panning

  1. Separating Silver or other metals from Panned Gold

    I've been collecting rocks for about a year now and it's been a painstaking process crushing the Quartz especially (I didn't know it was dangerous to breath the dust and crushed Quartz for 2 months without a Mask). I just recently started panning and I've got a little vial of flakes, but now...
  2. Looking for abandoned mines and gems in north carolin.

    Hi I'm new to the site and to treasure hunting. Me and my buddy were looking around for some abandoned mines to sort through the rocks they cleared out , as well as to look for gems and maybe pan over the summer/spring break when classes don't get in the way. We were primarily looking in north...
  3. First time panning for gold!

    Hey all! I just got some gold bearing paydirt and I panned it out and got some sweet gold. I know paydirt is not an investment but it is worth the loss in fun had. Please let me know how I can improve my panning technique or what other equipment I should get my hands on. Thank you! My panning...
  4. Panning Newbie: Question about metals I am finding. Photo

    Hi! This is my first post on Treasurenet. I recently moved to Meriwether County, Georgia. There is a fairly large creek on the property. I have found a SMALL amount of very fine gold here in the creek. My question is about the other heavy metals I find, especially on the bank. If I am finding...
  5. Gold panning and highbenker

    New video of me gold prospecting
  6. Would you consider this good for the effort?

    Dug for about an hour or so, classified material down into about 1.5 buckets. This was in and under overburden on an old gravel bar deposit. Everything you see is pretty much all gold, aside from the gray speck right above Abes head to the left. Thoughts?
  7. HELP: How to file a placer claim

    Hello, I am somewhat new to prospecting, and I am looking to see if anyone can assist me in understanding the steps to file a a basic placer claim on some gold bearing ground. I am located in Montana. I have looked for those pre-made fill in the blank packets that some states have, however I...
  8. Hello from Montana

    Hello everyone! My name is Mason, and I'm excited to be apart of this forum. I just started gold panning/prospecting the tail end of last season. Looking to use this forum as a learning resource, and to possibly meet new prospectors in my local area. Thanks, and I will see you out there.
  9. Kids, Gold and a Cannon. Prospecting on the Fraser River.

    Check out our latest YouTube video. We had a bunch of guys from the club out on Monday exploring our bedrock claim. We brought our kids and had a blast at the claim.
  10. Exploring a tough gold claim on the Fraser River in BC, Canada......

    Video from last month! Tough climb in and out, but we got the results and testing we needed!!!
  11. Latest Video - Exploring Sailor Bar BC on the Fraser River for Gold as winter hits!

    Latest video in our adventure series! This one is short, lol.. we ran into some difficulties! THANKS!
  12. Sluice plans? Additional tips?

    Hello everyone, I just recently became interested in prospecting. I don't want to spend the money on a sluice box or highbanker yet because I'm a beginner and I don't want to put a lot of money into something I haven't had much experience with. So I was wondering if anyone knew of some good...
  13. Can anyone direct me to online resources about gold claims and info?

    My dad wants to do some (mainly) panning for placer gold and possibly light dredging/sluicing. He's 84, but he's in unbelievable shape for his age. He doesn't know much about the internet however. What he DOES know though is that it's a lot easier to get info online than to write to sources of...
  14. Winter Prospecting on the Feather

    Watch as Jeff does some winter Prospecting for Gold trying to get the jump on Gary ( Two toes ) on there yearly Gold contest !!! I only had a short window between storms so I took a short drive to the River in search of Gold. Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed the video, Jeff
  15. Newbie Gold Hunter Here- is this gold?

    Hello everyone! My name is Ethan Annis. I was recently but by the gold bug after hearing about lots of success! As soon as I get a free weekend, I plan to go on my first actual gold panning trip to some waterways here in Virginia. However, I think I found my first gold today. After watching...
  16. Crevicing for Gold

    Watch as Jeff and Gary ( Two Toes ) head to the Hills in search of Gold !!! On this adventure they will be Crevicing the Bedrock cracks in search of Hidden Gold !!!! Thanks for watching Jeff
  17. Crevicing for Gold

    Watch as Jeff and Gary ( Two Toes ) head to the Hills in search of Gold !!! On this adventure they will be Crevicing the Bedrock cracks in search of Hidden Gold !!!! If you like the Video please Like and Subscribe to the channel this way you can get updates on new video's Thanks for watching...
  18. Gold on the Feather

    Gold on the Feather Watch as Jeff takes you on a short panning trip on the Feather River in Northern California in search of Gold !!! Hope you enjoy the video, Jeff
  19. Starting New

    Hello everyone! My names randy, I'm starting my very first gold prospecting adventures and journal. Hopefully somebody will follow my prospecting progress journal and enjoy the adventures with me. Now let's begin with me sharing some important information so that you know my plans and what I'm...
  20. gold panning prospectors partners

    hello guys I live in wake forest nc. I am looking for a partner or partners to get together and do things together or just hike and prospect for new panning gold creeks. I am always free on the week end. If you are from the east like Raleigh, cary, or durham or chapel hill or wake forest we...
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