Found this gold dust in 3 minutes

[reptwar1]

I live by the Arkansas river and dug out a crack in sidewalk, that is submerged when river floods. Literally took 3 minutes to collect this gold dust. It stuck to my dust pan, and I am wondering about ways to collect it. There are literally hundreds of more cracks for me to dig out. Thanks in advance

 

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[chlsbrns]

My share of nuggets from this season. I couldn't bring myself to include my hands in the pic. Too rough and beat up from mining. Oh well thats what happens when getting gold is more than a hobby!

Reptwar1 I'll bet if you learn to dive with a detector that you will find nuggets in your river. Many of our nuggets are from detecting underwater.

 

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[Goldwasher]

Repwar1

Forget the cracks and get into the water!

Gold that fine would require cyanide or floatation or fish oil.




You have already clearly shown in pics that it sticks to dry metal but collecting any quantity would take forever.

lol free gold suspended in water is not recovered with cyanide or floatation...sure it "would" work on the technical level but economically its a nope..
mechanically for an en mass source like river water oleophilic recovery will not get recoverable values. Citing university studies on principals does not show what industry is doing for recovery.
provide links to mining companies using these techniques for production and you will be providing relevance, otherwise it seems your trying to just be right without actually being helpful

 

[Goldwasher]

My share of nuggets from this season. I couldn't bring myself to include my hands in the pic. Too rough and beat up from mining. Oh well thats what happens when getting gold is more than a hobby!

Reptwar1 I'll bet if you learn to dive with a detector that you will find nuggets in your river. Many of our nuggets are from detecting underwater.

 

[chlsbrns]

lol free gold suspended in water is not recovered with cyanide or floatation...sure it "would" work on the technical level but economically its a nope..
mechanically for an en mass source like river water oleophilic recovery will not get recoverable values. Citing university studies on principals does not show what industry is doing for recovery.
provide links to mining companies using these techniques for production and you will be providing relevance, otherwise it seems your trying to just be right without actually being helpful

Gold that fine implies the gold in the cracks/pics posted not gold in the water. Gezzzzzzz...... lol!!!

Oh... so the ounces and ounces of gold that we get using burlap and fish oil isn't worth it

 

[Goldwasher]

what a joke

 

[reptwar1]

My share of nuggets from this season. I couldn't bring myself to include my hands in the pic. Too rough and beat up from mining. Oh well thats what happens when getting gold is more than a hobby!

Reptwar1 I'll bet if you learn to dive with a detector that you will find nuggets in your river. Many of our nuggets are from detecting underwater.

Lol Believe me, I wish I could but I am right below the dam, and even downriver 80 miles, the current is brutal. Not to mention 12' silt overburden. The gold I find here, has been pulverized into literal powder. I do have a spot 2 hours away for the bigger stuff (lots of pickers and the rare nugget) But that is why I've been so intent on trying to find a way to get the micron gold. There's tons of it. I am 100% positive that I will be investing in burlap and fish oil

 

[DizzyDigger]

Made my own fish oil for trapping for years. No reason to buy fish oil when
you can make it yourself.

You'll need a 5 gal. bucket w/lid, and about 3' of 1/2" hose.

Get yourself a mess of either trout or catfish (carp will do in a pinch).
Gut them, then chop the fish into 1" chunks, and drop them into the
bucket. Gonna take a mess of fish, but fill the bucket up about half
way.

Put the lid on (tight!), then drill a 1/2" hole in the lid and insert the
hose about 6". The hose will carry out the expansive gasses that are
created during the rendering process.

Set the bucket out where it gets full Sun all day. Preferably, chose
a spot that is downwind of your residence.

Leave it there in the Sun for a few weeks. (yes, weeks)

After a few weeks, pick a windy day (or use a strong fan) and remove
the lid.

Take another 5 gal bucket and place a 30 mesh classifier on top, then
dump the contents of the bucket into the strainer. Let is strain/drain for
an hour or more. What drains through is 90% oil, and use a turkey baster
to draw it off, then save it in a gallon container.

You can either bury the decomposing fish matter (blend into your garden?)
or you should dump it far, far away from home. That, or pick someone you
truly dislike and hide it in the trunk of their car. ...

[CAUTION: Be sure to stay up wind 'cause this stuff will make your eyes water
and your gut wretch...but...it's pure fish oil.]

A gallon of that oil should go a long ways.

I've thought of a way I might be able to test this "oil method", and if I can
get a couple good days back-to-back in the next few weeks I might give it a go.

 

[reptwar1]

Lol Believe me, I wish I could but I am right below the dam, and even downriver 80 miles, the current is brutal. Not to mention 12' silt overburden. The gold I find here, has been pulverized into literal powder. I do have a spot 2 hours away for the bigger stuff (lots of pickers and the rare nugget) But that is why I've been so intent on trying to find a way to get the micron gold. There's tons of it. I am 100% positive that I will be investing in burlap and fish oil

The Arkansas river is very similar to the Mississippi river in depth and current as far as prospecting goes.

 

[chlsbrns]

With the dams there is still a strong current? Before and after the dams?

Can you dredge there?

 

[kcm]

Dropped back in to remove that last post - was afraid it was too much. Apparently not.

From what I remember reading (long ago, before my laptop died and was resurrected), fish oil is EASILY accessible in New England area along the coast. Used to be they would dump fish oil back into the ocean thousands of gallons at a time. It was natural, so didn't hurt a thing. Don't know if they still do that or not. Can't remember much else as it was so long ago. Just remember reading, though, how very well it worked. Read something about putting fish oil in a barrel and somehow letting your material flow through the oil. The oil would catch the super-fine gold. Was really fascinating. Don't remember reading about coating cloth with it though. However, I remember the barrel was supposed to have 4"-6" of oil floating on the top. You could run material as fast as the oil would allow - meaning, run too much water and the oil will began mixing throughout the barrel.



For the record, kcm is my username on the GPEX Mining/Prospecting forum, which I was on before Tnet. It is also the first part of my email address - which I "used to" have as public knowledge - until a new guy emailed me about 12 or more large photos and blew out my data allotment.

 

[chlsbrns]

We use burlap in tailing ponds and slow moving streams. I've read that Rough plywood coated with a thin coating of grease works very well. Maybe reptwar could pump water over and shovel onto a coated sheet of rough plywood?

 

[Goldwasher]

Gold that fine implies the gold in the cracks/pics posted not gold in the water. Gezzzzzzz...... lol!!!

Oh... so the ounces and ounces of gold that we get using burlap and fish oil isn't worth it

do you not remember your own comments?
"Repwar1

Forget the cracks and get into the water!

Gold that fine would require cyanide or floatation or fish oil.

You have already clearly shown in pics that it sticks to dry metal but collecting any quantity would take forever."

 

[chlsbrns]

Maybe you will get it if there is no space between sentences?

Forget the cracks and get into the water! Gold that fine would require cyanide or floatation or fish oil.

I was talking about dry material not material suspended in water!

 

[Oregon Viking]

We use burlap in tailing ponds and slow moving streams. I've read that Rough plywood coated with a thin coating of grease works very well. Maybe reptwar could pump water over and shovel onto a coated sheet of rough plywood?

Well if this works....you need to apply for a patent. The guys that build/sell/ sluice boxes might be perturbed. hey, the "crisco sluice" Might be a game changer! The "bazooka grease Trap" hey ideas are a great thing.

 

[Clay Diggins]

There are all kinds of people in the world. Some need an echo to know they exist. A one sided conversation is so boring ...right?

Anyone who has followed these kinds of threads knows by now that whatever is said will be countered with even more ridiculous claims - that are to be respected as a valuable member(s) opinion.

Lets all show respect for even the most outlandish claims. It's the rules of this board and if you want to participate here you really do need to respect the rules that our generous hosts have made. They have a lot of experience in what it takes to run a forum like this. It's probably a lot like herding cats - a virtual impossibility. Give them credit for pulling this off for more years than most would be willing to continue.

Tnet is a valuable and free asset to prospectors and treasure seekers of all levels. If you don't like what another person writes just let it pass. If you can't let it pass just use the magic ignore function so you aren't tempted to break the rules. It works for me and it might just work for you.

A lot of the people here who have crossed the Tnet line would be missed by myself and others. Don't get banned trying to "prove" something on the internet - it just can't be done.

Heavy Pans

 

[gold tramp]

i removed my gold stuff from here. it took me to long to learn how to do this mining stuff.

we mine for a living it no joke to us.

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Dropped back in to remove that last post - was afraid it was too much. Apparently not.

From what I remember reading (long ago, before my laptop died and was resurrected), fish oil is EASILY accessible in New England area along the coast. Used to be they would dump fish oil back into the ocean thousands of gallons at a time. It was natural, so didn't hurt a thing. Don't know if they still do that or not. Can't remember much else as it was so long ago. Just remember reading, though, how very well it worked. Read something about putting fish oil in a barrel and somehow letting your material flow through the oil. The oil would catch the super-fine gold. Was really fascinating. Don't remember reading about coating cloth with it though. However, I remember the barrel was supposed to have 4"-6" of oil floating on the top. You could run material as fast as the oil would allow - meaning, run too much water and the oil will began mixing throughout the barrel.



For the record, kcm is my username on the GPEX Mining/Prospecting forum, which I was on before Tnet. It is also the first part of my email address - which I "used to" have as public knowledge - until a new guy emailed me about 12 or more large photos and blew out my data allotment.

You can probably set up your email to NOT load up the attachments automatically, and then you can see the details of what they are and decide if you want to. Or maybe wait until you are using a system where data is not limited.

 

[Goldwasher]

i'm about done here without ever getting a temp ban or just plain kicked off..if fake outlandish or irrelevant trolling comments are allowed here ..it really isn't a place for me!

 

[Dallasb84]

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[Oregon Viking]

i'm about done here without ever getting a temp ban or just plain kicked off..if fake outlandish or irrelevant trolling comments are allowed here ..it really isn't a place for me!

You must believe in the fish oil.....I'am hooked!!