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Gold panning

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2022 13:09:48 No.2457758 View View Reply Original Report

Has anyone here tried it? Seems like a good reason to get outside and possibly make a bit of money on the side, even if it's only hobby-tier stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2022 13:54:08 No.2457783 Report

Quoted By: >>2458254

Ask PAN MAN in Cmmg or pmg threads on /biz/

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2022 14:00:36 No.2457786 Report

Quoted By: >>2458264

>>2457758
It's a scam. You'll have better luck metal detecting or mining and finding a gold vein.

PAN MAN

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PAN MAN Sat 10 Sep 2022 04:14:50 No.2458254 Report

Quoted By: >>2458990

>>2457783
I ve been summoned!

Gold panning is part of prospecting, which is testing to locate or determine if minerals like gold are present in sediments near or in water courses. Its more a hobby sort of thing, your not going to be finding mountains of gold like you see on "Gold Rush".

That doesnt mean though that it cant be extremely fun to try your hand, especially if your in known gold country! Never hurts to try!

PAN MAN

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PAN MAN Sat 10 Sep 2022 04:23:29 No.2458259 Report

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Course gold is hard to come by, do not expect to be finding nuggets like this every few pans. The most likely stuff you will find is flood gold, which is very thin and fine, or often dust. Its trapped everywhere though, panning the moss on creek banks often shows your best indicator early on for gold in a water course.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 04:30:18 No.2458264 Report

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>>2457786
Metal detecting is lame, fuck you. All metal detector fags do is go around and dig little holes everywhere and disturb areas.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 05:09:53 No.2458273 Report

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Remember to do your research! There is no real point panning a creek with no known gold. Look up your local / region for hot spots and focus your searches from there. Be mindful of other peoples posted / staked claims too, no need to be a claim jumper.

If you do your research right, you can find a nice comfy hot spot that others may miss, an old freshet or stream others have passed over that you can quietly work to yourself.

Search high and search low, look for ancient channels high above the modern water line. Look for the highest flood markers, behind boulders and in the depths of the deepest bedrock cracks. There is treasure out there, for those who are willing to put the effort in to claim it.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 22:22:57 No.2458859 Report

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Doing a little lode mining myself. Partner and I have a free mill gold deposit. The mill and equipment is being setup as I type this.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Sep 2022 03:08:56 No.2458990 Report

Quoted By: >>2461554

If you're going to pan, look up your area to make sure you're not panning on someone's claim, people get real pissy about that.
It's not really worth it, if you manage to pan a gram in a day you're making less than minimum wage.
>>2458254
>panman is an /out/ist too
Best namefag on 4chan.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Sep 2022 13:48:45 No.2459215 Report

Quoted By: >>2459276

How do you find out whether or not your spot is claimed?

PAN MAN

PAN MAN Sun 11 Sep 2022 15:29:53 No.2459276 Report

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>>2459215
there will usually be posted signs, you can also use several different websites to check as well. www.thediggings.com is fairly accurate for US claims. If your in Canada you can use each provinces own geological webportal. For BC thats Mineral Titles Online for example.

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Anonymous Tue 13 Sep 2022 20:50:37 No.2460765 Report

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Anonymous Thu 15 Sep 2022 00:56:48 No.2461554 Report

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>>2458990
I already have a day job, this is really just a good excuse for me to get /out/ and collect shiny things in the process. I like shiny things, especially if they're worth a bit of money.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Sep 2022 10:53:07 No.2462400 Report

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summers coming up and i was planning on panning for the summer and just living in a tent

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Sep 2022 16:44:00 No.2462527 Report

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>>2457758
Thoughts on panning for gold vs gem hounding?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 03:23:32 No.2463492 Report

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>>2462527
both are pretty comfy, gem hunting can be really fun though if your in the right territory.

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