Jan
20

What should I look for in a gold pan, to go gold panning in Alaska?

By Goldfinder
Ozymandias asked:


My family is moving to the Fairbanks Alaska area, and my wife and I had the idea of gold panning during the summer months while we are there as an outdoor recreation activity, something the whole family could enjoy.

While we MAY end up with a small sluice in a year or two, for right now we are going to be restricted to panning.

Our first goal is to get the family panning enough to scavange up enough to make me a ring.

Looking at gold pans I see many different types, and I was wondering which was best?

I see ones with DEEP ruffles cut 90 degrees, but these seem very large grooves to me, then there are some with just a small lip, and some are smooth.

Then there are the sizes, 10 inch, 12 inch, 14 inch...

and Colors... black, green, orange, pink...

Could use some info...

Anyone know a good brand of gold pan?

How To Find Gold

Tags: Fairbanks Alaska Area, Pink, Many Different Types, Moving, Gold Pans, Colors
Categories : News

Comments

  1. han pennell says:

    Very little, like impossible. I just saw a TV Excursion of what you are talking about. they fould nothing. almost starved, ate a Gopher, got lost. It was like, are these people for real. don't they know that over 125 years ago and more, all that gold rush stuff went down. and is over.

  2. march says:

    I'm at Wafels & Dinges (Moving Target, New York)

  3. sau gor says:

    Not everyone in this country is originally from here. People who are here usually don't have really long family histories in this country. Americans can be from anywhere in the world.

  4. amear says:

    Pretty! RT Love these colors! Freshwater Pearl Charm Bracelet by on

  5. If I were to get watercolor paints as a gift, I would prefer a gift card so I could pick my own. A palette of paint colors is a personal choice and no one would know, unless they asked, which pigment choices I use. There are nearly 100 different W&N watercolors, with multiple primary choices.
    If he knows you plan to get him the paints, ask which colors he needs. That would be better than getting paints he would not use.
    By the way that is generous of you to give that to him. The W&N paints are world class and they are priced that way. The discounted prices range from $11 to $17.50 each US.

  6. You can find several here:

    Good luck.

  7. castaederu says:

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  8. kaliya rigo says:

    make it oriental themed. find one of thosse dressing screens that has both of those colors and then find some buddahs and some other cute accesories

  9. With gold at $1,345 a Troy ounce that would be $43.25 a gram so 2 grams is $86.50 worth of gold. Randy C-17A triple w (dot) goldadventures (dot) biz

  10. lyon kriko says:

    No – the pink robin is going to go the way of the Arctic Penguin. Both were doomed to extinction by man's greed and activities.

  11. haw yusoe says:

    lol all that work work for one flake? i dug with a shovel and got like a lot of fines and flakes for my first ever time out, time to get a dredge, gravity or sniping tool what the fuck ever, i found gold and my 1 flake of gold is lonely and hard to show off, im going back into the stream tomorrow hopefully, with a bad case of gold fever. =D

  12. vare lep says:

    Actually your wrong. Reno NV which has a diversified economy is much more stable than Las Vegas. Especially right now with the economy the way it is. Further Elko with its gold mines is doing far better than Las Vegas right now do to the price of gold.
    You are correct that Las Vegas does have the highest percentage of the jobs in NV but that cannot possibly be because it is has the majority of the population right.

    Also has does your theory explain California which is giving IOU's because it is broke. Do not mention the governor is a Republican he married a Kennedy.

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  14. joanan bliza says:

    Thanks for the Bush Craft Ideas. Utilizing your precious resources to the max. Nice Video! Wishing lots of color on the bottom of your pan.

  15. griz fley says:

    In the #SPAlaska final episode, the Palins travel to #Alaska gold country, in Nome. Try your hand at panning for gold:

  16. spar says:

    Nope not a design flaw its just was designed and made that way, why? to elimanate wind noise, cause thats what a lot of people whine about. Remember its a jeep not a socceer mom mini van

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  18. vez says:

    Gilbert and George: Postcards from the sluice gates via

  19. You can't unless if it is military related or your company helped you moved.

  20. embal las says:

    Gilbert and George: Postcards from the sluice gates

  21. leens ben says:

    Quite an advance for prospecting. Drastically more portable than most sluices. Amazing output relative to weight and complexity. Impressive. It self-grizzles.

  22. cesa hixon says:

    Sportsman`s paradise the land of fishing, hunting,football,basketball,baseball,softball. You can fish offshore or inland- saltwater or freshwater rivers, bayous and lakes. I have 10 days of vacation left and I am going fishing 7 or 8 of those days this month the summers are in the 90`s but the winters are pretty mild way down in south Louisiana.

  23. ger gari says:

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  24. yago says:

    there is so many different types of juices at safeway, im almost angry.

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