Video - The REALLY big dig. Fun day excavating and playing.

[goldhog]

Went up to GNG this week and decided to shoot some footage of them excavating the pit.
It only happens every few years so it was good timing.
Yes... I was like a kid in a candy store.
Not many places in GA that actually dig.
I'll head back up and shoot some more video over the next few weeks.
We'll run some of that dirt once it dries out a bit.

 

[bcfromfl]

Hey Doc --

Wow, you're up early this morning!

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the great videos you post. I've learned so much from you over the past couple of years, and appreciate how thorough you are in your efforts to educate us, and also in the design of your products and the scientific methodology in testing efficiencies, etc. Thank you!

 

[goldhog]

Hey Doc --

Wow, you're up early this morning!

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the great videos you post. I've learned so much from you over the past couple of years, and appreciate how thorough you are in your efforts to educate us, and also in the design of your products and the scientific methodology in testing efficiencies, etc. Thank you!

Never miss a sunrise or a sunset..... it's the first step to a better life.


Can't wait to get back out and run some of that muck.

 

[Nitric]

Great video!

One of these days I'll get up to Gold and Gems. Looks like a fun place to explore!!

 

[goldhog]

Great video!

One of these days I'll get up to Gold and Gems. Looks like a fun place to explore!!

In GA at least you have very few options and really no other options if you want to run excavated dirt.
(LDMA camp being the only other.)
It's roughly 100 acres, all natural, and no one to bother you.
About 3/4 mile of creeks to work and decent gold for the area.
Also, you can pretty much pull up to the area you plan to run which is nice.
Not a lot of "hauling" equipment.

 

[ARC]

I know absolutely nothing about what you are doing / panning / highbanking...
So...
This is a novice uneducated in these things post when I say...
It seems that water going down the trough seems really forceful and would in theory "wash out" MOST small particles / gold / gems.

but ? ? ?

 

[russau]

AGAIN good video Doc!

 

[goldhog]

I know absolutely nothing about what you are doing / panning / highbanking...
So...
This is a novice uneducated in these things post when I say...
It seems that water going down the trough seems really forceful and would in theory "wash out" MOST small particles / gold / gems.

but ? ? ?

Kind of crazy huh?

Welcome to the complex world of gold recovery.

If you ever get bored and want to learn feel free to watch videos on our channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/georgiagoldguy/videos

Doc

 

[Nitric]

In GA at least you have very few options and really no other options if you want to run excavated dirt.
(LDMA camp being the only other.)
It's roughly 100 acres, all natural, and no one to bother you.
About 3/4 mile of creeks to work and decent gold for the area.
Also, you can pretty much pull up to the area you plan to run which is nice.
Not a lot of "hauling" equipment.

I Definitely want to check that place out!! I"m just afraid, I may never want to leave though!

I did check out a few of the hard rock mines. One was up that way. I think It was Consolidated..That was cool! Sad in a way too! They showed us a section, if I remember right was an ounce per ton?(I may have that number off, I tried to double check and can't find it)And they aren't allowed to touch it? so it was turned into a museum...I'm sure you know way more about it, than what I'm describing. I just remember bits and pieces... I wanted to wander off tour and explore!!!! I could spend days at a place like that just looking around checking stuff out! Heck the old equipment sitting around in the weeds would be just as fun to check out.