospector closer to home - after all, even in the rivers of the Moscow region you can find gold if you try. But whether it will pay off your efforts is unknown.
It is much better to start searching for deposits that have already been developed industrially. Even after the mines are closed, a lot of gold remains in small areas that are of no interest to industrialists. There are plenty of places like this in Russia, so grab your prospector's tray and metal detector and go treasure hunting. Just get a private prospector's license first; in Russia they take this very seriously.
Sanarka River
In the 19th century, Sanarka was known throughout the world as the richest deposit of precious stones and minerals, with the light hand of Academician Koksharov called “Russian Brazil”. In some places, the river soil is gold-bearing. The now abandoned Andreevsky mine reminds us that there was once much more gold here.
Lena River Basin
The Lensky gold-bearing region is one of the richest in Russia. Over more than 150 years of mining, about 1.5 thousand tons of precious ore have been mined here. But there is still a lot of gold left in the depleted deposits, which is not subject to industrial extraction.
Bodaibo River
This gold-bearing river is located in the central part of the Patom Highlands. Alluvial gold from placers in the Bodaibo basin is predominantly large: gold particles from 2 to 4 mm predominate. Grains larger than 8 mm are often found. There are nuggets - the largest of them were found in the placer of the upper reaches of the Bodaibo River.
Big Chanchik River
About ten years ago, the bed of the Bolshoy Chanchik was mined using a scoop dredge. But according to geological data, large gold remains on Chanchik, and there are nuggets weighing several kilograms, which can be found with the help of a good old metal detector.
Bom River
The Bom is gold-bearing along its entire length. Gold in placers is large, nuggets weighing 10-30 grams are often found, less often up to 400 grams. In some places, gold lies right in the riverbed in crevices between shale rocks. Sometimes a very large amount of gold accumulates in such “nests” - up to one and a half kilograms.
Alekseevsky Stream
The gold here is large (nuggets weighing up to 1 kg), well rounded, and often fused with pieces of quartz. The largest nuggets are found at the top of the stream, under large boulders. A team of 2-3 people can easily pan for more than 300 grams of gold here.
Jalon Creek
The most profitable mine in the Dambukinsky gold-bearing region. The first samples showed up to 2.5 kg of gold per ton of sand. When the rich parts of the gold-bearing layer were mined here, its surface, after the rains washed away the sand, shone with nuggets that were easily visible to the naked eye.
Talga River
The gold content of the Talga River basin has been known since 1893. The exploitation of placers was carried out by miners mainly using the pit method. And over half a century (from 1893 to 1949), actual production amounted to at least 2800 kg. You can still stumble upon palm-sized nuggets here to this day.
Millionny Stream
The rich placer was found here by accident: in 1896, a pack horse belonging to a group of alcohol carriers (smugglers who delivered alcohol to the mines in exchange for gold) fell into a ravine. When they began to pull her out, nuggets were found at the bottom of the stream. The placer turned out to be very rich - in a month they managed to extract more than 640 kg of large gold. When the government found out about the illegal mine, the black miners were dispersed, but since then they have not been able to find the source of the nuggets.
Unaha River
The largest tributary of the river. Bryanta. Unakha is a typical mountain river with a winding bed and fast current. Where its rocky bottom comes to the surface, whole placers of precious metal are found in the crevices of the rock. Gold was mined by miners with trays and scooped out with ladles from ferries. Modern miners come here with metal detectors.
Million Stream
Finders acting illegally were able to extract over 640 kg of pure gold here. They were the ones who found a hidden area at the bottom of the stream where there are nuggets. Quite large pieces of valuable metal can still be found here. Moreover, the enterprises have not yet produced production on an industrial scale.
Mining gold is a pleasant business, but quite difficult. But such work is compensated by decent earnings! So it's still worth a try.
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