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Discussion in 'Northern California' started by Tee Arghhhhhh Dee, Oct 29, 2019.

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  1. Feb 29, 2020 at 7:37 PM
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    Very cool! It's always nice to see color! :thumbsup:
     
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  2. Feb 29, 2020 at 8:26 PM
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    Who's gonna go with us next time?
     
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  3. Feb 29, 2020 at 8:34 PM
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    Im still panning my concentrate down, I shouldn't see anything till I get close to the bottom. Should finish it up tomorrow.
     
    Sand_In_My_Taco, Feb 29, 2020
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  4. Feb 29, 2020 at 8:43 PM
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    I want to go!! Damn work. Just need to find enough gold out there to subsidize the work pay and I’d be set
     
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  5. Feb 29, 2020 at 9:38 PM
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    That will likely never happen lol.

    Combined we may have found 5-10$ of gold lol
     
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  6. Mar 1, 2020 at 12:25 PM
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    Anyone go prospecting around the Lake Tulloch area?
     
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  7. Mar 1, 2020 at 4:37 PM
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    There's what I was able to pan out, clean up, and run by with a magnet.

    Still some debris mixed in, but eh good enough for now.

    Was fun!

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    Sand_In_My_Taco, Mar 1, 2020
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  8. Mar 1, 2020 at 4:39 PM
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    Very nice! Kinda makes you want to go back, doesn't it? :thumbsup:
     
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  9. Mar 1, 2020 at 4:45 PM
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    Still nothing but tiny flakes, looks like a whole lot more then it is.

    Compared to what Drewmo was able to pull up, in the same amount of time, I would directly attribute it to the use of a production pan, which did some serious work.

    I don't bother to classify or anything, I just scoop into my pyramid pro pan, rock it around till it's in a liquid state, then start slamming back and forth.

    Add more shovels in untill the base is full of fine material, pull the plug into your concentrate container, and keep going.

    Works like a charm for me.

    However, lugging up 60lbs of concentrate wasn't ideal. My back is angry
     
    Sand_In_My_Taco, Mar 1, 2020
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  10. Mar 1, 2020 at 4:46 PM
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    I still haven't been able to find a picker or small chunk ⛏️
     
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  11. Mar 1, 2020 at 4:53 PM
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    Yep, moving material by hand is a young man's job. I've done my share and paid for it every time.

    Keep looking and a chunk will come your way!
     
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  12. Mar 3, 2020 at 9:50 AM
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    The wife and I went for a drive to scout some spots up the Stanislaus.

    IMG_20200302_131010.jpg
     
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    Gotta find where gravel hits hardpan...
     
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    Did you drive to that spot or hike to it? I so want to hit some trails with my truck to find stuff like that.
     
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    This looks like my usual spots for backpacking in the sierras. I really need to bring my pan with me to try those places out.
     
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    Went up to Italian bar road to a forest rd 3n03 or something like that. Fun road nothing crazy but being alone for me (truck wise) is always a sketch idea. You can drive up then hike if you want I found a few camps so I'm assuming it's a good place to prospect.
     
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  17. Mar 3, 2020 at 2:25 PM
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    Just good ol Google earth and the 1800's maps and I found the area.
     
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    Ok. That guy for sure wins the crazy war. So much geological info. Can’t keep up honestly. I’ll just stick to panning around some creeks for the time being before I get older/crazier like these guys
     
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