ohiochris
Elite Member
I have been reading about people panning storebought sand for gold and decided to give it a try. I went to Lowes and bought 2 50 lb. bags of quickrete all purpose sand and believe it or not I am finding fine gold flakes in it. They are tiny , most of them are so small most folks would just toss them out without even seeing them but they are there , and the possibility exists to find nuggets. People out west find much more gold in their sand bags and nuggets are common from what I read , just because the sand and gravel may be taken from gold rich ground. No matter what the bags say , the sand you buy almost always comes from source in the area where it is bought , which makes the fine gold Im finding placer gold from ancient glaciers. I pan for gold in local rivers anyway and this just gives me something to do during the winter when I cant get into the river. I havent found much , just a few specks but a nugget could turn up some day and when the sand only costs 2 to $3 a bag its not expensive. You wont get rich doing it but there is always a chance of getting a bunch of sand that has more than the usual amount of gold in it and even a nugget if lucky. Its interesting , if nothing else , and I thought some of you might find it interesting as well. I am having trouble taking good pictures of it that you can actually see the gold but here is a pic of one of the flakes I found. Its below the rock a little ways , not clear but you should be able to see the color I hope.