S2E14 Washington State Gold Mining - Small Creek Prospecting wth Pete
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- Another successful trip to Waddell Creek for some local flood gold. Went back to an area that I got skunked in, but found a more promising place to work. I made this October trip just before the rains hit!
Have you tried Wildcat creek near McCleary or the Cloquallum? They both have gold and so does Youngs creek west of Elma. I pulled some pickers from the west Satsop just below the boat launch where it coes through the narrows
Makes you wonder what you could get if you could have a large setup and an excavator. But I agree - looking for it is half the fun. Life's a treasure hunt.
That piece of land is not available for claiming, but is on public land. I use it to keep busy during the winter months. Thanks for your comments!
John Wakefield - turn on your option so that we can respond to your comments. This video is from Waddell Creek in Capitol Forest (State DNR land) just South of Olympia.
Sweet good to get out in such a beautiful place 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻am in Washington it's beautiful here
I am going to be getting into gold panning and I would like to know if I have to deal with DNR. I AM GETTING TIRED OF THE GATES THAT CLOSE OFF THE FORESTS THAT I AM PAYING TAXES ON.
Get in line! We all are a little tired of stuff getting locked down. If you are in WA state, check into supporting Resources Coalition as one group that is doing something about it. Check their website at www.resourcescoalition.org.
Waddell creek is on DNR land and they have been ticketing vehicles parked in fromt of the gates and if they are on the side of the road. You also need a valid Discover Pass clearly displayed. I feel your pain!
Depends! If you are going to prospect on state DNR lands, then you will have to deal with it. You can check out USFS or BLM lands, but you will have the same issues. If you are in WA state, you may be interested in joining Resources Coalition. Their goal is to deal with some of those types of issues.
That's why I get dropped off by the wife and picked up the next day
Nice! Cant wait to get into this myself! Im going to master this and never work for anyone ever again!
also have a kiln for melting into bars if enough was found! ;)
Good video! is the 10" x36" you talked about still the max? or have we been restricted further this year? I can't get too serious until I know the rules any info on the laws here in wa. would be appreciated. Thanks
Rather than me giving you my opinion, get a copy of the latest Gold and Fish Pamphlet (rev. 4) and read it. The rules are different for riffle areas depending on whether you have an HPA, working during the Authorized Work Windows, or using hand operated equipment. Hand equipment (sluice, rocker box, etc.), is generally 3 square feet of riffles, but you need to check the pamphlet for yourself.
A door or window creeks. Creek is a verb. A crick is something you get in your neck.
Water flows in a stream so it's called a Stream ,not a crick or creek.
Historic illiteracy need not be repeated and passed along just because it is historic.
Hi :) Thank you for sharing! I wonder if you could tell me where I could get a sleuths box (?) like yours? The thingie in the water with the ladder steps... I live in Vancouver Washington, just north of Portland, and I have been wishing to go gold mining for so many years :)
+staceybrister There's a local club down there (don't know much about them). Thats a real good option for folks just starting out. The sluice box I use is for prospecting and doesn't handle a lot of material all at once. This sluice is made by Angus MacKirk and you can locate them online (I think this one is in the $75 range - less than $100 anyway). This type of sluice is called a drop riffle because the riffles are slots in the bottom versus hungarian riffles that look like an inverted "L". Hungarian riffles sit on top of carpeting that is used to capture the gold. I use both, but the smaller drop riffle is good for prospecting (looking versus mining). Hope that helps - thanks for commenting!
Excellent, good job for the time spent Dennis. Thanks for sharing and cool video. Hope you make your oz. this year.
Thanks - still working for that ounce!
Pete, I have to tell you I love your techniques. Good job.
I cut out Classifiers and just manage my shovel and scoop. Speed being the concept. No buckets ,classifier. I cover alot more dirt in a day. Setting up in the spot is key though. I have the backpack sluice. 18 x 5. And a scout shovel and mah backpack supplies and food for the day. And a good hike👌 Since November 17th here in Oregon.
7.5 gram silver nugget. Lots of lead and 5.8 grams of gold. Biggest piece with my Gold Bug actually. A 1.2 grammer.
I believe we can placer mine with a coke bottle and a shovel. We all get caught up with stuff WE HAVE TO HAVE when we don't really. Someone's making a killin. Promise you this, IT AINT THE MINER.
After all my rambling, Good Video my man. 👌 Always love the Nw videos. I swear its like noone knows "its a thing." lol
I live in Lacey, maybe we can meet up some time and work together. :)
+david firnstahl There's a Gold, Gem, and Treasure Show at the Thurston County fair grounds that I'll be at this weekend. Come on down and see what's happening! Thansk for your comments!
pete can you pan gold year around in washington state
With the right gear you could.
Dennis,
I live in Oly also. I have a bit larger sluice, as well as a Gold Cube, and the beach hydraulic mining permit.. Might you be interested n teaming up some time?
I also know where at least 7 gold mines in the forest are too.
Sure! Always pleased to talk and visit about prospecting. I don't have any definite plans for another trip to Waddell soon, but I'm getting cabin fever again and need to get out. Send me a private message with contact information and we'll see if we can work out a time to get out and do a little digging. That little sluice is used just for prospecting - I use larger equipment once I've found something to work.
Guess I missed you at Waddel today.
Jim C from Shelton has my fone number.
Ran into a couple of your buddies though from WMA.
I have 600' of depth here, but I think the trees might impede the catapult shot. Might be an interesting way to trim the trees though. LOL
F.K. Burnham lol now if I only knew what that ment.. I get it kinda a joke but not knowing the region it greek to me...:)
+Lynn Poole He's referring to a place for me to fire my trebuchet. If I can ever get the time to get it ready to fire again, I'll need a lot of room (1000 ft). We were also trying to meet at Waddell creek that day and we missed getting together. Thanks for your comment - I'm thinking we might try to do a meet and greet somewhere here in the area. We'll see!
lol now it makes sense and wish I could be there to see it fire myself totally awesome
you ran the water too fast it seemed, washing the fine stuff away
I am always amazed how well that little drop riffle sluice does. I never have found much fines getting out of it, but even if it does I use it for prospecting. I never worry about losing a few cents of gold out the back end, when all I really want to know if there is any gold in an area.
hi pete. nice to meet you. my name is kevin. i live in seattle wa. i love to go with you pan some gold for fun.can i go with you some time. thank you for your time
Great! thanks for the info
any place by callam bay to try to fing gold
Not familiar with the area, but I hear rumors once in awhile. Best to just get out and do a little prospecting to check for yourself and don't tell anyone if you find something! LOL!
I know its a old post, but I was just wondering ? Any luck by Clallam Bay
I don't understand how that sluice catches anything. once the "riffles" are full of sand and material, the gold rolls over.
Gold is heavy - heavier than the sand and gravel. The gold exchanges with the lighter material and displaces it. The heaviest material displaces the lighter material. To be sure that we don't lose any of the gold, we clean the sluice about 1-5 minutes for every inch of ripple length. Timing depends on the material you are running. If it has a lot of black sands or other heavy material, the timing tends towards the 1 minute/inch of ripple length.
Great demo. Thanks!
Dennis,
I'm not too good at this computer thing.
How do I send you with a PM??
Haven't forgot about you - I thought it would be easier to send you a private message. I'll let you know as soon as I figure out a simple method!
thanks for the great video! I am new both to the area and to gold prospecting. maybe you could (or anyone reading this ) give a little advice. I am between couer d'alene and st.maries on the lake. there are a couple of run off creeks that are probably 1/4 mile long and rise about 100 ft above the lake. Would these areas be worth working?
Gold is where you find it. Good bets are locations or areas that gold has been found before. Having said that, it would be prudent to check your local area and maybe you'll get lucky. That's the fun part for me. I like to find gold where someone has told me that it's a waste of time. You dig a lot of dry holes, but every once in awhile you get lucky. Be smart about it though and do your homework. Thanks for your comment.
have you ever tride using a metal detector to find good gold areas? if you have a good one you can use it to pick up small flakes and in the water as well!
+david firnstahl I don't have one, but a friend brought his up and we found some indication, but the area we were in has a lot of hot rocks. Might invest in a good unit later, when I can find some time to learn how to use it.
you are scar"en the fish
I am new to prospecting and was watching a variety of prospecting videos and reading what I can about this. I saw you using that model in stream sluice here in this episode and was pretty sure you were losing a lot of gold because it didn't have a variety of ripples, then I saw your subsequent video where you were trying out a new highbanker, great upgrade. BTW, I'm on Facebook. Please look me up there. Hopefully in a few seasons you'll see me bringing in some gold on TH-cam.
I use that drop riffle sluice because it is easy to clean and looses very little gold. Its a fast way to process more material than I can with a gold pan. I have found that it catches nearly 95% of the gold that runs through it with the biggest issue being feeding it too fast (which is nearly impossible, but mostly with low water flow). Thanks for your comment.
Angus mckirk drop riffle
Always look forward to your videos. Are you prospecting on state land? If so could you talk about that a little. I'm in Washington also and am reading and hearing information that leaves me unsure about what i can do on state land.
Coupe - get a copy of the State's Gold and Fish pamphlet and study it hard. This video is from Waddell Creek (south of Olympia) and is on State forest land. It is open for everyone and claims are not allowed (so I've been told). There are a number of good prospecting clubs in this state and I'd join one of them. Talking with other miners helps a person figure out what is and what isn't. It also gives you trouble-free access to their claims, folks to show you the ropes, and some training on the different types of equipment to use and when to use them. Hope that helps - Thanks for the comment.
Dennis Petersen Thanks for the info Dennis. This is my first year mining and I do belong to a couple of clubs. I have some state lands near me that are just asking to be prospected. In trying to read, understand and learning the ropes I contacted the state about prospecting these areas and was referred to this document :
www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_gold_panning.pdf
The state employee I spoke with pointed out the sentence on the first page top of the second column. I asked about the "placer mining contract" and was told that these weren't being issued. Being new I didn't ask any club members thinking this was the answer. I left it at that until I met a guy at the miners rally that said he also prospects on state land and it dawned on me that you were also prospecting state land. I am attending a meeting tomorrow and will talk with some of the folks heavily involved in dealing with the state. Sounds like I may have been led astray by the state employee. Thanks again.
1926FordModelTCoupe The other part of all this that you'll pick up on is that you find gold where gold has been found before. That means that you need to research where gold has been found before and look in those areas for the best results. You might find something in a "New" place, but it's not likely. Have fun and enjoy the search. Let me know how you're doing!
Dennis Petersen Good advice. I have family and keep a travel trailer on some property near Tenino, so I'm in the area quite often. If you come across a guy with a bazooka sniper it is probably me. I met a fellow up by Randall using one and he swore by it. Mine should arrive any day now. Cheers.
Hay if your any where near Ridgefield Washington i sure would
Like to go sluicing with
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Dennis,
in the beginning of the video where you are classifying into the bucket while in the water, and the sediment is spilling over into the water.. is that technically against the rules in the latest pamphlet? You can't even pan without a plume coming out..
I'm trying to iron out all the subtleties of the regs as I'm new too this, and that book confuses the crap out of me.
Also, it reads that sluicing shall only occur in areas of primarily boulder and bedrock.. that would make it hard to find a place to sluice most of the time wouldn't it? I'm not sure if you're supposed to take some of those rules at face value.. any insights would be much appreciated, thanks.
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Thanks - I've been laid up for a couple years and want to get started again this year.
Is this the small creek that's up near Ione and Mdaline Falls?
Nope. This land is West of I5 and south of Olympia and on DNR land.
How do you separate the garnets. The creek kinda by were I live is rich in little red and purple gem stone. I want to separate the black sand and just keep the purple and red stuff so I can get a better look at it under the microscope
Isn't Waddell Creek in California?
There may be a creek with that name in CA, but this is in WA state. This creek is just south of olympia and on the west side of Hwy I-5.
you prospecting gpaa lands?
Nope - this land is on WA state DNR land, but I spend a lot of time on USFS lands too.
Thanks - still working for that ounce!
+gold4prospecting.blogspot.com/ sh ME TOO!
💪💪💪awesome places your going to wanted to ask you go paning near mount baker are there any good places near there you've been Too there
Pete pretty cool I'd like to go out on an adventure sometime
Access to Waddel Creek has been made more complicated for dredging, but is still open to use of hand tools only. My health has kept me out the woods for the last two years so I'm really looking forward to some time on a creek this year too.
@@dennispetersen1162 I'm sorry to hear that Dennis
@@paulgrant5805 its okay - I'm healing up pretty good, but am terribly out of shape. We'll see how I'm doing in May - My first Beach Outing!
Dennis Petersen Take care of yourself Dennis.
I'd take that all day long! Impressive, sir. 👍🙂
Thanks !
So very well done!
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed the trip. That was a good day!
Another cool video.
Cheer CR
Thanks for your comment!
Been there, done that and only got a few flakes.
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Thanks for your comment, but I'm not why you are puzzled.
Great video Dennis!
That little drop riffle catches the gold, I gotta get me one of those:-)
Thanks for taking us along
Yup - my next purchase will be one about 36" long and 10" wide (max. size for our streams and year long use). I'm very pleased with this smaller one for prospecting use.
@@dennispetersen1162, thank you for the wholesome videos that you put out! Who is the manufacture of your sluice? Nice piece of sampling equipment!
great grade. how much tonnage?
Hard Rock University I didn't check it out completely. This is an area that was found by someone else and I was just helping them "check it out". It looked pretty promising for the small amount work I helped with. As far as I know this area has never been claimed or worked in the past. I never found any bedrock, but there is a clay layer that may pay out. It'll take them the rest of the summer to check it all out. Thanks for your comment!
Dennis Petersen Make sure to get a discovery stake in first thing if you can legally claim it.
Do you live in Washington State Dennis? I’m near Tacoma and I’m trying to find a experienced gold prospector to tag along with somewhere to teach me the ropes hands on. I have a plastic gold pan. It’s one of the medium sized green ones. Thanks
The best way to make that happen is through joining a club. There are a couple good ones to look at: Bedrock Prospectors meets in Puyallup; 2) WPMA meets in Tacoma; 3) NAMA meets in Kent. That gives you a chance to not only talk about the process on the creek but also through gab sessions with others. All the miners I know are usually more than willing to talk about the process, but you need to spend sometime with them before anyone starts talking about where.
Dennis Petersen thanks for the information Dennis! Much appreciated.
what kind of laws do thay have on hagh banking the rivers and beachs?
I have been busy and had my attention elsewhere - Sorry! If you haven't gotten an answer to your question, the first step is to go to the Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and down load a copy of the Washington State Gold and Fish Pamphlet. Read it - it has all the info for using hand operated propecting equipment, dredges, and highbankers.
Looked like a fun time
what type of sluice is it or brand
lozatvgdl lozatvgdl That's an Angus McKirk drop riffle sluice. I use it for prospecting as the next step after test panning. If it get's good results and I decide to work the area a little more - it's the step just before I bring in my highbanker!
Great video Dennis. I have one suggestion. Go down to home depot and get yourself a dutch oven cover. it's the perfect size to hold all of you gold pans and classifiers.
I thought you were only allowed to use Sandy and rocky material taken from the bar and on the edge of the waterway when panning in Washington state. I wasn’t aware that you could clarify muddy soil taken from up the bank. Might check the regs before continuing to clarify mud in the stream. You can get a big fine.
Is that enough gold to buy a donut with & mayia cup of coffee?
For an hour and a half it better be 45-50 dollars worth of gold or it's not worth it lol
+Gurn Blanstein True, but what else was I doin' that day? I usually prospect to find the gold then bring in the bigger equipment to prove it out. If you don't see me in there with highbanker, then you know it was just an interesting day!
+Gurn Blanstein Depends if you do it for fun and enjoyment, than the gold is just a bonus. Not everything in life is about profits.
That's true, good point sorry.
indeed. finding flakes of gold or gems anything even odd stones. makes my day of looking digging or even just playing with my pan in spots i know im not gonna find anything buuut.. ill find an odd rock or see something, sit some were for a while. a prospectors best friend is his shadow and even himself sometimes. just something ive picked up along my travels. and good to see good knowledge being shown a little. im kinda following the post checking on other things can learn from people questions also
water is too fast on your sluce. I saw a big chunk of gold float away...
Ryan Greek gold floats? That's a new one.
it does. if gold is oxerdised it will air rate and float. mostly little bits but yes it happens ive seen it. thats why u always need to wet ur materials . See what type of gold ur finding. And pan orr angle /lvl ur sluice or whatever ur using to be for this type of gold. so remember...Always wet ur material. And make sure to get any big rocks out of it. As if its the same size of the gold in the pan .. then the golds gonna win. if it isnt then the golds going to be pushed away by the rocks and gravel. and ya dont want that.
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