Good morning everyone, I wanted to reach out and get some opinions on equipment I should invest in to collect very fine flower gold. (Or equipment specifically designed to catch the micro stuff) I’m just a hobbyist right now, so I am not looking for any kind of large-scale piece of equipment...
There should be gold there from before the dam was built even in the minutest amount. People are great at extracting gold but when it reaches a point of diminishing returns the smart people move to a more productive area.
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I have been prospecting the uwharries sense 1997 and have found quite abit of gold over the years. I also manufacture the uwharrie gold maps, stanly county gold and the sniper hand dredge in uwharrie. There is alot of easy diggings if youre looking for flood gold, it accumilates in alot of the inside bends and exposed bedrock.
I'm new to the the whole panning thing. Iv been doing gold as a hobby for awhile though. I recycle old computer parts, but have been wanting go out and try my hand at panning. So where are some good areas in PA. I live clarion county. Also what should i look for while trying to find gold. I know...
How valuable is " 1/20 Gold Filled" jewelry? What is meant by 1/20 Gold Filled? I bought a Walking Liberty half-dollar necklace with a bezel and rope necklace that are marked with that term. Apparently this item has a gold plated Walking Liberty and the eagle on the reverse covered with glass on both sides, and was sold back in the 1970's.
The Spanish name Cañada del Oro means canyon of gold in English. The Canyon of Gold was well known for its placer gold mining and sparked the American gold rush to the area in the 1800s. The river is now a dry creek bed except for a few times a year. At one time, it ran steadily out of the Catalinas.
Here's a video showing how I've redesigned and made my monster 4" manual gold pump/dredge. I have a previous build version of this 4" manual gold pump on my youtube channel but due to trial & error, I have improved upon the previous design to make my 4" manual gold pump lighter, lose less material and create a smoother suction vacuum.
The fine gold model used slanted riffles (as did the one I rebuilt), and the model for coarser material used riffles that were parallel to the stroke. I do not remember exactly what angle the angled riffles were at, but I might have that info somewhere. I think the BGS unit was about 10* off the stroke line. Also, Wilfley's table was not ...
If I get into gold mining, my plan is to use my mini-backhoe adapting it as needs arise. Most likely I will build a trammel and wash plant and directly load into it so that I do not have to shovel; a self-propelled wash plant if you will. But that is for gravel.
