Heading out for Gold

After living in Alaska for 19 years, I have moved to Oregon. "Real jobs" don't suit me very well, so I have been making trips out into the hills to find a little of the yellow metal.

Anyone interested learning? First, I have not gotten rich from gold. Second, this should not be considered a job offer. I am thinking more of an arrangment to trade labor for training. Help pack in gear, setup camp, moving large rocks. I'm just not as young as I used to be.... ha ha.

This is all hand mining. Panning, sluicing, metal detecting and such. Most Oregon streams are closed to suction dredging during winter.

This trip starts next Sunday, Nov 4th. There will be more trips over the next few months.

 

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10%?

 

Share of gold depends on several factors. Some the main questions I would ask before making a deal: Do you have equipment? What about supplies? How about an RV?

In most cases, it is best to run a sluice box for each person~what you find is what you get! I would only take a small amount in cases of loaning my gear. If we are running my highbanker, then I would offer a lot better deal than 10%. Perhaps I provide gear you buy gas. We work one of my locations ~ split 60/40. The exact deal depends on what the other person/people can provide to improve productivity.

 

Wow that sounds awesome, I am very interested. I already work at a job which demands heavy physical labor,and well I'm just sick of living in he grid, stuck in the system as a slave.
Is it warm out there? Year round?

 

Year around? Yes. Warm? Yes, unless it is cold.... ha ha. I use a RV for most trips, but there are a few places that require tent camping. I have a nice 8 X 16 wall tent for use when needed.

This trip is until just before Thanksgiving ~ about two weeks of camping and mining. Next trip is about a week later.

 

Sounds miserable...lol Yeah I've done a bit of placer mining.
Jared better know what he's in for, might prove a lot more physical than his regular job, but with no guarantee of pay! lol

Good luck anyway

 

I would rather decide what to do with my time, I'd rather be exploring then working for the man. I used to have a really good metal detector, I shouldn't have pawned it. I just never used it, I was kinda young. I just may reinvest in a nice one and just live out my car till I find a place to go and then sell it idk

 

:2thumbsup: The big deal for metal detectors is surf-zone detecting. It's where people lose the most jewelry.
http://metaldetectingworld.com/beach_hunting_p9.shtml

 

I've panned for gold on our creek property in N.C. It's a nice hobby. Hubby and his brother used a dredge and we'd pan the contents collected from the sluice box. We found flour gold and the biggest flake was the size of a piece of Rice Krispies cereal, lol. Still, it was a good hobby to keep us in the creek and camping.

I ran across this site full of info for anyone considering getting into this.
http://www.icmj2.com/BegCorner/USGSHowToMineForGold.htm#8517h12

 

Find my way to folks claim with a GPS, ATV, and work with other modern technologies. I generally find extra folks to be more of a hindrance than a help but do take family & old friends that don't smoke. Never take a couple and everyone needs there own tent.

 

You might check out the G.P.A.A. https://www.goldprospectors.org/Home/tabid/63/Default.aspx a years memembership is $84.50 and you can work all there claims legaly . I see 5 local clubs in OR you can attend there meatings and ask where the best spots are . desert rat
p.s. I was a G.P.A.A. member , hear in AZ some guys use a drywarher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drywasher

 

We're on the Second Broad River, McDowell County, NC between two commercial/camp operations.

 

Hear are the G.G.A.A. in NC https://www.goldprospectors.org/Membership/Chapters/tabid/110/Default.aspx?State=NC and the ones in OR https://www.goldprospectors.org/Membership/Chapters/tabid/110/Default.aspx?State=OR All or most are open to any one members or not . desert rat

 

Looks like I will delayed about 2 days. Three of the tires on my truck are may-pops. While changing the brake pads on my truck, I discovered the inside walls have split and bubbled. I was really lucky not have had a blowout hauling the big camper in the mountains. I found 1 pair of good tires for $10 at a yard sale. Hit a few mores sales tomorrow, maybe the junk yards on Monday. That's kind of how mining goes - ready, set, ...., #&!*$!!, ....., fix something.

It is much easier to mine during winter using a RV, bus, or van as home base. Personally, I limit tent camping to about a week. If the stay is longer than that, it seems better to build a real shelter.

 

Back yet? How did it go?

 

I used to be a member of GPAA. It's ok. Not the greatest.
Used to placer mine, still have some of the nuggets I found.

 

Sounds great even if someone wanted to take a few weeks off their regular job. All the best Cookie

 

Had a nice trip out ~ enough gold to pay expences and a little cash in pocket. Checking new area tomorrow, will return in about 3 days. I am still interested in getting help mining. Cold and rainy weather is great for getting gold because there is plenty of water run sluices boxes and such. It is a bit cold in the high country, so I am working down low around 900ft ele. No snow or frozen ground to cause problems.

Interested persons should be in good physical condition, and must have: winter gear, rubber boots and gloves. Plus camping gear. Must have very stronge desire to be connected to nature. High value on personal freedom required.

 

You have to find your way back to Alaska.