I’ve seen a lot of videos on TikTok of gold panning and I decided to start I’m sure I’ll get no where near the amount as the pros but I’ll be happy with just one spec I just have a couple questions I live in upstate ny can u really find gold there and what types of creeks shld I go too shld it be still,rushing,slowly moving and also does it matter the size?between a big creek or just ur average backyard creek
I’m a filmmaker/creator looking to document what it’s actually like to mine for gold in the California desert.
If you regularly prospect or mine out there and wouldn’t mind having me tag along for a day or two, I’d love to join, learn, and document the experience for a YouTube video.
I’m respectful of your land, time, and process — just looking for a genuine adventure and a good story.
Feel free to comment or DM me if you’re interested.
Spent 3 hours on the creek panning today. Found a couple of pickers and a whole bunch of coarse gold
Beautiful day on the river spent around 5-6 hours and found my first nugget with a host rock!!
Nugget was .10 of a gram!
So I'm in Colorado and pretty close to the mountains. There's is a lot of active road construction and mountain blasting going on to make some new ramps. There is a river right next to all of it, a proven producer. Would this be a decent area in the river to pan? The specific spot i want to check is right at a bend in the river as well.
The first and third photo is one week apart.
This is a creek close to my house in NC.
The volume of water was incredible, the third screenshot I took today while using the Lodeline app with the elevation feature.
And it seems to use the LiDAR data to measure.
So, from the bottom of the creek or water all the way up to the sides is around 10 feet in elevation.
I'm wondering, after such an event with this amount of water moving, is it valid to check the same spots again?
Lots of bedrock exposed, but I didn't have much luck, neither the tools or time.
Qualcuno sa come si smontano , grazie
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I have been spending some time around my place in NC and finally head to Uwharrie National Forest.
After a few hiccups, I'm trying to reach some spots and have no clue how to reach them 😂
But we can always learn something. And this time I learned.
- Go light; only take what you are going to use.
- Download the maps before leaving the house.
- Watch for poisonous water snakes eating frogs.
After testing some pans with zero luck, I use the feature for the Lodeline app to check for better spots up/down the creek. And dang, it worked 😂😂😂👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I still have 1/3 bucket to work on it.
The place was kind of dry, but a great finding.
So far I'm really enjoying the Lodeline App.
The gold fever is real 😂😂