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Gold panning/gemstone prospecting

Anonymous Sun 10 Dec 2017 18:31:34 No.1156078 View View Reply Original Report

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Does anyone have any experience in gold panning or gemstone prospecting?
Is it fun? Hard?

It would be fun to earn a buck while being /out/ or just doing it for the experience

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 00:08:48 No.1157058 Report

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I saw a kit for $30 bucks, that has the bowl with ridges all around it, and a larger strainer, some bottle much like a mustard bottle elongated tip on it ( not sure the use.).. a pick, and a small hand shovel.... should I get it? Not sure the cost for prospecting gear. It looked like it was from some TV ad. Found it at a antique store. 2 sets.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 01:25:02 No.1157089 Report

Quoted By: >>1157264

I pan a lot.
If youre looking to get rich, dont bother.
If you want to kill time and maybe find something neat, buy a pan.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 06:14:16 No.1157264 Report

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>>1157089
Where do you pan? Also, what rules and regulations are involved when panning in streams?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 07:08:53 No.1157279 Report

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>>1157264
I pan in east oregon on my property. I have mining rights and water rights. So i never paid attention to other laws. Check your local laws to be sure. They are usually very clear. Also stay VERY clear of other peoples claims. They will likely shoot you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 07:26:57 No.1157283 Report

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>>1157279
>They will likely shoot you.
Personally I just assume they didn't see my claim markers. I'll let them know they're on my claim, give them my business card and ask them to send me $5 when they get the chance for the privilege of panning my gold. Some of them actually do which is a pretty good deal for me because I wouldn't have made $5 panning the spot myself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 07:30:27 No.1157284 Report

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Any Aussie panners here? Would love to get started somehow

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Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 07:32:33 No.1157285 Report

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Is there any way to passively pan gold? I have a small creek on my property in a gold-heavy area. I feel like there has to be some sort of contraption I can throw in the creek that I can check every week or so.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 07:38:43 No.1157287 Report

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>>1157285
sort of. People used to make giant sluices out of big boulders and railroad ties.

the problem with this is that not much gold actually washes down the creek each year, so you won't get much out of it, and lots of dirt and rock do wash down so it'll get clogged up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 10:28:54 No.1157323 Report

Quoted By: >>1157324 >>1157331

How can I know if a river has some gold in it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 10:30:26 No.1157324 Report

Quoted By: >>1157525

>>1157323
look for gold fish

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 10:58:50 No.1157331 Report

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>>1157323
pan it

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Dec 2017 16:54:56 No.1157525 Report

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>>1157324
Won't they be soggy?

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Anonymous Wed 13 Dec 2017 11:30:57 No.1158280 Report

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>>1157284

Tasmanian here. Panned a couple flecks of gold on the beach at Doctors Rocks near Burnie in NW Tasmania just yesterday.

Regularly go gem fossicking in the NE of the state for sapphires and topaz. Recently got a few cut (see pic attached).

Check your state or territory geological survey website, they usually have instructions and maps on what to find and where to find it. Use YouTube for techniques and get necessary items from ebay. Good luck!

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Anonymous Wed 13 Dec 2017 11:38:19 No.1158281 Report

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>>1158280

Further to this, just checked out the old Mt Bischoff skarn deposit today. Got some pretty cool fluorite and siderite specimens (in pic), as well as glue beryls.

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Anonymous Wed 13 Dec 2017 11:39:51 No.1158282 Report

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>>1158281
*blue beryls

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Dec 2017 01:30:34 No.1158702 Report

Quoted By: >>1158778

Anyone know if the Hendersonville, NC area is really that good? There are some tourist like places you can pan for all kinds of things - they give you a bucket of dirt from $20? all the way to the $$$. It's not as an authentic experience... but still is worth doing?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Dec 2017 04:02:54 No.1158778 Report

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>>1158702
Those places just mix sand in with stone mix to give it an authentic feel. You're paying for the gems with a markup for the experience. Then they get you again if ypu have them polish or make jewelry out of what you pan.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Dec 2017 06:21:57 No.1159447 Report

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