Eastbay Gold Prospecting & Treasure Hunting Club

Test of the California Sluice Box Company hand cranked trommel on my favorite creek

Spent Saturday 6/25 at a GPAA claim called Nancy's Gold on the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the American. Had a wonderful day and got a nice bit of gold. Added 2 more of the largest flakes I've picked up yet to my collection. Picked up a lot of lead and iron that is still in my heavy cons to play with during the week.

Rivers are running high so I went and worked some old flood gravels. Didn't have any luck with the sluice with water changing level every 30 minutes, so I panned and panned till I was wore out. Enjoy.

Didn't let the rain keep me caged at home one Saturday. Camera was wet but caught a small couple clips.

For some reason I collect rocks glued together by nature.

May gold outing for the East Bay Prospectors held on private property near Groveland Ca.

Prospecting in Tuolumne County California. We move a lot of dirt to uncover several small pockets of very nice gold.

Spent the weekend on the East Branch Feather River on a Cariboo Gold Mining Assoc. claim with Chuck, Tara and the kids and brought home a little shiny stuff. No making fun of my one-handed video making skills.

My little collection keeps growing.

I discovered to my joy that 95% of the heavies I collected that stayed between the #4 and #8 screens are metallic in nature and can be picked up with a magnet. And not just a light magnetism either. They literally jump up. The non-metallic sands are a beautiful sight too, like millions of little jewels. Not my normal type of heavy cons I get near home.

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