Due to being a dwarf (5’8), my proximity to a major river known for having gold and spots to look for it, and the current gold prices I have decided to dwarfmax. Anyone here ever panned for gold? I’m not thinking of getting much to start for supplies just a mesh sifter a shovel and a pan. Anyone who pans for gold around here have any input for supplies or tricks?>don’t quit your dayjobI’m not
>>2860725Don't quit your nightjob either.
>>2860725>5’8mmm I'd explore your goldmine lil' buddy
>>2860725Pan(14in, second 12in pan suggested) 1/2in classifier(optional but I highly recommend, 1/8in classifier(optional) shovel and some sort of pick and/or crevacing tool knee pads(also optional but highly recommend) Japanese style gardening gloves with cloth body but palm and fingers have a rough rubber coating will save your finger tips! waterproof gloves are also a very nice addition if you're panning in cold water
>>2860730Oh! and a cheap set of waders are another nice QOL addition.
>>2860725if youre going to be sitting in the same spot for more than 20 minutes youd be better off getting a sluice box and not a pan you can run 5x the material through it and the downsides are that you need to set it up first and need flowing water>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placer_mining#Sluice_box
>>2860734Spoken like someone that's never been gold prospecting. You need to find gold before you set up a sluice box. Panning is for prospecting sluicing is for "mining" once you've found a decent concentration of gold. You can also pan many places you can't sluice. You need moving water, right speed /angle to get the correct flow based on the individual sluice and riffle material/type.
>>28607255'8" isnt even dwarf status. I wish you were 5'4".
>>2860738anyone under 6' is a dwarf
>>2860725All the gold-bearing rivers and creeks near me already have claims up and down them. Are you sure you won't be poaching on someone's stake?
>>2860765NTA... You can usually find BLM and BOR land that is unclaimable. In my area, for example, the main river is unclaimable, only tributaries have claims. You will be potentially competing wit ha lot more people on unclaimable land, but if you know when and where to look, you can find good spots.
>>2860735he said he knows where the gold is and where to look for it he skipped the panning stage
>>2860825>Tell me you know nothing about gold prospecting without telling me you know nothing about gold prospecting
>>2860828Not that guy but I've only panned a few times. Why is it bad to classify half a bucket at a promising spot, sluice it and pan the heavies? I have a mini sluice that takes very little to set up
