Gold in the ocean

[Zolotov]

Hi,
I was wondering if gold nuggets could be found in the ocean? They should come from the the river and concentrate right in front of the river mouth, I am correct ? Has anyone found something in a place like that ?

 

[Capt Nemo]

Waves will push things around some, but not much further down than 60 feet. Now ground liquification due to earthquakes would tend to fluid bed gold down deeper. The waves near shore will sort things out to the first bar. I have seen that on Lake Superior.

 

[Goldfleks]

With storms coughing up old coins that haven't seen the light of day for over a hundred years or longer I'm not really worried about waves keeping all the gold nuggets. They may hold onto it for a few years or longer, but eventually, it makes it's way back to the beach.

 

[Bodfish Mike]

Longshore drift keep the gold close to shore -- longshore drift is caused by prevailing wind and wave direction
-- wind and wave direction is caused by Coriolis force -- so with that said do you guys in the Northern Hemisphere pan
using the force (water rotation clock wise) or are you from the dark side.
May the force be with you.

 

[Capt Nemo]

Young padiwan,

Northern hemisphere everything's counter-clockwise for coriolis force. The Aussie's have it clockwise.

I find your lack of faith disturbing!

 

[kcm]

There was some online article I read several years back about how some major US company was extracting all these different minerals and such from seawater. Seems like it was supposed to have taken place down in Florida, but can't remember. ...If I get enough gumption later, I'll fire up the old Win XP computer and look at the article again.