Sniping for Gold

[H&F909ORO]

Hi All,

I had some questions about sniping, one of them is how does one snipe for gold? What are the signs and indicators for gold in rivers? If you find something how should you extract the gold? What tools are needed for sniping for gold?

Thanks,
H&F

 

[Ocean7]

well from what I've read and heard not having done this myself - you use a waterproof coil in streams searching for signals then you pan that area and see if you find gold dust or nuggets. Rivers? No idea as they can run pretty deep.

 

[Bonaro]

Sniping is simply searching for gold by hand using minimal tools. You can do it dry or underwater or with a detector. Walk along a river and look for exposed bedrock and pick out the cracks to find nuggets and pickers

 

[aarthrj3811]

Hey H&F909ORO..

Sniping for Gold
Crevicing + Sniping for Gold Nuggets
Sniping for gold. Placer gold prospecting
Sniping is pretty simple and cheap way to look for gold...Research areas that have produced gold...then the work begins... Always remember that gold will only move in a stream or river when the water is real high and very fast...the gold will only fall out of the current in low pressure areas...Cracks in the rocks are natural riffles so check them...Most of the tools you will need can be made by you..If you want to open these crack up only buy high quality chisels and get a large pry bar that will not bend.Learn what the bedrock should look like...Look for false bedrock..If the cracks run into the stream it can be very productive to work them...
..Art

 

[rodoconnor]

The only thing that Art left out is that sniping is about the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

 

[aarthrj3811]

Yes....After the Doctors made me get out of the water it let me continue my hunting for gold..Art

 

[Goldwasher]

gold is not really " in the current" with the exception of fine gold. The kind of gold you find sniping is moving on or near the bottom of suspended material. that does slow or stop due to low pressure areas. most pickers are pushing along and drop into a crack or trap, and typically stay there for eternity or until I come along and pop them out with a screwdriver or crevice tool. Once Gold is in a crack it is very difficult for flooding to remove it. Get a mask and snorkel good river shoes a screwdriver, long teezers. one good cold chisel and a prospectors hammer, some kind of bulb sucker something bigger than a snuffer bottle and maybe a small paintbrush for above water work, throw them in your pack with a pan and start exploring.

 

[rodoconnor]

Art , I see you are a dowser -cool. I do as well . I certainly need more practice with it on gold. I can sure nail water , utility services and other misc. stuff very easily. Of course most people can. I've found coins and a little Au. Where about in N.Nev are you located? [ if you don't mind my asking] I'm near Twin in Id

 

[Armchair prospector]

Book:" Sniping for Gold" by Sam Radding. All you need to know.

 

[H&F909ORO]

Will look it up, thanks for all the info everyone.

 

[Hoser John]

AA-doc made ya get out of the water Strange demand? Were you a commercial diver-John