Sunny Sunday gold-panning with Tinpan

[tinpan]

Hi all, i took me, myself,i out the gold -digging about 5pm.After all the rain we had over the week-end throught might try my luck with a gold pan.Sure enough there was small pieces of colour to be had.Only stayed for a hour and half.Finished up with 6 pieces.Might need thick glasses to see them lol

Only allowed to md,pan and use hand held tools in the State Forrest. You require a Mines Right. Works out to about $6 US a year. Only a third of 174, 000 ac, is allowed to be hunted.All main waterways are off limits.

A gold nugget called The White Horse 573 OZs was found in this spot in 1854



tinpan

 

[shaun7]

nice! i've always fancied having a go at that myself

no gold here though

 

[seger98]

NICE!

 

[mikewaz]

Nice!
Hunting for gold is definitely on my list. I just hope I don't have to wait until retirement.
Mike

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice job Tin.
I love gold panning too. I used to go to the commercial pay & pan places with the family in the NC mountains. That was fun for sure, but my most memorable find was when I found my first gold flake on my own NOT at one of those places. It was only a gold flake, but I was overjoyed to know I had found it on my own. I still have it saved and dated in a small glass vial.
Great job.
-MM-

 

[crazyjarhead]

Hope you strike it rich down under in the outback

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

tinpan,

neat photos, thanks for posting.

You da man. GOLD

Water cold?

have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[starwarsblazer]

Nice job on the gold!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Oh....David! Those little yellow flakes are sure pretty! Congrats!

 

[eathabs]

It all adds up Tin

Well done.

Hal

 

[tymcmurray]

I have the pleasure of taking a panning trip every
year, and it never ceases to amaze me how that little
bit of color can get my heart pumping!!!!!
Thanks for sharing and congratulations!!!

 

[Mike_of_Tenn]

WooooHoooo! It adds up! Congrats on the Color!

Mike

 

[Old River]

It adds up. Every little piece. If that much was found there in 1854 there's still a lot more there. Happy Hunting.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Congrats on the gold and nice pictures! HH, Mike