How do you rate 10 small flakes per shovel full?

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Discoveries »  +  ?  Results 1 to 9 of 9 2Likes TopAllThis Page 1Post By Jeff95531 1Post By Aurabbit79er Thread: How do you rate 10 small flakes per shovel full?«Prev Thread | Next Thread»LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacksThread ToolsShow Printable VersionEmail this Page…Subscribe to this Thread… Ignore this ThreadSearch Thread Advanced SearchDisplayLinear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded ModeYesterday, 10:32 PM#1Jeff95531 Feb 2013Deep in the redwoods37 6 times Prospecting How do you rate 10 small flakes per shovel full?

Well, I've been looking for gold around boulders lately...getting skunked. I don't know, wouldn't you check these out?


I decided it was time to go to a "known gold location" to get my spirits up. I should say upfront, that my previous missions of scouting locations of "known gold" have all ended before they began. Every trail and road had a closed gate.

So the other day, soon as we get off the pavement, the sign says road closed 1 mile. Why? Let's find out. Sure enough..rock slide!



So, within that mile of range, I find this! A perfect little holding pool, sluiced by mother nature.


Only problem? It was cemented gravel. My first! Great! Nothing I had on me could budge anything free. Found myself wishing I had an M-80. I got nothing and got pretty wet doing it. Found a culvert...cool! Attacked by swarms of mosquitos inside culvert. Ran!

Last spot, a 2-3 site campground right off the road. I poke at a couple larger rocks and not getting much material. Then I see a culvert coming out of the mountain, below the road...pouring out about 3 feet off the ground. When I start moving towards it, I see a little water fall with large rocks around the base of it. This is loose and I get a full shovel full and clarify it. I discover the clarifier is too big for my bucket and switch to my largest pan. As I rinse out the pan, I see a couple small pieces. I'm encouraged again.

All told, about 10 very small (1/2 the size of a pinhead each). And where are the pics of those? Since this was my first time using a snuffer bottle, ...well, I learned a lot without having much to show for it.

SO! I hope they clear that road soon. What about you? Would you go back?

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Yesterday, 10:44 PM#263bkpkr Northern CaliforniaAug 2007Northern CaliforniaXLT, GMT, 6000D Coinmaster1,523 428 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

Jeff, the road looks open to me, of course I drive a great old Ford Bronco and that road would be ok to go on. Gold is gold, if you find it it's your's and some folks get less than that. You are in an interesting area as you've huge tons of placer boulders about 4 inches in diameter. Was this area heavily mined with large steam shovel dredges? That's a lot of piles of rock for a river bed.

You need boulders the size of a VW Bug to really sort out gold and store it behind them on the down river end. Boulders that size and with 1', 2' & 3' diameter ones behind it as well and all around it make a really good holding area for heavies to drop out. Other than that, it looks like a nice place. Any fish in the water?...............63bkpkr

Out searching w/GMT & friend under my arm

Reply With Quote Yesterday, 11:00 PM#3johnnysau Apr 2012Reno NV51 11 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

My homemade calc says about 2.08333 OZ per ton. Put in about 4.5 grains within 8 lbs or ore material. Very rich

Reply With Quote Yesterday, 11:06 PM#4Jeff95531 Feb 2013Deep in the redwoods37 6 times Prospecting

LOL...fish? LOL....OMG, I've got it bad!...I didn't even think about fishing!
The road drops off the edge pretty quickly and the pics don't do it justice. We could see other slides beyond as well. The boulders? Not finished with them quite yet, cuz I'm gonna go back and do what you told me too The right conditions are there...I probed a spot beneath the one on the left and all I got was top soil.

Still, the venturi effect between the two...not to mention the ancient stump in between....looks good no?

Reply With Quote Yesterday, 11:08 PM#5Jeff95531 Feb 2013Deep in the redwoods37 6 times Prospecting

Originally Posted by johnnysauMy homemade calc says about 2.08333 OZ per ton. Put in about 4.5 grains within 8 lbs or ore material. Very richThat's kinda what I was thinking. If it's that good at the outlet, what about upstream? TYVM!

Reply With Quote Today, 12:11 AM#6Fabrication Specialists  Jan 2013Yuma, Az71 43 times Prospecting

Hmmm....I'd rate 10 pieces per shovel not quite as good as 15 pieces per shovel, but definitely better than 8 pieces per shovel...haha

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Reply With Quote Today, 12:49 AM#7Aurabbit79er Oct 2012Southern CaliforniaA cheap little Bounty Hunter338 162 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

Originally Posted by Fabrication SpecialistsHmmm....I'd rate 10 pieces per shovel not quite as good as 15 pieces per shovel, but definitely better than 8 pieces per shovel...haha If it takes 10 shovels to fill a bucket that is 100 pieces. If you fill 10 buckets that is 1000 pieces. Get the picture? How much gold do you want?

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Reply With Quote Today, 02:05 AM#8Fabrication Specialists  Jan 2013Yuma, Az71 43 times Prospecting

Originally Posted by Aurabbit79erIf it takes 10 shovels to fill a bucket that is 100 pieces. If you fill 10 buckets that is 1000 pieces. Get the picture? How much gold do you want?Wow, that was a joke! Thanks for jumping on me and insulting my intelligence, always good to have "helpful" people on here...

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Reply With Quote Today, 02:32 AM#9Aurabbit79er Oct 2012Southern CaliforniaA cheap little Bounty Hunter338 162 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

Originally Posted by Fabrication SpecialistsWow, that was a joke! Thanks for jumping on me and insulting my intelligence, always good to have "helpful" people on here...No insult intended Fab just trying to have some fun here.

I took the Boy Scouts Mining to the East Fork Gabriel River in 1997 We found a quarter ounce pocket in three shovel fulls.
had dug 10 buckets that day that showed about eight pieces, but that last bucket started showing gold like a salt shaker on the Black mat in the sluice box.
My son was feeding the sluice box I had my back to him.
He yelled dad. I looked in the sluice box and it was amazing.
The boys thought we robbed Fort Knox. They each got a little clear container with about 30 pieces each in it.
The dry weight came out to 8.7 g. I split it with the boys six ways for six boys.
The other 2 dads and I agreed the boys got all the gold.
Those are the priceless memories I look for in gold mining.
The gold is icing on the cake.

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