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My first gold!!!!

Posted by James Giacalone on February 7, 2013 at 5:58pm in General Discussions

A month ago my wife got me the Garrett Gold Panning Kit for my birthday. I dug at a creek by my house a couple times but came up with nothing. I spent a week on the computer researching my area and found some creeks that were known for gold so I picked one and headed out...short story shorter I came up with two small pieces of flour gold.Not a bust but I didn't really feel I could call it my first find and be happy! So I have been doing a lot of research on how to read a stream and what to look for and I headed back out Monday to a different creek.When I got there I really liked what I saw! Looking around I found a big rock with a crevice running through it packed with mud,clay and a bunch of weed growing out of it! So I dug a couple scoops out and panned it and just about fell in the creek when I saw about 15 colors in it(Flour size and really small but still...GOLD!) So I spent a couple hours cleaning out the crevice and concentrating it down and ended up with about 3" of cons in the bottom of my 5 gallon bucket to take home and pan out in my garage! It took me a few days of panning in my spare time but this is what I got! Thanks for looking!

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  • Jimmie March 3, 2013 at 9:34pm
    Any color is good color. I'd like to say this. I like the fact that you took the time to clean the crack out and also clean the roots of the weeds. Time after time when I take clients out they just throw out the root system as if it is a bother to them. Often great gold is trapped there. Keep up the hard work. Most important is enjoy yourself. Even if you get skunked, at least your enjoying the hunt.
  • Morgan E March 1, 2013 at 9:20pm
    Well, that's darn respectable, James.
  • LUGNUT (Chris) March 1, 2013 at 5:10pm

    Nice looking creek. Someone has the fever now :)) 

  • Thomas Tuinman February 19, 2013 at 1:45pm

    Great find! Now your hooked

  • Prospector 02 February 8, 2013 at 12:12am

    Congratulations!!!!! Real nice looking gold. Keep at it we love to see it.

  • Bradley James February 7, 2013 at 10:08pm

    Nice work and perseverance.  That's what makes this so fun the nice little reward at the end.  Welcome to your new hobby!!

  • cecil ccv-NC February 7, 2013 at 7:49pm

    ARE YOU STILL CHECKING THE CONS THERE COULD BE SOME VERY SMALL IN THERE OR SAVE THE BLACK SANDS TILL YOU GET A GOOD BIT MORE AND CRACK THEM

  • Bob Drake February 7, 2013 at 7:49pm

    Sweet! Guess we know where you'll be in your spare time lol.

  • Klondike Kent February 7, 2013 at 7:48pm

    Nice Colors!!!

  • cecil ccv-NC February 7, 2013 at 7:47pm

    GREAT START NOW KEEP THE GOLD COMING.

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