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I was panning some pay dirt yesterday, and had a flake start floating. I took a quick video, just so anyone who hasn't seen gold float before can see it. When the gold hits the air, and then water again the water quickly picked up this little piece of gold.
http://youtu.be/4w5Eg_ms7RA?sc

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Mar 06, 2013, 04:53 PM#2G1sammons Dec 2012Murfreesboro tn297 45 times Prospecting

Originally Posted by drywallmanI was panning some pay dirt yesterday, and had a flake start floating. I took a quick video, just so anyone who hasn't seen gold float before can see it. When the gold hits the air, and then water again the water quickly picked up this little piece of gold.
http://youtu.be/4w5Eg_ms7RA?scOoh yea it's caused by surface tension of the water and a little soap or jet dry will fix the problem!

Reply With Quote Mar 06, 2013, 05:13 PM#3Gravelwasher Sluice MonkeyJan 2011Motherlode280 56 times

Oh ya haha.. had this happen all the time, I dont like putting anything in my water. I have found as long as I keep all the material covered with water when back swirling and panning and not letting all the water come down to the bottom of my pan it doesn't happen as often, when it does float I can usually tap the flake back down with my finger. I also take all my black sands home to run in a blue bowl after getting the majority out at the waters edge.

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Will work for gold dust.

Reply With Quote Mar 06, 2013, 05:32 PM#4drywallman Oct 2012Bostonia,Ca205 47 times

Ya I know about surface tension, I also understanding is worse with treated city water than in a flowing body of water.

Reply With Quote Mar 06, 2013, 05:57 PM#5Lanny in AB Apr 2003AlbertaVarious Minelabs(5000, 2100, X-Terra 705), Falcon MD20, and the Tesoro Sand Shark for sniping underwater on dredged bedrock.2,159 272 times Metal detecting for gold and dredging.

Nice job on your little video. I'll bet a lot of people have never seen gold float before. Your little youtube video should straighten them out though. A tiny bit of oil, the natural stuff on your skin or other oils will make it float as well. That's why a bit of liquid soap/detergent helps it drop again. A rookie sprayed some bug dope right by us one day when we were panning some concentrates. The small stuff floated right up, and the sheen from the oil in the bug spray was clear to see--but, a little detergent knocked it right back down under the surface again.

All the best,

Lanny

Nothin' quite as fun as chasin' sassy gold!

Reply With Quote Mar 06, 2013, 07:34 PM#6drywallman Oct 2012Bostonia,Ca205 47 times

Thanks Lanny for the kind words, it means a lot to a greenhorn like me, to hear from a seasoned gold chasing veteran like yourself.
I just finished panning the 15lbs of pay dirt from Dahlonega Ga, given to me as a gift. Nice sassy, chunky gold!

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Nicely done! Great pictures--a little golden smile too.

All the best,

Lanny

Nothin' quite as fun as chasin' sassy gold!

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