With more than ten gold rivers, this makes this region in France most coveted by gold researchers.
If gold panning is a discipline that is not new, some people take things very seriously when talking about a few grams of gold to put themselves in the pocket. Because yes, to find gold, you have to jump into the water and be patient. If the activity seems fun, it is still very supervised in France by the DDTM (Departmental Territorial and Sea Directorate) which supervises this practice whose risks of devastation of the environment can be considerable.
Before leaving to seek this famous golden metal, a declaration is compulsory and it is necessary to arm the complete kit of the goldsmith by abandoning the mechanical and chemical vehicles which are prohibited. If finding the nugget seems to be a breeze for those who have the codes, for others, it’s like looking for a needle in a hay boot. Whatever depending on certain regions of France, very often in mountainous regions (Puy-de-Dôme, Corrèze, Lot, Cantal, Aveyron …) hide the famous sesame in rivers. This is the case in Brittany.
If customs and traditions make the richness of this region, there is a considerable gold mine with a dozen gold rivers, especially around the villages of Mûr-de-Bretagne, Loudéac and Pontivy which are even called “Triangle gold “. As specified in the Breton and European digital library, gold exists in rivers because “The runoff after erosion of the original veins led with the sand and the pebbles of the native gold pieces that they rolled in the rivers.”
Thus, by taking an interest in alluvial deposit areas such as rocky crevices, rock faults, confluents of several rivers and more shrinking water areas, your next harvest may be hiding here. A know-how of nature but which, on the other hand, will not allow you to win a fortune. Harvested gold is not salable, the state that has blocked these sales because the product is partly not referenced and not recognized. A useful harvest for the pleasure of the eyes or for a personal jewel …
