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Topic: Anyone here into gold mining/prospecting?
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Rinna90
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My dad has caught gold fever at his old age and wants me to tag along with him. Anyone into this and know of any good places to go?
Posts: 148 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Jun 2006
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Greasy
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Up in the Klondike with the Hoffman's or you can man up and take on the Bering sea....
Posts: 3272 | From: North Dallas | Registered: Jan 2005
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fstryde3
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If you're really into it check out the Outdoor Network, once a week they have a gold prospecting show and the guy always goes to places around here. Can't remember the time or day but I'm sure you can search your satellite.
Posts: 2950 | From: Sacramento | Registered: Jun 2008
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coupedup
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There is gold all throughout northern California, Nevada and Arizona. Although many people think that there is no more gold here in California, geologists have proved otherwise. The best places to pan is old streams and creeks that haven't been already ravaged in the past 150 years. The largest gold nugget that was ever found in Ca was 54 lbs. And was found in magalia Ca. In the 1850's. If you were to find a nugget that size, just in weight value alone it would be worth 1.2 million in todays market. However because of the rarity of such a find the value could easily double in price. You might also look into gold/metal detectors, there is also underwater versions available if you plan to dive.
[ March 19, 2012, 06:40 PM: Message edited by: RONIN ]
Posts: 4406 | From: Ca | Registered: May 2010
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SLOWBACK 67
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I have panned for gold before and it's a fun pastime..... Once while I was camping with my parents we met some locals who were retired and panned everyday. One of the guys gave us some real small nuggets they found. Not too often you find people like that. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Posts: 8582 | From: Vallejo | Registered: Dec 2005
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sinisterblk
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I have a lot buddies that are into it. I go with from time to time, it's fun but you would have to put in a lot of hours to get any weight or get lucky and find a decent size nugget. There are a ton of creeks with placer deposits up my way, my backyard is actually a collapsed mine.
Posts: 549 | From: angels camp | Registered: May 2008
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coupedup
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Originally posted by sinisterblk:
This was pulled out of a mine up in my area, it is on display at a local vineyard.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironstone's_Crown_Jewel
Wow !!! Yea that's a dream find, I also have family in Sonora. There is alot of unexploited land there and creeks to pan. I live on the outskirts of Chico and mining/panning is big around here. I believe the 54 Troy lb. nugget I was talking about above was the largest in ca at the time, the nugget you described is larger so I guess that would take the title. I plan to start using a metal/gold detector to start searching the shores of the feather river and lake oro, a good pastime and means of exercise.
Posts: 4406 | From: Ca | Registered: May 2010
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Rinna90
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I could only imagine! I have friends in sanora also and was thinking that would be a good place to try.
Posts: 148 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Jun 2006
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Wildfire532FB
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I got goldpanning every summer, its fun. I probably have an ounce of gold. I have a nugget the size of a dime. If i spent 8 hours doing it instead of just a couple of hours i would get some good gold but i just do it when i go swimming at the river.
I have everything, an expensive metal detector only for gold, sluice box, etc. Its fun
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68dustin
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I use to gold dredge off the n fork of the American river for about 2 summers. Sucked at the time gold was only 300 an ounce ![[Frown]](frown.gif) . We got alot of color but moved alot of shit to get gold. I was thinking about pickin up another 4" dredge but I was reading a few months ago gas powered dredges were outlawed in California. Anyone know if it's true? Gold minning is fun work cause there is such a thing called gold fever. After u hold a 2 ounce nugget in ur had things change lol
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Posts: 3991 | From: neverland | Registered: Feb 2005
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Wildfire532FB
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Originally posted by 68dustin:
I use to gold dredge off the n fork of the American river for about 2 summers. Sucked at the time gold was only 300 an ounce . We got alot of color but moved alot of shit to get gold. I was thinking about pickin up another 4" dredge but I was reading a few months ago gas powered dredges were outlawed in California. Anyone know if it's true? Gold minning is fun work cause there is such a thing called gold fever. After u hold a 2 ounce nugget in ur had things change lol
dredging altogether is outlawed in CA. or on a temp ban atleast.
I would love to get a dredge.
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Rinna90
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Yea all gas powered dredges are but there are hand type pumps you can use. Wildfire where do you pan at? Trying to find some good places to visit.
Posts: 148 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Jun 2006
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Wildfire532FB
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Originally posted by Rinna90:
Yea all gas powered dredges are but there are hand type pumps you can use. Wildfire where do you pan at? Trying to find some good places to visit.
From what i read you can't move gravel and other material from the bottom of the river at all because supposedly is disrupts fish eggs so i don't a hand pump is legal either.
i pan all over up here., any major river you'll find gold around here. Hell a 12 year old found a 6 onuce nugget in the lake behind my house.
They used to do hydraulic mining behind my house in the 1800s, theres a lot of places in the forest that were mined like that as well.
Just make sure if your going to pan somewhere that there is no claim there, you can get shot
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65mustang408
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I love going gold paning its a good time and doesnt cost much. Me and my buddy have been kicking around the idea of buying a claim. But we usually go down to penny wieght trail and hike a hour or more back to a couple spots. Usually 3g a day if we bust our ass. Almost got crushed my a boulder so im taking a break lol
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Posts: 947 | From: sacramento | Registered: Oct 2008
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Rinna90
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That trail is in sac I assume?
Posts: 148 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Jun 2006
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Rinna90
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That trail is in sac I assume?
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65mustang408
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Penny wieght trail is in colfax
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Posts: 947 | From: sacramento | Registered: Oct 2008
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