Big, beautiful North American Placer!! Freakin fantastic!!!

[Lanny in AB]

Big, beautiful North American Placer!! Freakin' fantastic!!!

Unbelievable video of big North American gold nuggets + new finds, pics, videos added: a live thread, so please post your gold shots.
I'll add other videos or stills of big nuggety North American gold as I find them.

This video starts slow, but it's shot underground, so give it a while and then watch out that you don't have a freakin' heart attack!!

I hope you love looking at this as much as I did--every placer miner's dream come true. If you're a rookie, you'll get the fever bad watching this one. (To avoid any confusion, this is not my video, nor is it my clean-up, nor was I involved in any way--I found it by mistake after typing in a search word incorrectly [that's why I'd never found it before], but I sure do love it!!)



Almost 3,800 ounces in the last shot--fines are in the large plastic bags. 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle!

All the best,

Lanny

P.S. I posted it with my beginner's thread as well, but it's so great it deserves it's own place too.

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[Lanny in AB]

Well let me know Lanny and I'll be glad to host you in North Central Washington some time. I might even take you to a good paystreak on public domain where I do most of my prospecting! I went out yesterday and got a very small amount of fine gold. Would have got more, but my insulated waders were no match for that frigid water! Only ran a couple buckets thru the sluice.

What a generous invitation! I'll keep your offer in mind for sure.

Like you, I know all about that cold, cold water, and if your insulated waders couldn't keep you warm, that's really saying something!



I've seen some of the gold from Washington and it was very impressive.

All the best, and post those pictures when you can,

Lanny

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[Lanny in AB]

With many thanks to Larry from B.C. (British Columbia, Canada)

Beautiful gold Larry! (This is a full-sized, big gold pan by the way, not a clean-up pan.)



Thanks again for the picture, and all the best,

Lanny

 

[Teenagegoldminer]

HOW MUCH DIRT DID THEY HAVE TO MOVE TO GET THAT?!?!?!?!

 

[Lanny in AB]

HOW MUCH DIRT DID THEY HAVE TO MOVE TO GET THAT?!?!?!?!

Lots! But you couldn't pry the smiles off their faces one they'd cleaned up the concentrates and picked out all of those sassy nuggets.

All the best,

Lanny

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[Lanny in AB]

By the way, flip back to page 9 to see some incredibly big gold and to watch a fantastic video that will make your eyes pop!

All the best,

Lanny

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[GarretDiggingAz]

Wow Lanny!!! Over a year old on this thread. My eyes. Oh my eyes. My heart was beating faster and breathing was a little heavier. My wife was wondering, just what it was I was watching. Seeing this big sassy reminded me of a guy I bumped into at my prospecting store. He had a miller table in the back of his truck. Come to find out he makes them down south of the valley. He explained to me that sales them and that he works his mine down there and that they just found a 25 lb nugget (boulder). He then told me that they just melt it. That nobody could afford to buy it. Unless they're casinos. Even they only get one or two and then they're done. I was hoping he'd let me tour the mine and possibly detect some. Of course not keeping what I found. Lol

 

[Lanny in AB]

Wow Lanny!!! Over a year old on this thread. My eyes. Oh my eyes. My heart was beating faster and breathing was a little heavier. My wife was wondering, just what it was I was watching. Seeing this big sassy reminded me of a guy I bumped into at my prospecting store. He had a miller table in the back of his truck. Come to find out he makes them down south of the valley. He explained to me that sales them and that he works his mine down there and that they just found a 25 lb nugget (boulder). He then told me that they just melt it. That nobody could afford to buy it. Unless they're casinos. Even they only get one or two and then they're done. I was hoping he'd let me tour the mine and possibly detect some. Of course not keeping what I found. Lol

Wow, that's an incredible story Garrett.

Wouldn't that be something to find a piece that size? That would truly rock my world!

All the best as you keep chasing the gold, and I'm glad you're meeting interesting people already as sometimes the people you meet are worth far more than the gold,

Lanny

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[GarretDiggingAz]

Man Lanny loved those pics. Makes me want to go find some bedrock.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Man Lanny loved those pics. Makes me want to go find some bedrock.

Garret,

The beauty of where you live is that you can go find that bedrock. Stick with your research, talk to the locals, rub elbows with fellow prospectors whenever and wherever you can and sooner or later as you continue to investigate new research areas, gather tips, and receive leads from others you'll find that patch of bedrock that will make your eyes pop!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[bedrock bubba]

With many thanks to Larry from B.C. (British Columbia, Canada)

Beautiful gold Larry! (This is a full-sized, big gold pan by the way, not a clean-up pan.)



Thanks again for the picture, and all the best,

Lanny

Nice nugs!

Fat Toad Hoffman would crap in his pants if he ever saw gold like that!

 

[GarretDiggingAz]

Garret, The beauty of where you live is that you can go find that bedrock. Stick with your research, talk to the locals, rub elbows with fellow prospectors whenever and wherever you can and sooner or later as you continue to investigate new research areas, gather tips, and receive leads from others you'll find that patch of bedrock that will make your eyes pop! All the best, Lanny

Now if I'd a listened to my geology teacher. I'd probably understand which areas had better chances. Lol. Quartz aside. Which type of soils are more known to have gold?
If we are walking along soils (not gravels), what tells a prospector to dig there? For instance, out here they say to look for the red soils/clay. Of which for that. I believe it's coloring is due to the iron which could also mean the gold is there. Of course that's not always the case.
Here's a for instance.
Some years ago, probably close to 50. My uncle was walking around in the goldfields. Which is west of the Superstition Mountains. He found this deep red rock and held it in his hand. So when he was walking back towards his camp, he bumped into a ol prospector. He showed him the rock and told him how heavy it felt. The prospector took it and smashed it with the mortar and pestle. Then proceeded to pull out gold foil. Don't recall a weight, but the prospector did ask where he found it. Bad part is that now, he doesn't know where it's at.

 

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I'm curious as to Lanny's response as well. That man is a fountain of knowledge. I really learn a lot on this site, and particularly this thread

 

[Lanny in AB]

Now if I'd a listened to my geology teacher. I'd probably understand which areas had better chances. Lol. Quartz aside. Which type of soils are more known to have gold?
If we are walking along soils (not gravels), what tells a prospector to dig there? For instance, out here they say to look for the red soils/clay. Of which for that. I believe it's coloring is due to the iron which could also mean the gold is there. Of course that's not always the case.
Here's a for instance.
Some years ago, probably close to 50. My uncle was walking around in the goldfields. Which is west of the Superstition Mountains. He found this deep red rock and held it in his hand. So when he was walking back towards his camp, he bumped into a ol prospector. He showed him the rock and told him how heavy it felt. The prospector took it and smashed it with the mortar and pestle. Then proceeded to pull out gold foil. Don't recall a weight, but the prospector did ask where he found it. Bad part is that now, he doesn't know where it's at.

Now if I'd a listened to my geology teacher. I'd probably understand which areas had better chances. Lol. Quartz aside. Which type of soils are more known to have gold?
If we are walking along soils (not gravels), what tells a prospector to dig there? For instance, out here they say to look for the red soils/clay. Of which for that. I believe it's coloring is due to the iron which could also mean the gold is there. Of course that's not always the case.
Here's a for instance.
Some years ago, probably close to 50. My uncle was walking around in the goldfields. Which is west of the Superstition Mountains. He found this deep red rock and held it in his hand. So when he was walking back towards his camp, he bumped into a ol prospector. He showed him the rock and told him how heavy it felt. The prospector took it and smashed it with the mortar and pestle. Then proceeded to pull out gold foil. Don't recall a weight, but the prospector did ask where he found it. Bad part is that now, he doesn't know where it's at.

Garett,

That red rock story is a great story! All I know about heavy rocks is always pay attention as if you don't know for sure what they are, they bear investigating. Doubtless that's why the old prospector crushed the rock to see what was inside of it. Moreover, the reason he wanted to know where it had been found is he was hoping to investigate the area to see if that red rock had friends. Or, perhaps he knew of the existence of a deposit of that "red" rock, or had heard of its existence from an old-timer he'd know who had told him about how much gold that deposit carried. It's all a bit of an unknown.

I remember one year I found a fist-sized chunk of pyrite with very little quartz and that rock was extremely heavy (I still have it). I'd found it while panning. There was a geologist in camp and he was very interested to know where I'd found it as in that area the pyrite ran with gold that paid quite good values. I told him and he went and tried to trace the source, but he never could find it (the area's heavily glaciated and is well known for its coarse nuggety gold as well). The fact that the pyrite had gold values in that area was why he went out to see if he could find the source, and as the red rock previously mentioned had good gold values, I'm sure that's why the old prospector was interested to know where it came from too.

The area you're hunting has signs you can read as you've mentioned. The red dirt is full of iron and the old-timers knew that iron and gold were good friends. When they were tramping the hills they always paid attention to iron for that reason. It was worth their time to check it out. So, you've got a sign so to speak of where the gold likes to travel. Keep asking questions of the locals to see if there's particular rocks that indicate you're getting into a "hotter" area of that red dirt. I know where I'm chasing the gold right now if we start to find thumb-sized and larger chunks of stream-worn ironstone (magnetite) the gold is going to be running with that dirt. Moreover, when I find chunks that size, I always find flake and picker gold.

When I'm dredging and the river-worn magnetite is golfball to baseball size, I know I'll be able to see the gold in the strata in a nice pay layer before ever I send it up the nozzle, and that there will be some sassy nuggets running with that pay as well.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Lanny in AB]

I'm curious as to Lanny's response as well. That man is a fountain of knowledge. I really learn a lot on this site, and particularly this thread

Thanks for your kind compliment. I appreciate it.

All the best,

Lanny

 

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Thank YOU Lanny! The education I receive here is invaluable. I still consider myself a greenhorn at prospecting. Other than my 8lb chunk of gold laced quartz, I'm still working on my first half ounce of placer gold. My father gave me his 2.5" dredge a few months ago due to his age. I've never really dredged seriously but am excited to get into it this coming year. I read alot on dredging while out here on the road making more consistent paychecks. tho I am really excited about this new tool, it was bittersweet to see my dad give it up. He's had several heart attacks (none from cleanouts!) And I don't think either of us wanted to admit his chronological age. So it's with a grain of salt that I'll use it, but not until he can be there this summer to use it with me and teach me. I did fabricate a 2" Frankenstein dredge last summer and started with it for a couple hours b4 an irreplaceable part inside the pump broke. I can do a hillbilly fix on it as it appears someone had done before I found it on Craigslist for $25. I can't wait to get into dredging cuz the pocket I've been working with shovel and sluice is on a great paystreak at 3' down and I've been told there's an even better one at 5 to 6'. Hard to underwater shovel at that depth. So thanks for your insights, tips, experience, and knowledge Lanny! May your riffles always be loaded with coarse gold!

 

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The rock, and the Frankenstein dredge I pieced together last summer and attached to my inflatable pontoon boat. Was finally able to post pix tonight. The other day when I tried, it wasn't giving me the option to insert inline

 

[Lanny in AB]

I love that great big chunk of rock and gold you've got there. Thanks so much for posting it.

It looks like it's had all of the edges knocked right off it, either stream worn or tumbled around by some glacial action.

My partner found beautiful chunks like that out in the desert in Arizona. By the time he was done, he'd found himself a one pound patch (that's the gold, not the rock). There were also some solid gold chunks that came out of that discovery as well, but that's a story I've yet to write.

Thanks again for posting the pictures, and thanks for a look at how you modified things to get your dredge on your pontoon boat--it looks like a solid platform that will let you float your dredge easily down the stream to where you want to start work, and it's nice an light to boot.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[GarretDiggingAz]

Lanny
Thanks for replying. You always do
I don't remember if I asked you before, but I had another TNeter ask me about this same thing.
It's after panning down to black sands. Below that layer both him and I had a layer of silvery powder below the black sands. It walked up just like we do for the gold. Unfortunately I didn't save any and I didn't take a pic. When I go back out I'll dig the area again and see if I can get a good clear pic. I'm sure it'd be too fine to see it in the pic but who knows. But now that makes two of us in two different locations in the state. Of course neither of us has seen it before our many pans. He did try to hit it with acetylene torch. It didn't phase it. So we were wondering if you or other geologists might know. I could PM you locations if that might help.