Gold Fever!

jeffbealbrews

Tenderfoot
May 18, 2014
9
53
Somerset, Ca
Detector(s) used
Garret Ace 250, Garret Pro Pointer, Keene 48" sluice, Bazooka Gold Trap Sniper 24" and Bazooka Gold Trap prospector 48"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Hello all my names Jeff and I am addicted to gold! Everything gold at this point from, using my metal detector, to basic panning a sample pan on a local creek. I got hooked watching Discovery channel gold shows and though geez I live in the Motherload. I live only about 7 minutes walking distance from a river and voila got started, bought a used sluice box on craigslist went to a great local hardware store and bought a pan and then loaded up on youtube panning and sluicing techniques videos, gotta love the web for just a wealth of information. The picture I post is my gold take so far, not much but I also feel I have a lot to learn still. Thanks for reading Cheers!
 

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Welcome, Good looking gold. I caught the fever recently too. Just wish I lived as close to the gold as you do.
 

P.S. My lovely wifey is pretty darn hooked as well, she's my crevicing and detail expert. Also pretty handy with a pan!
 

Great start...and great wife too!
 

I was in an area of old tailings, check out this photo, I sure wish I had the minelabs you've got I am convinced they didnt get every piece.
 

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Nice gold your in a good area...The Consumnes if you have access is sweet. Have you tried the Grizzly Flat area?
 

You don't need a Minelab to find gold with a detector. The Minelab pulse machines excel where the bedrock is too hot for VLF's. So, check the bedrock with a VLF and see if it runs OK. If it does, get swinging a coil.

The Gold Bug Pro is having a lot of success; see if you can borrow or rent one for a bit, or have a friend that's got one check that bedrock for you.

All the best,

Lanny

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/metal-detecting-gold/69-bedrock-gold-mysteries.html
 

They didn't get it all and neither will we.......But a sledgehammer test on the bedrock would be cool.....
 

nice ! it looks like the Motherload in that pan already :headbang:

Welcome
 

That's a pretty nice start . :icon_thumright: My start didn't go nothing like that . I'da been dancing in the street with that .
 

Nice gold Jeff!
 

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