Gold panning
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Adi007 said:Gold panning is something I've always wanted to have a go at (more for fun than anything but it would be good to find something).
Anyone tried it? Anyone found anything?
Yes & Yes.
Baile an Or is just up the road
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Adi007 said:
Not sure what you call it I have 4 of them 3 big ones and a little one, will try and find out must be a website somewhere :wave:
Not gold, cassiterite ( tin ore ) and galena ( lead ore ) though. Panning is a doddle. Something as simple as a wok will work. Proper panning er pans? have concentric ridges which make them a bit more efficient.
Realgar
Realgar
I take it that's a no then!
Deadwood is a 'western' on Sky One, Tuesday nights 10pm. Deadwood is a prospecting town - hence the connection with panning.
Deadwood is a 'western' on Sky One, Tuesday nights 10pm. Deadwood is a prospecting town - hence the connection with panning.
Wok a lot of fun that will be!!!! Some of the old-time prospectors used to use their pan for both panning and eating. Hwever, since nasty chemicals such as mercury and cyanide were used in mines to extract the gold, it wasn't a real cool idea. :yikes:Kath said:GAH! :shock: Don't tell him that or my wok will go the same way as my tablecloth!):
Yes it is actually. I didn't hold out much hope with Lovejoy being in it, but so far it's quite good. I've only watched the first one so far, but I'll be watching the rest for sure.
I'm not sure about having 'Wild' Bill Hickhock in it though....
you might be interested to know that nearly all the seams of gold found in england 4 degree longitude line.. which happenes to run a few miles from my house.. so i asked around the village and heard a lot of roumors that there was an old mine somewhere in the yealm vally, this made scense as that is where the line runs...
also you can get a pan from trek direct in the Miscellaneous section i think
also you can get a pan from trek direct in the Miscellaneous section i think
But the mineral exploration specialist I work with all say the smooth pans do a better job, but the ones they use are wonderfuly smooth and polished hand made wooden jobs, mass produced plastic wouldn't get the finish so that may be the reason for the ridgesRealgar said:
