I will give any info that I have and share what I know about panning for Gold witch is not much but I hope it will help Some one get rich but it has not helped me much. But I have fun  trying. And see some neat places. Finding Gold in Al. is a lot different  Than Ga.

In Ga. Gold is found in Streams and hard rock up in the hills in Al. most are placers found in streams or in old stream beds witch  can be in the flat lands or up on top of a hill all the mines I found around Cleburne Co. are up on hills and in pastures . So you can see half the time I am looking in the wrong place. And most of the Gold is small flower but some nuggets can be found. Your best bet is dredging  in the Tallapoosa river or some of the larger streams. 

Most of the Gold is east of Heflin and to the south witch is part of the Gold belt that comes for Northeast Ga. and runs down and across to West Ga, along the Carroll and Hairalson Co. lines. This means all the gold that gets in the Tallapoosa river in Ga. will at some time come to Al.  

Arbacoochee is a small community  south of Heflin where most of the gold has been found near here. the trick is getting permission  from land owners some will let you if you will split what you find

some will say your crazy and tell you to get lost and some even get mad and I don't know why.

So your best bet is finding public access like boat ramps or some place you can park beside a stream and step off the road in to the water. I have hurd of a place near Weehadkee to go panning If I get a chance I'll got check it out and post my findings.

I have found a place near Line Ville Al. to go panning dredging and hi banking they have on site camping to  Alabama Gold Camp - Home

 I have this group on other sites you can go join them as well

prospectinggaal1000 : Prospecting Ga. & Al.

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Villa Rice Ga. will soon be opening a gold museum I will ad more info as I get it.