FINALLY !! MY FIRST REAL HIT

s2ndjetli

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SO, watching hours of Youtube videos and listening to tips from Tnet members I took a gamble and went to a spot I studied on a Geological map of my state. Everyday I eagerly awaited the mailman like Ralphy in A Christmas Story. THEN IT CAME I couldnt get the box opened fast enough..My first attempt to do exactly like the pro's behind my house didnt go so well but I trudged on. FINALLY TODAY I hurried to a spot that looked promising. Its not thousands of dollars BUT after FINALLY seeing what others show and talk about I can now say I am truly ill with gold fever.... Paydirt1.jpg :goldpan:
 

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arizau

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Nice picker. Don't leave us in suspense......what is the "it" that came in the mail?
 

Aufisher

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Looks like a great pan
 

Terry Soloman

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That's what it's all about - Congrats! :occasion14:
 

arizau

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My OWN first 2 plastic pans...LOL...

Oh Oh...next comes a sluice, then a highbanker, etc., etc., then hell from the old lady for junking up the garage.:laughing7: Welcome to our world.
 

SaltwaterServr

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....then you start a mining company, drag some people into it with You, make a few strikes, then start working to quit your day job because you're sitting on 10's of millions of gold and silver ore...etc etc ad nauseum.
 

63bkpkr

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s2ndjetli,
So much of this life is about enjoying yourself while you are out there however, gold in the pan puts a little Zing into a day out. Congratulations on obtaining the first start of your poke!..................63bkpkr
 

delnorter

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I this new excitement you've experienced. Good for you s2ndjetli, it can be better with family and or friends.

Mike
 

Bodfish Mike

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Very sorry to see that much gold in your pan --- as now your hooked.
Actually I'm not sorry I'm jealous.
Nice gold !!!!!
 

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s2ndjetli

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OH YEAHH, just bought a sluicer, stole the spaghetti strainer for classifying, the girlfriend thinks its a neat HOBBY, "lil does she know" LOL
 

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s2ndjetli

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Hey, thanks EVERYONE for the well wishes.. I dont think my State has alot to offer and I would LOVE to head out west someday but Im not gonna stop...Its hard to find places where you can get away with this.. rrrrr I mean have a claim.. Now to get a smelter..LOL...
 

blichney

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Nice gold! Really good for ohio standards.How much material did you pan to get that much? Im a few counties east from you, always thought summit looked good from the maps. Even driving on 76 near lodi you can see the glacial material on the roadcuts.
 

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s2ndjetli

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MAYBE 2 ounces Blich.. I panned out about 5 yards full.. I went to a creek below my house and got the citys permission to pan it but endid up getting cuts from all the glass so I dont think ill be back.. I got some soil from the Columbus area but havent panned it yet, I think it has a better chance of producing than here by Akron.. Summit County is cut everywhere with what MAY have gold and may not based on the geo maps Im finding out.
 

Boarteats

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Hey, thanks EVERYONE for the well wishes.. I dont think my State has alot to offer and I would LOVE to head out west someday but Im not gonna stop...Its hard to find places where you can get away with this.. rrrrr I mean have a claim.. Now to get a smelter..LOL...

Query our great, benevolent Google brain and overlord for prospecting clubs in your area. I found one in Maryland! If Maryland has one, certainly every other state does as well.

BTW, I LOVE MY SMELTER! Fire, fire, FiRe, FIRE! Lots of glorious heat and FIRE. As much as it pains me to suggest this, you might not need a smelter if you are collecting free gold. A hot torch and melting dish might be adequate depending on gold volume and purity. However, smelters are fun and this fact alone is enough to buy/make one IMHO.

Congrats! I'm new to prospecting as well and am having a blast.
 

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s2ndjetli

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Thank you Boar, I LOVE kingofrandom.. your idea will go into my collection as well.. I just need to get to that 1820 point >...LOL
 

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