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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #10 on: June 17, 2009, 02:14:38 am »

DrPepper-

The oldtimers, up here, used to go out BEFORE high water, follow it up the bank as it rose and come out with 10 to 15 oz of flour gold. That was in the early part of the century when the river was the only "road" in or out.

At 18 or 20 dollars per ounce, they could grubstake themselves for the rest of the summer. Can't do that anymore, here, as there is two dams on the river and no more really high water.

It is claimed, the best gold is at the top of the bank, the peak of high, and mudiest water, because the mud slurry carries gold (and platinum) best.

Hope I have helped your incentive.
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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #11 on: June 17, 2009, 02:22:00 am »

> Most people passing third grade.... snip

Welllllll, technically wrong, observationally correct, and I forgive you for saying that.

An electromagnet, with fine core particles, and a higher frequency ac current, say 1 kHertz, can attract non-ferrous metals. Research it.

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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #12 on: June 17, 2009, 09:43:57 am »

If you can prove gold is Magnetic, you could make enough money to never need to find any! Pray

Until then?

Gold Is Not Magnetic.

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Gold can be modified, IE Compounds, Alloyed, Coated to exhibit magnetic properties.

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This process modifies the elements with particle accelerators.

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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #13 on: June 17, 2009, 07:30:01 pm »

Iseegold:

Whoa....
I never said gold is magnetic I just answered your scoff that it can't be picked with a magnet. and you didn't specify what KIND of a magnet.

It is simple, the ac field induces eddy currents in the gold which creates the magnetic field! Gold itself is not magnetic or even paramagnetic.

By the way, I didn't invent it and the guy that did, sure ain't rich.... he's probably dead. Long ago.

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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #14 on: June 25, 2009, 04:04:00 pm »

Thanks for the tips on high water. I have a small stream that drops over some bedrock for about 100 feet lot of potholes and boulders I have found a lot of large garnets, 1/2 mm or so don't know what I will do with them but they are neat to find

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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #15 on: June 25, 2009, 04:26:56 pm »

When panning for gold, I keep a strong rare-earth magnet in a discarded plastic film bottle. You know the kind. They sell 35mm film in them. Plastic bottles with a snap lid. Inside is the magnet and when I get enough black sand, which is magnetic for the most part, I run it over the sand and the magnet in the bottle picks it up. The reason for the bottle? Well, the magnet would soon be choked with black sand and it's easier to remove it from the plastic and keep the magnet like new.

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It's all about that moment when metal that hasn't seen the light of day for generations frees itself from the soil and presents itself to me.

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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #16 on: June 26, 2009, 12:44:41 am »

drpepper;
Take a look at the bottom of that rought area, just where the water begins to smooth out, this where any moving gold and/or? may stop. Of course boulders are good.

If there is much magnetite, in that area, try finding the concentrations with a metal locator, but don't set it to reject iron, of course. When you find the pockets or magnetite, pan them out.

Works for me.

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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #17 on: June 26, 2009, 01:01:29 am »

drpepper-
Some xtra thoughts; if this stream dries up, in summer, dig out some of these holes, in the bedrock, and either take it to a tub of water (those small, rubber stock tubs are great,) or take the tub and water to the stream bed.

I like to look at the color of the rock, so I walk along the gravel bar until I start finding green stuff, amphibole/pyroxines, as in 'related to jade and serpentine,' because they are heavy (SG wise) and can indicate where gold can drop.

Should have said, previously...

Anyone want to hear a funny story about a 'gold pan?' No. Well here goes: last week, I and a friend drove 265 mi and back, (530 mi total,) so I could buy a $262 C rotapan. They didn't have any in spite of it appearing on their web site. It appears the Australian maker has tacked on another $100, so they won't stock them. Isn't that hilarious? I bought a 15 inch green plastic one, to console myself.
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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #18 on: June 27, 2009, 08:01:32 pm »

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drpepper- Some xtra thoughts; if this stream dries up, in summer, dig out some of these holes, in the bedrock, and either take it to a tub of water (those small, rubber stock tubs are great,) or take the tub and water to the stream bed. I like to look at the color of the rock, so I walk along the gravel bar until I start finding green stuff, amphibole/pyroxines, as in 'related to jade and serpentine,' because they are heavy (SG wise) and can indicate where gold can drop. Should have said, previously... Anyone want to hear a funny story about a 'gold pan?' No. Well here goes: last week, I and a friend drove 265 mi and back, (530 mi total,) so I could buy a $262 C rotapan. They didn't have any in spite of it appearing on their web site. It appears the Australian maker has tacked on another $100, so they won't stock them. Isn't that hilarious? I bought a 15 inch green plastic one, to console myself. Brian AKA goldigger (I can laff at myself)

Brian AKA goldigger (I can laff at myself), that just funny as heck and made me laff in a good way.
As for color of gold pan. I like green, have used black, like it too. My first pan ( till I got a real gold pan ) was a flower pot saucer. Good practice and lots of fun.

Still laffin'

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I'm always thankful when I get a reminder that I have not been here for a while, it gives me an excuse to escape the rat-race..."May there always be gold at the bottom of your pan!"

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	Re: panning for gold « Reply #19 on: June 27, 2009, 11:32:21 pm »

Gold is 19.3 times heaver then water.

Your going to find it were the black sands and other heavy stuff is found.

The best place to look is were it can no longer get lower..........The Bottom.

Bed Rock, false Bed rocks like Clay layers, Hard Pack Sand from a million years ago.

Gold has had a lot of time to be moved. It's moving today! Old river beds from a million years ago may be

well above the existing river bed .

Old Hard Packs of clay may hold old gold.

Steams and rivers of yester year may have cut through them and started new deposits.

The Earth is alive. Moving.

Hard to ague with physics

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