With the below list and a bit of determination you should be able to successfully find some gold.
1. MAP, so you know that your not claim jumping
2. Sluice box
3. Gold pan
4. Waders, at the least mud boots(Extra Tuffs)
5. Black sand magnet
6. Snifter bottle
7. Gold vial
8. Rubber gloves(elbow length are nice) to keep you hands warm in the water
9. Shovel
10. Crack pick
11. Turkey baster (this helps to suck the gold out of cracks in the bedrock)
12. Gun (or bear spray if you prefer)
13. Lots of bug spray
14. Bucket to haul material to creek
HI,
ReplyDeleteI found your site through Linkedin. I love the idea but sit around and don't do anything, like most people I guess. I'm also a professional photographer and would love to do a photo essay that might run in a magazine. I live in Eagle River, so if you know anyone in the area that would like to have a photo essay to share with family and friends have them drop me a line. My site is http://www.artwithinnature.com
Mark Stadskelv
Mark you have a fabulous site, very good photos. I am not sure what a photo essay is, if you could explain a bit more to help me understand what it consists of I would appreciate it. By the way thanks for visiting the site
ReplyDeleteHi Robert,I found your site off Ebay,when I purchased some of your dirt yesterday...I just started out looking for gold last month,Here in ohio about all we can expect is some flour gold ,maybe a picker once in a while.I built my own box sluice last week,seems to work fine,just waiting on the weather and water to calm down so i can hit the rivers and streams,I will be checking in to see how things are going later in the season,Dave
ReplyDeleteHow did you do with the dirt? Were you happy with the purchase? I have spent a lot of time in Ohio, Mainly the Findlay and Lima areas. I never did get time to go out looking for gold while I was there but the thought was in the back of my mind. Have you found any exposed bedrock on any of the creeks there, do you know how much overburden there is before you get to the bedrock? With the heavy rains you guys get down there I would bet that you would have the best luck just running the material that is sitting right on bedrock and ignoring the rest. I would be interested to hear how you do and how deep you have to dig to find gold. I love to hear other prospectors stories.
DeleteIt is about time to start mining again up here, I am getting really excited. We built a new wash plant this winter, about twice the size of the last one. I will be starting to update again soon. you can follow the site, or follow me on google+ to get updates.
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