The wool blanket is making a comeback! I still can't wrap my head around just how well it seemed to work in my side by side sluice test. I should experiment with it some more out in the field... Good video!
A wool - 2 x tiered flared highbanker. What could go wrong? I love it. I hope your posts continue in the "Land of under." You have made a good mark with the prospecting community.👍
It's not the wool holding onto the gold. It's the wool holding on to the magnetite which holds onto the gold. There is a guy from a decade ago who literally ran magnetite as a mat.
Nice video John. I didn't know that you have a TH-cam channel. I followed a link you posted on detector prospector this morning. Of course I'm a new sub.
I have been metal detecting and prospecting for over 30 years. It used to be that I got more gold metal detecting, but now it's more gold prospecting then metal detecting.
Great video John! Thanks for sharing. Good results for sand! I would almost call it “muck/overburden” Saying that. Looks like a nice spot, if gold drops there now it probably did 100 years ago. And has been sinking below the sand every year into the gravels below. I would myself try digging 2-3 feet deep there sometime or get underneath the sand. Digging deeper is like digging back in time, there could be an old layer of gravel buried just a foot or two below all the last 20years of sediment. Good results up top sometimes lead to awesome results deeper🤙🏽
There is more gold down deeper. This area has been prospected for about 150 years. I bet every rock down a couple of feet has gone through at least one sluice. Fortunately, the gravels get replenished a bit every year after the spring flood/melt. I was curious as to whether or no there was gold in that muck or sand and how much. I guess I got an answer.
I like how you just draped that blanket straight into your drop riffle sluice. Seems to work great on that Alberta flour gold! Did you find much leftover gold when you dried out the blanket later?
I know this is late, but if you want good quality real wool felt, go to the thrift store get a man’s wool suit and wash it in the hottest wash, lowest water with a tiny bit of soap to make fulled fabric.
The wool blanket is making a comeback! I still can't wrap my head around just how well it seemed to work in my side by side sluice test. I should experiment with it some more out in the field... Good video!
A wool - 2 x tiered flared highbanker. What could go wrong? I love it. I hope your posts continue in the "Land of under." You have made a good mark with the prospecting community.👍
It's not the wool holding onto the gold. It's the wool holding on to the magnetite which holds onto the gold. There is a guy from a decade ago who literally ran magnetite as a mat.
Good to see you are not afraid to try something new. And tinker around with new ways to see what you can learn.
It's not always how much can I get, but are there other ways of getting gold. Feeding a curiosity is part of the hobby.
Nice work, John. It's not too bad at all!
Plus I got a good night sleep. A challenge for many in our world today.
Nice video John. I didn't know that you have a TH-cam channel.
I followed a link you posted on detector prospector this morning. Of course I'm a new sub.
I have been metal detecting and prospecting for over 30 years. It used to be that I got more gold metal detecting, but now it's more gold prospecting then metal detecting.
What a blast fam. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠
Great video John! Thanks for sharing. Good results for sand!
I would almost call it “muck/overburden”
Saying that.
Looks like a nice spot, if gold drops there now it probably did 100 years ago. And has been sinking below the sand every year into the gravels below. I would myself try digging 2-3 feet deep there sometime or get underneath the sand. Digging deeper is like digging back in time, there could be an old layer of gravel buried just a foot or two below all the last 20years of sediment.
Good results up top sometimes lead to awesome results deeper🤙🏽
There is more gold down deeper. This area has been prospected for about 150 years. I bet every rock down a couple of feet has gone through at least one sluice. Fortunately, the gravels get replenished a bit every year after the spring flood/melt. I was curious as to whether or no there was gold in that muck or sand and how much. I guess I got an answer.
Armyblanket is good?
I like how you just draped that blanket straight into your drop riffle sluice. Seems to work great on that Alberta flour gold! Did you find much leftover gold when you dried out the blanket later?
On my highbaker i run felt under my miners moss. You can also burn the felt to capture gold after running it. Ive gad 100 % success doing it this way.
I know this is late, but if you want good quality real wool felt, go to the thrift store get a man’s wool suit and wash it in the hottest wash, lowest water with a tiny bit of soap to make fulled fabric.