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Narrowboatbox New Member United Kingdom 49 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 04:55 am I want to take up panning or using sluice to extract gold as a hobby in the uk but where do I start and how? Any help appreciated. Where do I look for pay dirt etc without digging quarry's etc. remember I want to do this as a hobby and not to make my millions. I will be happy if I find just a few flakes. I'm in England so this might be difficult. Please help and if I were to find a honey hole I might even send you a nugget of two Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 05:27 am Your logical first step would to be to contact the British Gold Panning Association. They should be able to clue you up on hobbyist gold prospecting and the U.K. Law, where to get gold fossiking equipment (either 2nd hand or new), and where to go prospecting. In Australia, a metal detector is a good first instrument to use before using panning or sluicing equipment. Most fossikers in Oz. don't even bother with anything except a metal dectector, with a discriminator circuit tuned to ignore ferrous man made objects and minerals. In the U.K. you have an advantage. There is much more opportunity to find treasure trove. Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 05:30 am Might want to check on the law first unless its common land then you might have issues. Some abandoned mine areas that might be worth while are Great Orme area lots of copper deposits gold is usually found as a by product of copper mining. Silver in Devon Combe Martin pretty much all commercial mining has been abandoned in Devon/Cornwall so there are plenty of old mine sites Wales and Scotland are your best bet for gold. Report this Post to the Staff
silvercoinrn Pillar of the Community United States 863 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 06:59 am If you want pay dirt to pan buy some off of ebay. I bought some for just a few dollars. I found enough to make me happy. Not a good hobby though. Panning for gold is bad on the back Report this Post to the Staff
Narrowboatbox New Member United Kingdom 49 Posts	Posted 10/25/2012 04:33 am Do you think it's worth trying just local rivers and streams as there's loads by me? I'm just not sure what part of watercourses I should look at . Bends in river/ deep areas/ shallow/ sandy areas/ rocky areas. Any help as I am a 100% novice in this . Any tips will help Report this Post to the Staff
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