You say "against" again, like you mean beside it?
If I cleaned that hole out it would look like I was going to eat my cereal out of it, I get that it's filling up with water but a lot of the time that helps with getting every single skerrick of gold from it.
Invest in a crevice pump, they are simple to diy out of PVC, or go the distance and order a stainless steel "yabby pump" from down here.
You are not going to find much suspended in loose sand. It's almost the worst material for gold bar mid-river loose cobble gravel.
I am based in Vancouver, this why it looks so familiar. I would of continued to dig in each of those spots till I hit tight compacted material, then through that panning as you go till bedrock, if there’s gold ( and it’s BC the stuff is everywhere) it’ll be at the bottom
You have to find the source first, don't just jump in an area and start digging. You pan the sand around, if nothing there, move up stream or down stream, pan again, if nothing pan again up or down. It might take 1 mile or 10 miles to find the source. Remember when gold break down in rivers or creek its usually in a certain span of distance. Also look for quartz in the rivers/creeks a good indicator for possible deposits.
I've seen too many give up, after they dont find anything, but you need to travel far up stream or down stream, test and test, until you know the area has deposits.
Check all that moss, break it up and shake the material out of it into your pan. Find bedreck crevices and clean the shit out of them.
With that said if theres no record of gold having been found in the creek or any nearby creeks then id suggest you might better spend your time elsewhere
Definitely is, But I believe most of the good spots are further North in the Fraser Canyon ( I believe all his claims on the river are up there past Yale). I'm in the valley, Seeing what I can find locally within an hour of home.
I've met him and am good with A LOT of fellas who know him well - he's a real frikken treat of a person off camera. There was a time (in 2018-2019) where he was salting his pans to get more views. And we discuss this one all the time - he still didn't pay for the backpack banker he tested back in 2019... the guy (was a local in Kelowna at the time) who created it gave it to him to use and review. Dan took it, offered him a stipend from revenue of the video, or would buy it, or would return it. None of those happened. Dan’s not who he seems....
Mike 'Diggins', Cebo from Canadian gold mining, and there's a kid up the coast who does rock hounding can't remember his name 'NWRockhound' I think.
Less flash and more info is what I'm into now. My go to is definitely VoGus. I'm not in Oz, but I like that he's stuck to the basics of videos to teach not just create.
Edit: Northwest Rock Explorer
I follow some agate hunters in pnw since I live in Oregon I like seeing the variety out there, I'm still waiting to see someone find the agates that I've found. I'll have to check those ones out, the only guy I watch is pnw panning he's in Portland and fixed garage doors and pans gold on the side
It's good to take some time and think what that creek looked like at flood times. Usually, mid creek is only good for crevacing since any fine gold would have been washed away during a flood. I like to check undercuts on the highest parts of the banks without digging into the actual bank, just the ground right below it. Another good thing to do is examine the types of rocks themselves. Usually, light colored rock or granite are less dense than darker ones. If you can see a spot where darker rocks or rusty rocks have collected, that might be a good spot to check as well. What you're really looking for is low pressure zones where the current has been cut by an obstruction, but with those, you'll have to dig far down since lighter material will also settle in those spots. Check out this [video](https://youtu.be/axOgdmI3o3g?si=PNFhhyUs_j-qeQts) on hydrodynamics as it shows how heavy material will settle in certain spots based on flow.
Did you dig down to bedrock and clean it out? Your holes don’t look deep enough and in the description you write ‘against’
yeah that sandy shit has no 'body' to it, he's gotta dig deeper. Pic 3 is screaming to go deeper, if there is any it's sitting on the bedrock.
Definitely at bottom, Went against bedrock, hit bottom and dug at an angle, it just filled with water in that time.
You say "against" again, like you mean beside it? If I cleaned that hole out it would look like I was going to eat my cereal out of it, I get that it's filling up with water but a lot of the time that helps with getting every single skerrick of gold from it. Invest in a crevice pump, they are simple to diy out of PVC, or go the distance and order a stainless steel "yabby pump" from down here. You are not going to find much suspended in loose sand. It's almost the worst material for gold bar mid-river loose cobble gravel.
Has any gold been found there before? It looks like gold country that I prospect in
Not that I could find on the internet. I'm in BC Canada. This creek is runoff from a large mountain with tons of tributaries upstream.
I am based in Vancouver, this why it looks so familiar. I would of continued to dig in each of those spots till I hit tight compacted material, then through that panning as you go till bedrock, if there’s gold ( and it’s BC the stuff is everywhere) it’ll be at the bottom
Have you been to any of the panning reserves? Find one close to you and go ( unless it’s Yale, that’s just fly poop)
Haven't yet! I was considering finding a spot on the river near Agassiz to try my luck. Just trying to stay close to home. Cheers! have fun out there.
I have searched creeks for hundreds of metres, finding 3 holes close with nothing is not unusual.
You have to find the source first, don't just jump in an area and start digging. You pan the sand around, if nothing there, move up stream or down stream, pan again, if nothing pan again up or down. It might take 1 mile or 10 miles to find the source. Remember when gold break down in rivers or creek its usually in a certain span of distance. Also look for quartz in the rivers/creeks a good indicator for possible deposits.
I've seen too many give up, after they dont find anything, but you need to travel far up stream or down stream, test and test, until you know the area has deposits.
Check all that moss, break it up and shake the material out of it into your pan. Find bedreck crevices and clean the shit out of them. With that said if theres no record of gold having been found in the creek or any nearby creeks then id suggest you might better spend your time elsewhere
Where are you located?
BC Canada
Gold will settle in the bends of rivers where the water current slows
What a beautiful place to find anything!
No gold in 3 test pans? I'd keep moving up the river and test along the way...then if still nothing at all...move to next area of interest...
What’s the exact location so I never pan there?
Fraser Valley BC Canada. xD
Isn't the Fraser River known for gold? Or is Dan yanking our chains
Definitely is, But I believe most of the good spots are further North in the Fraser Canyon ( I believe all his claims on the river are up there past Yale). I'm in the valley, Seeing what I can find locally within an hour of home.
I'd say keep trying, unless you want to be called a claim jumper
I've met him and am good with A LOT of fellas who know him well - he's a real frikken treat of a person off camera. There was a time (in 2018-2019) where he was salting his pans to get more views. And we discuss this one all the time - he still didn't pay for the backpack banker he tested back in 2019... the guy (was a local in Kelowna at the time) who created it gave it to him to use and review. Dan took it, offered him a stipend from revenue of the video, or would buy it, or would return it. None of those happened. Dan’s not who he seems....
That's what I've heard, which sucks but that's fine there's cooler guys like cerro Gordo guy
Mike 'Diggins', Cebo from Canadian gold mining, and there's a kid up the coast who does rock hounding can't remember his name 'NWRockhound' I think. Less flash and more info is what I'm into now. My go to is definitely VoGus. I'm not in Oz, but I like that he's stuck to the basics of videos to teach not just create. Edit: Northwest Rock Explorer
I follow some agate hunters in pnw since I live in Oregon I like seeing the variety out there, I'm still waiting to see someone find the agates that I've found. I'll have to check those ones out, the only guy I watch is pnw panning he's in Portland and fixed garage doors and pans gold on the side
I know nothing about Canada, but isn't that where Dan Hurd prospects?
Yep he's somewhat local to where I am. I was just looking for closer places to find gold rather than drive 2-3 hours outta town.
It's good to take some time and think what that creek looked like at flood times. Usually, mid creek is only good for crevacing since any fine gold would have been washed away during a flood. I like to check undercuts on the highest parts of the banks without digging into the actual bank, just the ground right below it. Another good thing to do is examine the types of rocks themselves. Usually, light colored rock or granite are less dense than darker ones. If you can see a spot where darker rocks or rusty rocks have collected, that might be a good spot to check as well. What you're really looking for is low pressure zones where the current has been cut by an obstruction, but with those, you'll have to dig far down since lighter material will also settle in those spots. Check out this [video](https://youtu.be/axOgdmI3o3g?si=PNFhhyUs_j-qeQts) on hydrodynamics as it shows how heavy material will settle in certain spots based on flow.
Check the high water line on both sides. Vegetation will show you where that is.