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[Mine Shaft]

Almost lol. My buddy and i went sluicing today back to the hole where he found the 2.2 gram nugget. Look at the hole just left of his hand that's where i was digging now look directly above the hole you will see a large rock, it weighs approx 40-50 lbs my head was in the hole scooping the gravel out when all of a sudden i hear gravel coming down, thank God i jerked my head out of the way, God only knows what damage it would of did to my noggin.Thats me on the right.

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Glad you dodged that one. That's a pretty little creek you're working.

 

[Mine Shaft]

Thanks Kray, i do enjoy being up there lots of wildflowers and just being out in the woods is a good time.

 

[OwenT]

Glad you're ok. Lesson learned. Now what did the gold for the day look like?!

 

[Mine Shaft]

Glad you're ok. Lesson learned. Now what did the gold for the day look like?!

So far not to good i got 5 this size (.) and just a little more panning to go. My buddy had 6 nice flakes in his V matting and has not started on his sluice material, i will post his take later. My Last pan 5 specks.

 

[arizau]

Some times deeper is not better. You might think about spreading out. I would check the side of the hole and if I saw layering I would test where I saw a transition from small gravel to what ever it is resting on which could act as a false bedrock pay layer.
Heavy pans.

 

[Mine Shaft]

Some times deeper is not better. You might think about spreading out. I would check the side of the hole and if I saw layering I would test where I saw a transition from small gravel to what ever it is resting on which could act as a false bedrock pay layer.
Heavy pans.

We have started to spread out, where we are digging there is a 12 foot high pretty steep hill in front of us.Thank you for that info i will pass that along to my buddy hes going back up in the morning rain or shine lol.

 

[Mine Shaft]

After seeing that large boulder come slamming down, i might go to the new spot i started digging at. I found 16 specks for 2 hours work its about 20ft to the right of where my buddy is digging.

 

[Mine Shaft]

My buddy ended up with 18 specks form yesterday.

 

[N-Lionberger]

You have to sample sample sample, if your ass aint jiggling you aint panning. 18 specks isn't ground worth sluicing. Pan everywhere until you find a nice spot that makes you say "oh damn" then get the sluice out of the truck. Keep panning as you sluice, I have seen a rainbow of colors of clay in one area with varying degrees of color I wouldn't know the definitive difference if I didn't sample pan.

 

[Mine Shaft]

You have to sample sample sample, if your ass aint jiggling you aint panning. 18 specks isn't ground worth sluicing. Pan everywhere until you find a nice spot that makes you say "oh damn" then get the sluice out of the truck. Keep panning as you sluice, I have seen a rainbow of colors of clay in one area with varying degrees of color I wouldn't know the definitive difference if I didn't sample pan.

I think its well worth sluicing, i found my first picker out of that hole my buddy also found 3 nice pickers ample flakes, specks and would you look at this!!! a nice 2.2 gram nugget that was stuck in a fist sized quartz along with 2 other nice sized smaller nuggets. The Gold is there that's what counts. We have 20 acres that we are in the process of claiming.

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

Good thing some kids were not playing in that hole while you were gone..you might have come back to find feet sticking out. I know someone that had a boulder fall on his leg. Was trapped for hours. Had to be flown out and ended up breaking every bone in his foot.

 

[Goldwasher]

Meh, dig deeper holes.

The feets don't stick out when you do that.

 

[Mine Shaft]

Lol Goldwasher. We went up yesterday for 2 hours. My buddy did good came away with 50 + pieces from fine to mostly little chunky stuff. I moved up stream and only managed 5 specks but i got to work that area some more. Here is my buddy's take sorry for the crappy pic lol i had to take a pic of my phone of his Gold.

 

[boogeyman]

Boogeymans old saying. "Glad it hit me in the head!! Anywhere else would've hurt!"

 

[Goldwasher]

Lol Goldwasher. We went up yesterday for 2 hours. My buddy did good came away with 50 + pieces from fine to mostly little chunky stuff. I moved up stream and only managed 5 specks but i got to work that area some more. Here is my buddy's take sorry for the crappy pic lol i had to take a pic of my phone of his Gold.

What are you putting under the expanded metal in the sluice?

 

[Goldwasher]

I see it is bare in the pic. Do you have a roll of carpet i'm not seeing?

 

[OwenT]

a nice 2.2 gram nugget that was stuck in a fist sized quartz

Gold in quartz can be worth $$, I wouldn't have broken it off.

 

[Mine Shaft]

What are you putting under the expanded metal in the sluice?

Carpet. My buddy went with straight "motherload" mat he did good. Whats your thoughts.

 

[Mine Shaft]

Gold in quartz can be worth $$, I wouldn't have broken it off.

That's what i told him lol.