Some specs of gold from SC.

[Astrobouncer]

I finally got around to using a magnet to take the black sand out of some of last years concentrates. Found quite a few small specs of gold mixed in with the gray sand. I know its not much to you guys out west but I am glad to have found anything at all.

 

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[Bumpstick]

Keep up the work, the longer you are at it the better you will get.
Just like reading the stream. To learn where the yellow stuff will fall out.
When I first started, I would pick a promising spot to work and come up short.
The next time out I hit pay dirt only 15' up stream from said spot during extreme low water.
Taught me to read the stream better.
If you have a big area to work, take the time to do some sample panning in different spots.

 

[strickman]

keep it up astro,it will be easier as you go .you will hit good color .it's there.don't get discouraged-last few trips i made i found skunks!but you have to search for the good areas.if it was easy every body would do this.takoda done his homework ,research and a LOT of hard work -it paid off .yours will to .last year i hit a couple of good spots-the first one i did with just a pan and shovel-and done better than 4 or 5 trips dredging!so every dog has his day.your's is coming!

 

[TAKODA]

EUREKA !!! Glad to here it AB . I had faith in ya the whole time . 8) They'll be no stopping ya now . Keep at it ...... you'll have your first ounce in no time . Did ya get a little rush ?

 

[SCBUZZ]

Cool brother. Your finds are similar to mine. very very fine gold. We keep at it and I think we will put the upstate on the map b4 its over.

 

[TAKODA]

keep it up astro,it will be easier as you go .you will hit good color .it's there.don't get discouraged-last few trips i made i found skunks!but you have to search for the good areas.if it was easy every body would do this.takoda done his homework ,research and a LOT of hard work -it paid off .yours will to .last year i hit a couple of good spots-the first one i did with just a pan and shovel-and done better than 4 or 5 trips dredging!so every dog has his day.your's is coming!

"last few trips i made i found skunks! "

I've had my share of skunk hunts too Strick . Actually more than my share in my opinion . We both know .... Tis the nature of the beast . I doubt the Strick will go without for very long . I wish I could go everyday . I don't think I've ever had a passion for any other extracurricular activity like I do for hunt'in this damn gold . Don't know why .... just do . I view it like an outdoor sport kinda . And as such ..... I have found it to be more challenging and more exciting than any I have ever done . May you kill the skunk soon .

 

[strickman]

IT'S THE THRILL OF THE HUNT>that's why we get the rush!the backaches,and all those other aches-don't stop me!(just slow me down a little -the next day)astro has it dialed in now-the focus,determination,instinct will take over.good luck astro-we want some more pics.of that purty s.c. gold. i started the same way,as did all of us.a little at a time,it all adds up!

 

[ouachita gold hunter]

Congrats to you Astrobouncer !!! A well deserved find , you have put in a lot of time and effort and I am glad to see it is starting to pay off. Still looking for that first bit of color in my pan, but always encouraged when I read about someone else's success.
Butch