Northern Redneck
Some pics of the gold I panned from a while ago. (No I'm not telling you where I got it). I just thought it was cool to see how the surface tension of the water could hold it up, if you are carefull. I sometimes take a pan with me when out hunting, you never know what you might find in the afternoon, when the hunting is slow.
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wherever your going is where I want to be hunting, its like dinner and a show! (if you fill the tag, if not tag soup!)
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Cabin Fever
I've never had that much gold in my pan at once, but it will still float in smaller amounts. I find the colder the water the easier it is.
I almost always have my pan in the 4x4, and tinker with it every so often. My dad taught me when I was basically still in diapers, and its something that I've held on to over the years. You don't see to many folks panning anymore though, but you do come across a fair amount of claims and placer mining still. LR
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Very cool Rock Doc ... what ($$) approx. is the amount in the pan picture worth? ... and how long did it take for you to pan it ?
Northern Redneck
Not including the nugget, I believe that was one vial of gold (about 1 oz.). Not sure what the price of gold is right now, but alot of this stuff would be considered "Jewlery Gold".....it's worth a little more.Originally Posted by BigSlapper
This particular "haul" was from a 2 week trip, with some from a later 4 day trip thrown in. We had several guys with us, it was quite an operation.
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Cabin Fever
My rough guess and depending on where you take it - $600 - 800 maybe?
I've always panned as a hobby, I've never found enough to make it worthwhile selling the gold. I have a few vials of flakes kicking around here somewhere - more of a keepsake for me. LR
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Nice pan of gold there. We were just talking about gold panning today. My sons interested in taking it up.
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Thats really cool to see.. I have always wanted to try that out but I am not sure of how to find where you are allowed to do it.
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how can you tell its not fools gold?
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