New to prospecting in California is there anywhere good close to me?

.hoverscroll {border: #000 solid 1px;}#my-list {width: 100%;}#my-list li {width: 80px;height: 80px;background: #fff;border: #000 solid 1px;} (function() { var cx = 'partner-pub-7140863250046446:6305075452'; var gcse = document.createElement('script'); gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; gcse.async = true; gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//www.google.com/cse/cse.js?cx=' + cx; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s); })(); New to prospecting in California is there anywhere good close to me?Welcome guest, is this your first visit?Login: Save? HomeForumToday's PostsThe Hunt Starts HereLog In Register --------Charter Membership TreasureNet Home TreasureNet Forum Beginner's Guide Treasure in the News! Advertise Here! ----Top Boards---- Todays Finds! What is it? Coin Roll Hunting Everything Else General Discussion Artifacts Metal Detecting Beach & Shallow Water My Daily Snapshots ----Treasure Legends---- Aztec Gold! Beale Codes KGC Oak Island Tayopa Lost Dutchmans Swift Mines Peg Leg Mine Kokoweef Victorio Peak Jim Bowie's Cave The Pearl Ship The Adams' Digger Others ----Reference---- Events Clubs Historical Images Code of EthicsShowToday's Finds!What Is It? The Best Of...My Best FindsMetal DetectingGold Prospecting Beach DetectingRelic HuntingGeneral DiscussionCoin Roll HuntingEverything Else ----Jump To---- Treasure Hunting Metal Detecting Forum Gold Prospecting Forum Research & Techniques Artifact Forums Geological Forums Collectors Forums Classified Ads Miscellaneous By Location ----Banner Finds---- Banner Finds Forum ActionsMark Forums ReadFAQForum RulesHelp!/FeedbackReal or FakeQuick LinksView Forum LeadersMetal Prices Oil & Gas Prices ClassifiedsWorld Clock Link to TreasureNet!Personal PagesMetal PricesActive TopicsWhat's New?GalleryAlbum GalleryPicture GalleryLatest AlbumsMy AlbumsAdd AlbumCharter MemberUpgrade! Live PostsLive Chat Charter Member Forum Forum Stats Online Games!Advanced SearchForumGold Prospecting ForumGold Prospecting New to prospecting in California is there anywhere good close to me?Member
Discoveries »  +  ?  Results 1 to 6 of 6 Thread: New to prospecting in California is there anywhere good close to me?«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 ModeToday, 12:56 AM#1SNIFFINNUGGZZZ Mar 20135 All Types Of Treasure Hunting New to prospecting in California is there anywhere good close to me?

Hi there! I am from southern California(orange County)and A few friends and I decided to take up prospecting as a Hobby and after our first trip to san gabriel river east fork last weekend we are absolutely hooked! I got us a 30 inch lil mini Sluice to start out But it seemed a Little under par for the ammount of material we were trying to use... Any comments and tips on this would be very helpful! Also another issue we would have was everytime we got the water right the material would seem to favor one side of the sluice more than the other and Nomatter what i did to Balance it I failed to level out the material in our sluice box. Now we showed up to the River late so we didnt have much time to hike in, we kindof hurried and just picked a spot on a bend off to the side where it was clear other people had been digging before after panning dozens of pans of gold on site and back at home we have only found for certain one or two teeny tiny gold flakes and possibly more but we cant be for sure because they are so tiny.... is there any way to find out of the lil tiny specs that look like gold really are gold or not?

Last edited by SNIFFINNUGGZZZ; Today at 01:32 AM.

Reply With Quote Today 12:56 AM # ADSAds

TreasureNet.com is the premier Treasure Hunting Forum on the internet. Registered Users do not see these ads. Please Register - It's Free!

Today, 01:17 AM#2vpnavy  Fly Navy!Jun 2008Columbia County Pennsylvania367 51 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

Until someone pipes in - you might consider browsing Sub-Forums: California for information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state.

Garrett AT Pro Whites Matrix M6 ..: What Pennylvania County Do You Live In? :..

Reply With Quote Today, 01:33 AM#3SNIFFINNUGGZZZ Mar 20135 All Types Of Treasure Hunting

Thank you

Reply With Quote Today, 03:49 AM#4midnightmoon Mar 2008CaliforniaTesoro Sand Shark, Tesoro Silver uMax, Tesoro Made in ARIZONA, USA164 15 times

Welcome to the addiction. Oops. Not suppose to write that out loud. Welcome to the Gold Forum.

You have a sweet little sluice. Are you running your material through a classifier first? No rocks / mud pies in your material, your sluice will be less overwhelmed. But, check those rocks and mud pies first before chucking the contents of your classifier back into the river. So, your sluice has a favorite side, picky little booger! Observe the river's current, are you near a bend? Tweek the angle of the box, left or right, see if that evens things out.

You and your buds may want to consider joining a prospecting club. Orange County 49ers and Prospector's Club of Southern California are nearby. Clubs are a great help, even if you just join for 1 year.

There are some guys on here that practically live in the river, they'll be by to give more input.

Great bunch of people here!

Last edited by midnightmoon; Today at 05:44 AM.

Reply With Quote Today, 04:44 AM#5Oldyoungtimer Feb 201367 4 times

The angle of the current hitting your box will push things to one side. Happens to me all the time. I use the microscopes at my work sometimes to look at the gold i collect. Once you see the gold you won't have to question weather it is or isn't anymore. After a few times of finding gold it's very recognizable so don't worry jf you think it will always be hard to notice lol. Good luck!

Reply With Quote Today, 09:18 AM#6goldenIrishman Mr.Feb 2013Douglas, AZNone at this time53 17 times Prospecting

I don't know about O.C. but there were some great areas down in San Diego County that I used to go to when I lived in Cal. We were getting nice big flakes near Ramona from an ancient river bed that ran across the top of a hill on the east side of town. Wouldn't mind going back to that area now that I've got a lot more experience under my belt.

Reply With Quote  
  Home | Forum | Active Topics | What's NewForumGold Prospecting ForumGold Prospecting New to prospecting in California is there anywhere good close to me?«Previous Thread | New to prospecting in California is there anywhere good close to me? | Next Thread»SponsorsPosting PermissionsYou may not post new threadsYou may not post repliesYou may not post attachmentsYou may not edit your posts BB code is OnSmilies are On[IMG] code is On[VIDEO] code is OnHTML code is OffTrackbacks are OnPingbacks are OnRefbacks are OnForum Rules

Similar Threads prospecting in joshua tree california By josh97523 in forum Gold Prospecting Replies: 5 Last Post: Feb 07, 2013, 12:25 AM Northern California - Gold Prospecting Stores? By Joel1316 in forum Gold Prospecting Replies: 18 Last Post: Jan 10, 2013, 09:58 AM California, is set to outlaw ... gold prospecting By Minstrel in forum Gold Prospecting Replies: 22 Last Post: Aug 17, 2011, 06:33 AM High Desert California gold prospecting By Bananahands in forum Panning For Gold Replies: 2 Last Post: Jul 31, 2011, 06:31 PM Advice needed on California prospecting By M3R1IN in forum Gold Prospecting Replies: 9 Last Post: Dec 30, 2006, 01:40 AM Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.1.3 -- TreasureNet - Pro-- TreasureNet - Option-- Default Mobile Style Contact UsTreasureNetCoin ForumsArchivePrivacy StatementBack to topAll times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:53 PM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.1.11
Copyright © 2013 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.

View the original article here