Gold panning

patnor1011

Just looking for people here with interest in gold panning. And in this hard economic climate it might be usefull hobby if you know where to go....... Do anyone know about good spots or want to join forces in searching for yello metal? Few cans afterwards, barbecue.... Sounds like good fun to me.... Btw I have mini dredge, sluice box, few pans, metal detector and plenty of time..............

dubtom

Sounds like a devilish plan to usurp someone's plot, begone sir, we'll have none of that sort of thing around here.;)

DublinDes

patnor1011 wrote: »

Just looking for people here with interest in gold panning. And in this hard economic climate it might be usefull hobby if you know where to go....... Do anyone know about good spots or want to join forces in searching for yello metal? Few cans afterwards, barbecue.... Sounds like good fun to me.... Btw I have mini dredge, sluice box, few pans, metal detector and plenty of time..............

Cannot see what this has to do with a histroy forum, but best of luck anyway with it.

Capt'n Midnight

patnor1011 wrote: »

Just looking for people here with interest in gold panning. And in this hard economic climate it might be usefull hobby if you know where to go....... Do anyone know about good spots or want to join forces in searching for yello metal? Few cans afterwards, barbecue.... Sounds like good fun to me.... Btw I have mini dredge, sluice box, few pans, metal detector and plenty of time..............

AFAIK you need mineral rights too...


Irish gold was found in the pyramids so most of the easily accessible stuff has gone long time ago

byhookorbycrook

Wicklow mountains a good place to start.

http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/island/stories/wicklowhills.htm

Terrontress

There is plenty of it up in Tyrone. Up in the Sperrins, close to Gortin. At the Sperrin Heritage Centre you can hire a pan to look for it. When you pan the silt from the river, you can see the glints of gold and pick out little bits. There is also a lot of iron pyrite though. Fools gold! It is a good day out.

patnor1011

thanks terrontress... You are living way too far and I want to go with family so dont want to drive 5 hours to get there;)and then back... I want to try something close to limerick or say up to 100 miles from there... All I was about to say is that gold panning is for me way better spend time than sitting in front of telly with beer and kids running around house... Want them to enjoy fresh air, nature and so... I am looking to gold panning as a thing to keep me out in nature. I dont expect to get ounces of gold everytime when I am out but to find something is good feeling. Back in my country I did lot of detecting with metal detector but that is prohibited here so I dont want to break any law or rules... As for minerals licence you dont need any, gold panning is ok but if you find some sizeable gold you has to report that as that is property of state... Thats bit funny but at least you are not barred from panning like with detector... This thread is in history becouse that alluvial gold is historical it didnt occur during night but hundreds of years... Thanks to everyone....

An Ri rua

patnor1011 wrote: »

thanks terrontress... You are living way too far and I want to go with family so dont want to drive 5 hours to get there;)and then back... I want to try something close to limerick or say up to 100 miles from there... All I was about to say is that gold panning is for me way better spend time than sitting in front of telly with beer and kids running around house... Want them to enjoy fresh air, nature and so... I am looking to gold panning as a thing to keep me out in nature. I dont expect to get ounces of gold everytime when I am out but to find something is good feeling. Back in my country I did lot of detecting with metal detector but that is prohibited here so I dont want to break any law or rules... As for minerals licence you dont need any, gold panning is ok but if you find some sizeable gold you has to report that as that is property of state... Thats bit funny but at least you are not barred from panning like with detector... This thread is in history becouse that alluvial gold is historical it didnt occur during night but hundreds of years... Thanks to everyone....

I am sure, from this post, that your panning technique is probably good. That's essential though becuase despite being at the right site and literally on the gold line, a bad technique will leave you with no gold.

For anyone else reading, either practice your panning with fishing lead weights in a sand and gravelly mixture (at home) or bring back what you whittle down and pan the concentrates at home with the aid of a few buckets of water.

You do need a mineral licence if you are deadly serious about the gold being the property of the State, which is currently the situation. With the current (and next week's) income levy, I say go for it and if you do find some (plenty out there despite other posters' ignorance and false info) then find yourself a friendly jeweller. Irish gold will be much more valuable per gram than US gold as its often 24k, just like Scottish gold.

There's plenty of info on potential sites and there's also a free cd available of sites. Check the government mining sites. http://www.gsi.ie/Programmes/Minerals/Collaborative+Projects/Gold+CD.htm

Limerick has good potential for a number of gold deposit types. Also, ancient gold smelting implements were found in a Limerick bog. Not too far from alluvial and other sources actually. More research will lend more discovery.

But of course, the tired myth that there's no gold in Ireland and all the easy finds are long gone (alluvials get topped up during high floods), is the right myth to keep perpetuating.

Good hunting (I hate that phrase but its appropriate here)

patnor1011

Thanks An Ri Rua. As about that myth - you are right. When gold is property of state nobody bothers with looking for it. When somebody found any and did not report it then everybody assume that there is no gold in emerald island... I thing that being in nature is better fun for my kids than hanging around on street. They are happy just to throw rocks to river or search for nice coloured pebles or watching fish........ Panning is as hard as any physical work and your pan is not full of gold like on those youtube videos. But it is exciting to see few shiny specks in black sand however small. That is some kind of reward even if it is not worth lots of money. As you said all easy gold is gone but now gold has bigger value so you have to work harder to get it... Yes there is another way how to get hands on glod. If you have good job you can work and buy few bars from refinery or jeweller. I want only to spend more time in nature. Some people do walking, hiking, fishing I choose panning. I have that Gold CD and I have located 5 rivers-streams so far in Limerick county so far. To check if there is anything in them will take me over this summer easily. I was thinking about that Goldmine river in Wicklow too but it is too far so Ill go there only once to experience beeing on place where gold was found. I know person who did found gold there so when he did why not anyone else. With proper technique and on right spot....... Thanks

goldseeker

Hi at the moment I am researching possibility to go metal detecting my self in wiklow.
Do not have any metal detecting equipment yet, that will change soon
Read a lot about licenses and permissions, not legal in Ireland. So need to be careful where you are going. Read as well about gold rush in Wiklow. I would love to go with MD along some stream looking for some real pieces of gold
Would not mind giving a try for gold panning, recession is hitting hard, I guess it might be better than buying those quick pick lottery tickets

patnor1011

dont recommend investing in metal detector... I have minelab 2000 pro and it is sitting in garage for couple of months... never really used it only 2-3 times on beach where I have found silver and gold ring, handfull of coins and truckfull of rubbish... It is not permitted to use md inland only on beach in between low and high tide... anywhere else you risk that your md will be confiscated. but to have gold bug or something for nugets only and watterproof might be good advantage to check up on streams and rivers... anyway as far as I know most of the gold here in streams is in form of small flakes, powder etc... not good for md - only pan will be your friend....

patnor1011

yeah and that minelab cost me 1450 euro btw....... not the best investment in my life but might be Ill use it some day somewhere and who knows...........;)

goldseeker

Hi Everyone
It might be not the right place to write it, but who ever wants to go metal detecting tomorrow to portmarnock beach, is welcome. I am going to be there at about 8 in the morning everyone is welcome to join me

patnor1011

I would like to go... Where is that beach anyway?

goldseeker

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=53.424418,-6.118827&spn=0.018029,0.047078&t=h&z=15

Here is the link to see where is that beach.Weather was horrible today,did not do any detecting Will have to go other weekend.

Fighting Irish

Just got myself a metal detector there today, well i ordered it off ebay so it should be here next week. Garrett Ace 250, €300

Roll on a nice summer

patnor1011

jaysus why not somebody from around of limerick:)

meatshiel71

i am interested,have plenty of time my self.email conormackin71@hotmail.co.uk

goldseeker

Last week I was in Britas Bay,behind Wicklow.Found 8 euro in coins

Se4n

Hi

Just joined, my first post, would love to hear your views.

I have just bought a metal detector, living in NI, hoping to beach search in Donegal very soon.

I had understood from reading the posts here and elsewhere on metal detecting, that it was not even legal on the beach.

Please tell me, following your thread, that you are allowed to search the beaches in RI between low and high tide, or are you risking getting caught, fined etc under the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1987.

My reading of the section entitled "restriction on use of detection devices" is that you are not specicically prohibited from searching as long as it is away from monuments etc and you are not searching for archaeloogical objects.

As the latter are not defined in the legislation, there seems no reason why you cannot search the beach or other non prescribed areas with the owner's permission for what can be called non archaelogical items, deliberately not defined.

Any comments I would love to hear.
Sean

luck of irish

Hi there. We were so delighted to hear that someone is excited about day out having fun just like us. We r 2 czech girls (hope u not disapointed:) ) who love to be doing fun things like you. We were looking up some info when we saw You. We would love to go with You as we r from Shannon. Let us know- its gonna be a lot of fun

luck of irish

Hi there. We were so delighted to hear that someone is excited about day out having fun just like us. We r 2 czech girls (hope u not disapointed ) who love to be doing fun things like you. We were looking up some info when we saw You. We would love to go with You as we r from Shannon. Let us know- its gonna be a lot of fun

Se4n

Hi 2 czech girls

Yea my wife would love that!:)

Still cant seem to find anything that says it is legal to search the beaches in Ireland.

Maybe I will start a metal detecting for non archaelogical objects group to steer clear of the apparantly preclusive legislation and exploit its badly worded, insufficiently defined head in the sand stance against our common hobby.

mark302

patnor1011 wrote: »

Just looking for people here with interest in gold panning. And in this hard economic climate it might be usefull hobby if you know where to go....... Do anyone know about good spots or want to join forces in searching for yello metal? Few cans afterwards, barbecue.... Sounds like good fun to me.... Btw I have mini dredge, sluice box, few pans, metal detector and plenty of time..............

patnor, i like your idea, where you from?

tracy1

patnor1011 wrote: »

I would like to go... Where is that beach anyway?

Let me know if you find my watch, lol....

mark302

luck of irish wrote: »

Hi there. We were so delighted to hear that someone is excited about day out having fun just like us. We r 2 czech girls (hope u not disapointed:) ) who love to be doing fun things like you. We were looking up some info when we saw You. We would love to go with You as we r from Shannon. Let us know- its gonna be a lot of fun

2 Czech girls, and panning for gold? hmmm sounds like my idea of heaven lol

Fighting Irish

Se4n wrote: »

Hi 2 czech girls

Yea my wife would love that!:)

Still cant seem to find anything that says it is legal to search the beaches in Ireland.

Maybe I will start a metal detecting for non archaelogical objects group to steer clear of the apparantly preclusive legislation and exploit its badly worded, insufficiently defined head in the sand stance against our common hobby.

in for this ;)

patnor1011

heya long time no see....
ok. few updates.
I got gold cd and found that there is few places around limerick co to go panning. i actually went to one place but cant say if there is gold there as i have only started and got phone call to flock off back to work to cover somebody sick.:(
i got out some black sand from there but cant test it as i need to get few bits for testing... i reckon i have to dig a bit deeper in that river-stream...

as for detecting i am plannning to go in winter as there is more stormy weather and it has something to do with currents and tides and how sand is deposited on beach etc........

i am from limerick btw, abd for that 2 czech girls : zdravim holky...

mark302

Thats a very good sign you found black sand. yes do big a bit deeper, until you hit bedrock or deep as you can go. I'm frm dub, gonna go panning in mayo befor summers out, got gold CD too. Have to sort out a lift to mayo off one of my mates who lives in sligo first as i dont drive. Been studying up a lot on youtube bout gold panning.

We should try to be optomisitc, the mother load is out there somewhere :P

Hotrod60

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/podcast/podcast_documentaryonone.xml

Seeking the Mother Lode 26 May 2008


and save link

http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2008/pc/pod-v-010608-38m51s-doconone.mp3

dadodge

i'd be really interested in going gold panning with anyone who's interested, i've done it a few times in the streams around black hawk and central city in colorado, i have my own pan and stuff, i've been doing a little research and talked to a few prospectors who pan for a living in colorado so if anyone wants to get together and spend hours in cold streams i'm up for it, by the way gold is priced at €650 per ounce or €22 a gram, and irish gold is around 24 ct the same as scottish gold, i've met a couple who made $1500 for a weekend panning

Fighting Irish

I have no gold panning experience but would be interested in tagging along with someone if they need some company, i have my own car so i can get pretty much anywhere within reason

Jakub25

If you want legal detecting go to great britain.
People will came from germany, poland, holland and from
all the Europe.You can find roman coins
and medieval hammered silver coins.
There will be Archeologists who will checks all finds.

http://www.weekendwanderersdetecting.com/SUMMER_RALLY/summer_rally.html

If you will have lucky you can find something like that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b_klOB8cro

Cheers for all hiding metal detecting hobbyists from Ireland,
they should change this 1987 rules because only Archeologist
can use metal detector:mad:

Anybady try to get license for using metal detector
from local council?

mrbandy

Hi Everyone!

I'm planning to go to the Sperrin Heritage Centre in October. I would like to try panning for gold there! I have an own tools and need only one person who can take me there, because I live in Co. Leitrim and a little bit difficult go there by bus/train from here. I can share my tools with him/her + pay for the petrol. Is anybody interested in this idea?

Andrew

bernie d

Hi I think thats a great idea you had. If you are planning a day out this year my friend and i would love to go along. we live in dublin.
Bernie

JoeB-

I'd like to go panning for gold too, in the Wicklow mountains.

We'll bring those Czech girls too, if no-one minds.. I'm not married...

Judowannabe

Does anybody know of anywhere in limerick there is alluvial gold?

CDfm

Didnt Charles Stewart Parnell pan for gold in Co Wicklow and used the gold for the wedding ring he gave Kitty O'Shea . Dunno where I heard that.

Be careful Joe

LK_Dave

I never thought of panning for gold here in Limerick. But a few nights ago I was surfing around the internet and found this guy in the US. He has a few You Tube tutorials on panning. His You Tube username is omegageek64 and his web site is www.mdpub.com/prospecting/index.html.


Ordered the cd today after reading this board. Anybody know where you can get a pan in Ireland?

JoeB-

http://www.goldgold.com/panninginstructions.htm
Good instructions there on how to pan for the gold. Loads of other good info on the site too.


http://www.mineralsireland.ie/NR/rdonlyres/DE03860F-E4EE-4D03-83C6-13E92E52A623/0/Gold_article.pdf
A PDF document showing where gold has been found in Ireland!

The Highwayman

Gold in Monaghan

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0701/monaghan.html

my name is peter

I have been thinking the same thing myself for a few years. Im living in Dublin and would love to join you in a little prospecting. Give me a shout if you are going out anytime soon.
Im a student so I will have a word with the geology dept and see if there is anything local.

azerel

hi i was wondering if any one is Gold Panning in Ireland and could give me any suggestions on where to start thanks if any one replies. i live in Galway and am looking for some pass time to get me out and about and busy
cheers

truebluehill16

hi i am trueblue i have panning kit and have lots of info to hand as to where to look for gold i want to head up your way to look for gold also i am member of english gold panning association and are looking to set up a irish panning association i am looking to her from like mind people i my self am based in portlaoise area and have found some gold but just few flakes in local rivers near by.in setting up the panning association of ireland id hope to bring Leon Kirk over from scotland who is head of scotish association is very well know and has guiding bussines in gold panning.anyone with any intrest please get in touch

truebluehill16

anyone having any intrested in gold panning or prospecting i will be looking set something up on facebook over coming mouths.If things go well id hope set up club.under the name Irealnd gold panning association/prospecting.