Western montana gold hounds ?

[davidhorton001]

Yeah you can run a sluice, I just don't know how much snow is up there. I talk to you more about it when I get of work tonight.

 

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[jasobdb]

Got my truck all loaded with gear for sat thanks again for the tips on where to go

 

[davidhorton001]

Anytime, if you don't know already know it's private property up too the second cattle guard. After that your good, and the road will come to Y. If you stay right the road crosses the creek. People work both sides of the canyon. Good luck and have fun.

 

[jasobdb]

Awesome thanks I have never been up there thanks for the heads up

 

[jasobdb]

Maybe we can meet up there one of these weekends

 

[Sullyy2323]

New member here. I'm also over in Helena, MT. Looking to get out and about!

 

[davidhorton001]

Welcome

Have you done much prospecting?

 

[jmy74]

Hey welcome. It's good to see all the people from montana on here. Haven't gotten out this year but I've definitely got the itch

 

[davidhorton001]

Yeah I'm going to get out on Sunday. I got a fever

 

[jasobdb]

Yes welcome and these guys are all great I have been out the last two weekends found a few pieces of micron gold but it has been amazing out there

 

[jmy74]

finally got out today. Some of the most fun I have had panning in a long time.

 

[Sullyy2323]

New member here. I'm also over in Helena, MT. Looking to get out and about!

To be honest, not a ton but I've always wanted to give it a try. Slowly adding to my equipment list. I purchased a Keene A52 a month or so ago with some pans, etc. The A52 is too big for the creek I'm wanting to sluice so I pulled the trigger on a 30" Bazooka Sniper this afternoon. What type of system do you guys use?

 

[Sullyy2323]

Hey welcome. It's good to see all the people from montana on here. Haven't gotten out this year but I've definitely got the itch

Thanks Jmy74. I feel were pretty lucky to live in MT when it comes to the gold dept! Figured I would start taking advantage. What area are you in?

Cheers!

 

[jasobdb]

I have a home made stream sluice and two high bankers small and one bigger they all have there advantages

 

[jmy74]

We use a trommel that we built with a 10" x 4' sluice. Also have a 3 footer that we use in the garage as a recirc. I'm in the process of building another trommel for a friend now hope to have it done within the next 10 days or so. I will try to get some pictures of both up. We have pretty much built all of our own equip other than pans. We have even started to make our own screens. I think I posted a picture on this thread, if not I will get pictures of those up. Finally got to put our screens to the test this past weekend and I was really happy with the way they held up. We were not nice to them and they took it in stride and live to fight another day. We are in Butte by the way.

 

[jmy74]

Sully I see I also posted pictures of our trommel as well as the bucket screens we started making and using . The screen pictured is a 1/2" screen in a 5 gal bucket, the one I used this weekend was a 1/4" screen in a 3 gal bucket

 

[Sullyy2323]

Sully I see I also posted pictures of our trommel as well as the bucket screens we started making and using . The screen pictured is a 1/2" screen in a 5 gal bucket, the one I used this weekend was a 1/4" screen in a 3 gal bucket

Looks great!

 

[jmy74]

Here's a look at the new one.

 

[dashriprock]

Any of you guys heading over to Boise this weekend for the gold show?

 

[jasobdb]

No I wish