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Alluvial Gold Prospecting
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<blockquote data-quote="daveggs" data-source="post: 51616" data-attributes="member: 1933"><p>I always had fun finding some yellow stuff there with my shovel, scoop, bucket and pan -- before I even attempted to build my first sluice (first one failed miserably, btw). Just don't expect to find anything other than very fine gold specks and you'll be fine (yes, it is a bad pun).</p><p></p><p>In the early days, I found that digging straight down into the sand and rocks (on the down-river side of the flat concrete) yielded up to 20 specks per pan for me ... very very fine gold ... but as I always thought, it's like fishing -- catch anything and you're a winner! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>As also mentioned previously -- I also LOVE that area -- so beautiful!</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Dave E <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daveggs, post: 51616, member: 1933"] I always had fun finding some yellow stuff there with my shovel, scoop, bucket and pan -- before I even attempted to build my first sluice (first one failed miserably, btw). Just don't expect to find anything other than very fine gold specks and you'll be fine (yes, it is a bad pun). In the early days, I found that digging straight down into the sand and rocks (on the down-river side of the flat concrete) yielded up to 20 specks per pan for me ... very very fine gold ... but as I always thought, it's like fishing -- catch anything and you're a winner! :) As also mentioned previously -- I also LOVE that area -- so beautiful! Cheers, Dave E :cool: [/QUOTE]
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