Sim_Player 1,939 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) I'm looking at a new hobby, prospecting. No dreams of getting rich. It just looks like my kind of fun! I love being outside! I have the basics, a sluice, 1/4 inch classifier, pan, & bucket. Where I live is known for gold concentrations. Edited March 5, 2016 by Sim_Player 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 I did try and got a few flakes with nothing more that a pan. I got bored with it very quickly. Best of luck to you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 I did many years ago when the nieces and nephews were small. Not on a larger scale like you are describing . Rented a van and camped all around the mountain ranges of Colorado. After they panned for gold after touring the Bachelor-Syracuse Mine, I purchased panning kits for all to keep them busy trying to wear them out. Lots of work, but I believe they had a good time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,263 Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Perfect time of year. Try to find some very old topo maps listing all the old mining claims and mines. Be careful about pot growers. Just after some heavy flooding rain, the new stuff washes down. Be prepared to hike in quite a ways. All the good placer gold deposit locations have been known for well over 150 years. No matter where you go and how far and how long, somebody has always been there before you. Very fun. Very physical. Be aware of the evil Fed gold taking laws. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) Western Washington has a ton of rivers and creeks flowing out of the Cascade Mountain Range. They have been changing course for thousands of years leaving lots of virgin ground to explore. Lot's of gold bits trapped in bedrock crevices above the water-line in drought areas in Cali. Edited March 6, 2016 by Sim_Player 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackHeart762 288 Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Panning is lots of fun if you have a good gold bearing area. Empty pans are not lots of fun. I have always wanted a dry mechanical separator to run out in the desert BH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Nemo 882 Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Just got done building a recirculating fluid bed highbanker for running black beach sand around the great lakes. On some beaches on Michigan I've hit a gram ($38) per yard. Bout the only state without gold is Florida. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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storm6490 2,768 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 20160114_142321.jpg Did you buy those flakes on eBay and put them in that new pan? Hexpan! Dig it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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