Monthly Archives: March 2009

When you have a question about gold panning/prospecting where do you go?  There is so much information on the web today, where do you start?  It's nice to find a true expert.  Jason Kincade truly knows his business.

The following is a question/answer, Jason was asked about setting the angle of a sluice box from the GorpStewsite.  Hope you can learn from Jason.  To ask him a question about the gold prospecting industry go to... Ask Jason

(love your story about sluicing on Yuba river.hope i have some stories to tell like that one day.I was thinking about buying a medium size sluice.I wondered how much of a angle does a sluice need to be set at to be affective.i’ve read about 3to4inches per foot.Thanks!Happy trails). (more)

Very nice start to this new up and coming web site.  Keep It In The Pan.com is recommending you visit, Gold Buddies web site and blog.  They have a variety of information that includes a great article about gold panning.  Other articles on the way are Hand Sluice, Power Sluice and Dredging just to name a few.  This will be one to bookmark and visit again and again.

We especially like the Buddies forum that has great potential of being one big gold prospecting forum with a lot of members, join today!  Keep It In The Pan.com would like to congratulate GoldBuddies.com on a great start! Keep up the good work!  Everybody visit GoldBuddies.com today!

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By: Marlene Affeld

Today I went through my mining supplies, sorting things out and putting gear away for the winter. I noticed my metal detector gathering dust in the corner of the shed. Shame on me. It is a great tool and I have neglected it. I have a Fisher Gold Bug - a few years old. Although several very fine new detectors with great add-on features have come on the market since I purchased the unit a few years ago, it is a reliable workhorse that gets the job done.

I plan to do some traveling this winter, escape the snow for a few weeks and visit friends and fellow prospectors in the desert. My Goldbug is going with me. I am by no means an expert but I have had a lot of fun and found a few treasures. Metal detecting is addictive and I am looking forward to once again testing my luck. The price of gold is skyrocketing and I would sure like to find a nice nugget for my efforts. Continue Reading Using A Metal Detector To Search For Gold

Rob’s Detector Sales nugget hunting metal detecting old drywasher tailing piles with a Minelab GPX-4500 metal detector. These piles were loaded with small gold nuggets up to 1/4 ounce in size.

I was using a Minelab GPX-4500 & Coitlek Goldstalker 14-inch Elliptical Mono Searchcoil.

Rob Allison
Rob’s Detector Sales
(623) 362-1459

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