You want to know anything about your local mineral wealth and how to access it, ask it here, I will be making each answer as short and sweet as possible.
Your basic tools >shovel / pick, spoons, gold pan and sniffer bottle.
Sorry my man but to date no natural gold ore or placer has ever been located in Florida. However there are still tons of lost treasure stories and stuff that washes ashore in storms, I normally don't recommend becoming a detectorist but Florida might be one of those places where its actually worth it.
Cooper Green
Thanks man. Detecting is useless down here.
Andrew Allen
>You dont get rich giving back gold You actually do tho. Why'd you think all the billionaires are donating and giving away so much of their money? One of the biggest secrets of wealth is that by sharing it/giving it away you attract more of it. It works on the subtler parts of your mind in a way that gets you into a mindset of abundance. There was this guy, can't remember who, but he told a story of him before he found success. He was in dire straits, no money for gas, or rent - so one day he was walking to this all you can eat buffet place with the last 20 dollars he had to his name. He sits down and he sees this little kid walking in, holding the door open for his mum, pulling her chair out at the table for her and just being a little man for her. He gets in such good spirits from seeing this that he approaches the kid and asks her "Ya taking this lady out for dinner?" kid blushes "It's my mom, dude! And no I'm not, I can't afford that". Guy reaches in his pocket for his 20, hands it to the kid and says "today you are". When he gets back home he hears a voicemail from a guy who owed him some money since years ago, and he's been evading it and feeling guilt for it. Now a successful businessman he's wired it plus a hefty interest as courtesy to assuage his guilt. I believe it was in the higher 5 figures, and this was in the 80s I believe. Point is, guy said after that episode, when he just let go, and opened up to abundance - he never had any issues with money again.
Basically, send back the gold bar, and I'm sure you'll be even greater rewarded. Maybe a distant family member calls you up, your long lost uncle dies and leaves you some inheritance or the eBay seller gives you a treat as a token of appreciating your honesty and character.
speaking of dredges, heres a neat shot from archives. A gold dredge working on the Ballarat F Grant in outside Barkerville BC.
In 1958 the dredge flipped and sank after williams creek over banked and flooded the pit it was working in. 2500 or more gold were lost as the dredge could not be recovered when the pit walls caved in, to date none of the gold has been recovered.
I was looking at your howtofind link and it gave me some ideas. I'm right in the SW Blue Ridge VA so that's promising but do you think it's worth the effort?
Jose James
A bit of gold for any UK user's from last year.
To date this is the largest nugget recovered in the UK
yes, if you find a good slow point in a creek near a known gold deposit, you could find some seriously good gold, but it would take a lot of work to explore and test as you go. Its up to you if you want to try, 90% of my time when i am prospecting is looking, checking areas I spotted on google earth or on old maps.
Gavin Smith
When it comes to looking, would national forests be a good spot to start? It would make sure I was off private property. And once you find a slow spot in a creek, do you just bring up pans from the bottom to check for deposits?
Benjamin Jones
Can anyone point me to a reputable site selling 5 gram gold bars?
Jace Green
>can't stop taking my silver coins out of their tube and fondling them How long do I have before they tarnish?
Kayden Howard
first off yes a national forest is as good as any to start, just be aware i am pretty sure your only allowed basic hand tools in them, double check local regs, i am not in the states.
Second yes stay off private property, or if you find something neat on private property cut the guy who owns it in, its worked wonders for me in the past.
third, start on shore away from the creek. Look for areas with lots of large river stone, bigger = better here, gold likes to stop where the current slows so any back eddy in front and behind a boulder will catch gold. If bedrock is present, head down towards the water, following the cracks, dig thoughly, clean as best you can, nuggets go deep.
If no bedrock is present, look for solid clay or other features which would slow the gold, it wont travel far without serious current, look for items like leads or bullets too, if they are stopping in an area, than gold cant be far. Stay on shore out of the water, digging underwater with shovels doesnt usually work.
to someone yes or hanjobs when the real crash happens
Joseph Martin
Yes. It is the first standardized unit of value used in trade. Everything from bills to cryptshit is trying to replicate it.
Andrew Fisher
because God commanded it
Adrian Ramirez
Thanks for the advice! I'm planning on taking a week or so off in July so I think I'll try my hand if I can find a found spot with a campground somewhat near by
get in early before everyone goes broke and starts trying. I ve already seen 14 or 15 travel trailers heading out with mining gear where I am staying right now, its not even spring proper here and the green horns are out looking.
Andrew Cook
Gold and silver have been traded as money for millennia. Only recently has that changed, and humans have been pretty much been doing fine in all that time, so why should things have to change on that front?
Debasement has always seen the decline of societies where it happened, and it keeps going until corrected, or it collapses entirely. What we're seeing now is no different.
Gold and silver have always bought pretty much the same things today as they did no matter when you look. All that happened was that 'luxury living' got cheaper.
Jesus Christ. Would pan, sifter, shovel and hammer be enough for a good start?
Jordan Lee
Hey Pan Man, I just watched a vid on youtube where the dude ordered paydirt so he could pan for gold in the comfort of his own home. Have you heard of this, if so would you recommend it to anyone? It looked kinda neat.
