Diverting Water To Lower Prospecting Hole Water Level

[Goldgrabber]

Here's a video I made on day 4 of my gold prospecting trip to Wanlockhead, Scotland in March 2016. In this video I show how we have managed to divert the river water away from the hole we're working, which allowed the water level to drop by over 30cm (1ft), allowing us to work the hole a lot easier. especially for my friend who's waders failed so he couldn't stand in very deep water. We went prepared ready to make this diversion as we had a plan of where we were going to work and how to work it and having worked the hole previously, we knew we would need some kind of diversion for the water if we stood any chance of seeing bedrock at the bottom of the hole. Also in the video is a y lovely picker I saw at the top of my gold sluice flare along with pictures of what I picked out of my sluice for the day. I hope you like the video and if you do, please feel free to like, comment and share it, thanks

 

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[russau]

you may be close to the source because of the lack of well rounded rock (some bigger boulders were rounded) and the shape of that piece of gold.

 

[Goldgrabber]

people were trying to find the source at this place since 1600's with minimal luck but the higher you go, the chunkier the gold seems to be

 

[Hoser John]

And you just answered the question-higher is better so there you go. Lots of luck-John

 

[Aufisher]

Some nice looking cracks in those rocks!

 

[Goldgrabber]

yeah higher can be better at times, but no "source rock" has ever been found here although it's been searched for at times over the hundreds of years this place has been worked over

 

[Jeff95531]

yeah higher can be better at times, but no "source rock" has ever been found here although it's been searched for at times over the hundreds of years this place has been worked over

Yeah but I'd bet they didn't have everyone here rooting for you and willing to help. That hole is getting replenished from something that is upstream and obviously close and well hidden. Keep sampling upstream till you run out of pickers then work your're way back, dig in and find that sum b*tch. Good luck!

 

[goldenIrishman]

Indeed! Systematic testing is the only way to go. Keep notes and maps and you will find it!