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steelfixer
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Newbie Topic Starter

13 years ago

Hi all, im a new member,just signed up today.
i want to hunt for gold,but i need a mentor to teach me
and show me the ropes.Eversince i can remember i have
been fascinated with the thought of finding a gold nugget or two, but never got the chance.Now im ready to learn and find gold,
i know its not a quick fix, but im willing to learn,were to pan,
were to dig, study maps,ect. If you can help me im your perfect
pupil.

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John Lawson
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13 years ago

Hi steel fixer,
Good luck in your search!
I have been looking for nearly 60 years and I still have not panned a nugget!
Seriously however I have been shown some 4 years ago 3 superb Scottish gold nuggets!
The guy who showed mr them would not tell me where he found, suffficent to that they from 3 different Scottish locations.
My advice to you is persevere it can be found iff you prepared to look I have not tried hard enough!

steelfixer
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Newbie Topic Starter

13 years ago

thanks john, i am of to glasgow on monday working, i hope to
get some time to my self and do some serching or reserching.
i am determined to find an area for future ref were gold has been found.i have found a few places on the internet were they recomend you'l find gold.but all i seam to be doing at the moment is all reserch,but i dont mind,the more i learn hopefully
im gona find gold. can u help me to.

Rossony
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Newbie

13 years ago

If you are thinking of panning, it has to be an area that previously had some gold mines or elevated background gold values, even if uneconomic for mining. Once you select your area you have to undestand stream or river mechanics. Finding placer gold depends on stream mechanics, type of stream sediment and debris, change in stream velocity, etc. Many large nuggets have been found around the world which exceed the traces of gold found in the source rocks. This has been suggested by many that over time the nuggets accumulate or "grow" over a period of time. 🙂

If you try panning in some streams or rivers, you may upset the environmentalists because you are silting up the fish habitat. 😠

If it cannot be grown, it has to be mined.

steelfixer
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Newbie Topic Starter

13 years ago

thanks for the reply, i have been serching the net and found
many things about rivers and what to look for when serching
for gold,i have started to write things down in a log for future
ref, i need to try and understand everything i can,so i am reading everthing i find, i know its all theary at the moment
but i need to start somewere.any info you have will be greatfully recieved. many thanks.

scooptram
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Newbie

13 years ago

just be carful where you pan some natinal parks go mental if they find you panning there rivers also some areas may be leased out for exploration and they might not take to kindly to you "stealing there gold"

Minegeo
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Newbie

13 years ago

Also remember that in the UK ALL gold is the property of the Crown and exploitation is licensed by the Crown Mineral Agent.

There are many localities where alluvial gold can be found but the most famous of these such as Strath Kildonan are on private land. You should also bear in mind that an economic level of alluvial gold is around 150 to 200 milligrams per cubic metre (150 - 200 parts per billion) so the chances of any significant gold being recovered by panning is very very small.

By way of comparison here is a shot of some alluvial gold recovered in Colombia:

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/supersize/Personal-Album-1490-Image-75555/

John Mason
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Newbie

13 years ago

Finds like that are still possible in the UK - but expect to dedicate much effort and time to research and, if you can then get permission, to fieldwork, and to regard such finds as a very low probability - but nevertheless possible! Similar finds were made in the Ochils in the 1980s, but the word got out and after the place got hammered in subsequent years the farmer had had enough. Now the same applies to Coed y Brenin in N Wales, and the Birks at Aberfeldy. My advice is that if you find a good spot, keep it quiet and work it carefully, taking care to backfill any excavations and to abide by the wishes of the land-owner. It's a great hobby and way to keep fit amongst fantastic scenery but mistakes were made in the past, which is why access is not always possible. Cheers - John

royfellows
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Newbie

13 years ago

You have all heard this one

Tourist stops a farmer driving his tractor near Dolgellau
"Excuse me, but can you tell me where the gold mine is"?

Farmer ponders for a minute, and then replies
"I dont rightly know Boyo, I have been looking for it all my life and havent found it"

My avatar is a poor likeness.