Anyone else try this???

[Sheldon J]

He goes to the lumber store, gets a bag of sand, (see video) and after some work finds gold

Granted it's not the mother load but I am sorely tempted to hit Lowe's for a bag of "quickrite" sand and give it a shot....

 

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[B H Prospector]

Massie did it on Gold Fever show a while back and he found gold also.

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[mattfink]

I've tried it and didn't find anything the key is to find sand that was packaged in a gold bearing area

 

[Astrobouncer]

Yes, I have found some 100 mesh in sand meant for playgrounds. Sorry no pics of the gold, but in 2 small pans I had about 3-4 100 mesh, I didnt pan more because I use the sand for my turtles habitat. I do plan on buying some of the all purpose sand and trying that eventually.

 

[NeoTokyo]

Hmmm, might be fun to do this.
I live in an area that might do well, Citrus Heights (Sacramento.)

 

[nsdq]

[Qmay we get a pic of the turtle ?
UOTE=Astrobouncer;3116309]Yes, I have found some 100 mesh in sand meant for playgrounds. Sorry no pics of the gold, but in 2 small pans I had about 3-4 100 mesh, I didnt pan more because I use the sand for my turtles habitat. I do plan on buying some of the all purpose sand and trying that eventually.

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[Sheldon J]

Hmmm, might be fun to do this.
I live in an area that might do well, Citrus Heights (Sacramento.)

if you do and see color we expect photos

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

do any of you think its worth it to try a bag from NJ

 

[Sheldon J]

do any of you think its worth it to try a bag from NJ

Hey it's winter what else do you have to do.... give it a go ;-)

 

[KevinInColorado]

Right! If the gravel company happens to be digging into a glacial moraine with gold in it, you win! (In NJ it is pretty much a given the gravel pit would be at the site of a glacial gravel deposit)

One tip, washed sand and unwashed sand from the same site can give different results so try both - unwashed is generally available in those tubes of sand sold as weights for the bed of a pickup truck.

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

thanks ill try that

 

[TreasurePirate69]

I went through about 4 tubes of sand bought here in Ohio and got zilch. Then again, Ohio is not known for being a big gold state. It was fun though. Being a newbie I used it as an exercise to get better at panning. I took some very small pieces of lead and made sure I recovered all of them each time. I also threw a couple of small gold flakes into the mix and made sure I recovered those as well.

The tube sand was very coarse and required me to classify it down much like you'd have to do out in the wild. It contained pebbles as big as half an inch in diameter.

 

[KevinInColorado]

Tp69- good points and good attitude too!


At the least it's great practice and strong panning skills will pay off "forever" in this pursuit.

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

is panning one of those skills once you have down youll never forget

 

[KevinInColorado]

Pretty much, yes. At one point I left this hobby for about a decade (lived in Europe, etc) and when I came back to it (yay!!) panning was like riding a bike!

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

i thought so

 

[AlwaysBusyJ]

Just bought three different bags, about 160 lbs total, I'll let you guys know how it goes!

 

[KevinInColorado]

Could be good up where you are...good luck!

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

yea goodluck

 

[idowa]

My panning spot on Lynx creek is closer than Home Depot, and I know there is lots of gold in Lynx creek, so I haven't bothered to try it. But I have heard of it being done before with fairly decent results...