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Escondido gold
From what I've read there are less known areas in Escondido CA to go prospecting. It's the closest place from where I live but I'm not finding any information on where exactly. Does anyone have knowledge on the area? I'd like to just go and prospect
Read more…Looking for members in the Durham NC Area
Hi looking for folks in this area to prospect with, maybe share equipment, ideas with and have an all around good time in the field.
Read more…Dredging through the winter months,how I stay warm .
Hello folks as most of you guys know I stay in Scotland. The rivers here are seldom warm except in high summer. I've dredged all year round for the last 5 years and I normally do 2 fills on the dredge . The secret to staying warm when dredging is a d
Read more…Trommel build
Hi I get my 12 X 36 inch,1/2 inch screen, 3 foot trommel barrel last week.I had the same ideal,but with a 1/2 then a 1/4 inch barrel.I was going to off set the second hopper under the fist trommel bucket chute.When I measure it in height it was aroun
Read more…Baby Dennis Contest!!!!!
Well I guess we are going to have another Dennis Contest! This time its your best "Baby Dennis" picture! Be sure to post your pictures of Baby Dennis out and about town or in the creek.
The best one will win. Contest will be open from now until Octo
Read more…Classify, Classify
Hi Everyone, question about classifying. I am in the process of getting classifying screens. What do the numbers mean ? I am looking into classifying Small stuff. Possibly 50, 100, 150 mesh screens.? Numbers I see are marked 1/4, 1/8, even 1/50. Hav
Read more…Glacial geology
I'm here in S.W. Ohio and been at it for about 2 months now. I've hit a couple of creeks and rivers and have a specific question that I hope I can frame properly so I don't sound too stupid. I found a creek that has no feeder creeks at all and I've
Read more…Proper sluice box
What brand and type of sluice box is recommended for finding ultra small gold along a stream. Thanks
Read more…how to get fine gold into a vial
i find if i take my fine gold and dry it out, put it on a piece of paper with a with a crease in it, pour the gold into the fold, put the end of the fold to the end of the vial, and let the gold slide down into the vial. i find this method works good
Read more…separating silt from flour gold
I have probably 2 cups of concentrate that is mostly silt/fine clay that has some nice very fine gold in it. How on earth can I separate the very fine gold in suspension with the silt/clay? I've thought about drying it but then what? Any help is a
Read more…LDMA
I got my renewal paperwork in the mail for GPAA. The LDMA sounds like a good future option. BUT I see there are yearly maintenance dues. How much are the dues? Is the LDMA like a time share, where the dues also change as time goes on?
Read more…Coinstar Finds
I hear stories of cool coinstar finds all the time but never check them when walking by. Every time I take change in, I'll check the return but there's never anything in it. I was at the grocery store earlier and walked past the machine. For some str
Read more…Need help...
Okay, question...I'm working and area not very well known for producing gold and took some sand/gravel from a new part of the area. Worked 4 pans this evening and found small flake in each and every one...very excited to say the least!! All I have is
Read more…Experimental nozzel uncloging tool
I been trying to find a tool to knock out the rock jams that happen now and then in the nozzel. I been using a plastic delrin rod with limited success and wrecked my thumb once with it. After some failed attempts altering the plastic rod with no succ
Read more…NOW CASTING: Gold Prospectors!
Hi all!
My name is Skyler Hurt - I'm a Casting Producer for This Is Just A Test Media (www.TIJAT.com) and we're currently casting for gold prospectors! We're working with a major cable network to develop an idea based on the movie GOLD about an Amer
Read more…What Gold Detector to buy and why
Looking to buy a detector for nugget hunting and prospecting. If you had 1K to spend, what would you get.
I've been looking at the Gold Bug 2 and the White's GMT as some of my options. Keep in mind that I am a noob. I have wanted to get into thi
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