Anybody here pan for gold?

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[dimi]

For Real?

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[JRSC00LUDE]

Cool! I could see that becoming a fun hobby.

[Eleanor]

Really?

[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by Rat Fink
I'm thinking of getting into it. Anybody here ever go panning for gold?

Hahaha, no, but I think a few members here dig for it

[cityhunter2501]

always been fascinated by the old west and the gold rush

where about are you planning to go?
although I doubt any of my friends would go with me and just think im nuts

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[5000Audi]

err i forgot the name of this town in BC on highway 3, theres so much gold there, i think most land has been claimed tho.. but night gold hunting is fun :P lol i knew a bunch of buys that have found lots of gold out there..

[mr2mike]

I went and panned for gold with my Grandma (she was a Geologist) but that was back when I was 10.

[tirebob]

Originally posted by 5000Audi
err i forgot the name of this town in BC on highway 3, theres so much gold there, i think most land has been claimed tho.. but night gold hunting is fun :P lol i knew a bunch of buys that have found lots of gold out there..

Hedley BC... I grew up in that country (Keremeos BC). Yes you do have to be careful as most land is already claimed and you are not allowed to remove gold (or anything for that matter). I know my friends dad used to pan all the time and would regularly pull up colour, but that was years ago. Sometimes people would ask him if they could try panning on his claim to try it and he didn't care. he always just asked for a split of the gold. Most people wouldn't find shit though as they didn't have the knack for it unless they did it al the time...

[Ven]

My family has a large claim near Likely BC. Peaked at about an ounce per hour, before uncommited investors decided to yank and run with their profits. I'm not sure how many tons per hour of material was being processed to make the once. Now it's a fairly small plant but still makes money even running part time. It all started with panning, meeting friends with similar interests, and went from there. Panning is fun the same way fishing is and when you find gold your heart gets going pretty good

[89coupe]

Do a search on Lost Lemon Gold Mine.

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[2EFNFAST]

Somehow I think you're going to end up spending more in gas to get to your sites than you end up panning

[Graham_A_M]

^ Word.

[msommers]

You'll probably end up with a shit-ton of Pyrite Sounds fun though!

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[D'z Nutz]

Oh wow cool! Doesn't sound like your run of the mill hobby, that's for sure. Take photos of your expedition and share it afterwards, even if you don't find much!