Gold prospecting in North Ireland

 

Recenlty got many gold pan enquiry from North Ireland ,It seems many people in  North Ireland get a  Gold prospecting hobby. They are using Gold Hand Pans and portable sluice box or classifier which does not require much money.

Let us take a look at gold mining in North Ireland

How much gold in there in North Ireland?

Surprisingly to many, Northern Ireland has a massive gold deposit all over the place. This is because, millions of years ago when only one continent(Pangaea) was present, Ireland was beside North America and after the two areas split, Ireland took with it some of the Gold rich earth along with it.

Where is the gold distributed?

much gold can be found in the mountainous areas of Northern Ireland. The Sperrins and the Mourne mountains are the 'hot spots' for finding gold.

Such area as Streams/shallow rivers,you can ventrure out these are for gold

The best place to find gold is usually beneath large boulders where the gold becomes trapped.