Making it

[davidb]

I just want to ask if there is anybody making a living on here prospecting

 

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[kazcoro]

I would venture to guess that they are out there. As in, out there right now, still digging. I doubt you would have time to peruse the internet.

 

[Fullpan]

db - its kinda like people who gamble in casinos. There's some who lose their shirts, some who break even, some who win a modest amount and enjoy themselves, and a very few who win the big jackpots. The thing to remember is how much good, healthy, hard-working enjoyment comes from being out
there searching, alone, with a good friend, with the next generation of family - thats the true worth.
And I'd be willing to gamble that at least a dozen on this forum fall into the jackpot category.

 

[419GottaMinute]

I know several and its true they are digging instead of on the internet. Most of them are on VERY hard times. Even the guy I know who lives on a claim, runs excavators and a wash plant, and has a retirement to pay his real house (lives out of an rv while on the claim) payment and food STILL has trouble making enough gold to pay fuel costs reliably. Guys who stay on the river work 12 to 14 hour days 5 or 6 days a week. And don't get me started on detectorists...imagine finding no gold for your whole first year!

IMHO, unless your fifth generation miner with a family mine that is working amd paying, don't try mining to survive without a very strong back up plan. For most of us, this is a hobby, a very addictive and expensive hobby. The real treasure is the adventures amd characters you have and meet, not gold or money.

You know how you make a small fortune gold mining?
You start with a very large fortune!

 

[davidb]

That is so true yes I plan on family getting out and playing if we find some good if not at least we are doing something together I have found few small flour flakes just experimenting waiting for warmer weather to start really going at this creek

 

[kazcoro]

Best way to double your money is to take it out of your pocket,fold it over,and put it back in your pocket.

 

[MadMarshall]

It all depends on what you consider making a living and also what you hold dear in life... I am less stressed and more content then most people I know..