gold found [old thread since 2007]

earlyturner · 04-09-2007 10:50pm #1

hey, i was extremely lucky and i found a 6 kg gold nugget in a river,,still stuck to the quarts,, and was wondering where i could sell it for a good price?
thanks

dj_quinn · 05-09-2007 6:49am

Nugets are worth more than just the precious metal weight as people collect nugets For precious metal value only I deal with Midwest Refineries. Do a google search for their website. Your best bet to get the maximum value for a nuget is on ebay. You'll get the most money.

Degsy · 19-09-2007 12:04pm

What river did you find it in?

Bernard Hopkins · 19-09-2007 1:31pm

yeah,...and where abouts

earlyturner · 06-12-2007 2:30pm

i wish i could tell ye lads!

Dr Strange · 06-12-2007 2:46pm

You can always contact a jeweller and have it analysed first.

As there is nothing else to say about it I am going to lock this thread.

EDIT: I changed my mind. Maybe the OP will slip up and come up with the location of the find

ballinagee boy · 06-12-2007 5:18pm

Be sure to have it assayed... lots of iron pyrites (fools gold) have been found in the Wicklow hills and rivers...

Bernard Hopkins · 06-12-2007 11:20pm

yessss..... re-opened.

I used to keep my eyes open when i was in the australian outback. never found anything unfortunately.

I was once in a ghost town , where there was once a lot of surface gold.
the story had it that once, when they were burying a body at a funeral , they discorvered what they thought was a new found gold belt.
anyway , there was a vote in the town whether they should respect the dead and leave the gold or uproot the bodies in pursuit of wealth.

not surprisingly, they voted to dig up the graveyard !!

Degsy · 03-01-2008 2:10pm

There used to be a thriving placer gold mining industry in co Wicklow.Most of the gold has been worked out but i'd imagine quite a bit still remains.T'would be a good way to spend a few hours anyway!
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B83WY-4MX6HT0-1Y&_user=103681&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000007920&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=103681&md5=745e1eda4b48eabf0c35d200af93ebed

boneless · 07-01-2008 3:41pm

I once spent a day panning in a river in Wicklow. Found a few wee specks!! I have them still... my only portable wealth!!

OP... 6KG?? Thats a lot of gold....:eek: The market price at the moment is about £1,440 per kilo...

Hagar · 07-01-2008 4:37pm

The largest nugget ever found was 9.1kg the Alaska Centennial Nugget.
The second largest was 5.6kg the Anvil Nugget also in Alaska.

Congrats OP you are the proud possessor of the 2nd largest gold nugget ever found or you're a 24 karat gobshyte.

/edit/ I near did a Tom Dunne on this one.

Dr Strange · 07-01-2008 6:01pm

Hagar wrote: »

/edit/ I near did a Tom Dunne on this one.

I lolled.

Benazir Bhutto · 10-01-2008 9:18pm

Yeah ,..... a 6 gram nugget maybe , but 6kg ?

the price of gold today is crazy what with the american dollar and all.

keyes · 21-01-2008 9:42pm

Hagar wrote: »

The largest nugget ever found was 9.1kg the Alaska Centennial Nugget.
The second largest was 5.6kg the Anvil Nugget also in Alaska.

Supreme Pedantry:

The biggest nugget of gold in the world is the "Welcome Stranger", currently in a museum in Sydney. I only know because i recently saw it :P

Hagar · 21-01-2008 9:48pm

I stand corrected.
That's a serious chunk of gold.:eek:

keyes · 22-01-2008 5:35pm

yep. insert joke here about "biggest hunk in the world".....

patnor1011 · 29-03-2009 2:24pm

hehe.... and maybe he is serving time... according to law all gold found is property of state and has to be surrendered...

mark302 · 04-08-2009 1:55pm

A 6KG nugget, lol. Anyway if anybody out there is interested in going gold panning in ireland give me a shout. I have a detailed map of all previous gold finds in ireland.

Degsy · 04-08-2009 2:08pm

mark302 wrote: »

A 6KG nugget, lol. Anyway if anybody out there is interested in going gold panning in ireland give me a shout. I have a detailed map of all previous gold finds in ireland.

PM me.yeah?

patnor1011 · 10-08-2009 7:24pm

i am interested too...

Hotrod60 · 26-08-2009 11:20pm

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

Strawberry1975 · 11-04-2019 10:46am

Gold Bearing Rivers and Streams
Wicklow Use as a Guide
Coolbawn River and It's Tributaries
The Current Occupant's there keep getting caught for Illegal Mining illegal Activities.
That's two Individuals caught for Illegal Mining in 5 Years
Ballintemple Stream
Mecreddin River and It's Tributaries
Ow River and It's Tributaries
Killhurler Stream also know as the
Slate Quarry Stream
Always ask Permission from the Relevant Land Owner's
PLA Prospecting Licences Holder
Who has a State Licence
Fishiries Board
Slate Quarry Killhurler River Currently Closed to Prospecting Due to Outbreak of RINGWORM'S Destruction of River Bank's River Bed
Those who were there Ran had no Permission from Anyone
Local Land Owner Ran them
Proper order
Kilmacco Mine Avoca
Properly Fenced off from the public in the last few Years as not safe to be in due to old mine shafts
Panners Cutting Fences Stealing Gold Bearing Gravel's from Mine Site.
Gold Panning in Ireland
Not Environmentally Friendly
Destruction of River Bank's River Bed's
It should only be allowed by Permit
As the Responsibility would lie with the Panners not to cause serious or widespread Destruction
As the would be held Accountable
It's like everything you have the good and the bad

The Enbalmer · 11-04-2019 2:23pm

Strawberry1975 wrote: »

Gold Bearing Rivers and Streams
Wicklow Use as a Guide
Coolbawn River and It's Tributaries
The Current Occupant's there keep getting caught for Illegal Mining illegal Activities.
That's two Individuals caught for Illegal Mining in 5 Years
Ballintemple Stream
Mecreddin River and It's Tributaries
Ow River and It's Tributaries
Killhurler Stream also know as the
Slate Quarry Stream
Always ask Permission from the Relevant Land Owner's
PLA Prospecting Licences Holder
Who has a State Licence
Fishiries Board
Slate Quarry Killhurler River Currently Closed to Prospecting Due to Outbreak of RINGWORM'S Destruction of River Bank's River Bed
Those who were there Ran had no Permission from Anyone
Local Land Owner Ran them
Proper order
Kilmacco Mine Avoca
Properly Fenced off from the public in the last few Years as not safe to be in due to old mine shafts
Panners Cutting Fences Stealing Gold Bearing Gravel's from Mine Site.
Gold Panning in Ireland
Not Environmentally Friendly
Destruction of River Bank's River Bed's
It should only be allowed by Permit
As the Responsibility would lie with the Panners not to cause serious or widespread Destruction
As the would be held Accountable
It's like everything you have the good and the bad

Is it worth it though? I mean i'm sure most of the good gold is long gone and all that remains would be a few flakes in a load of gravel...

Strawberry1975 · 11-04-2019 4:06pm

Most of it was found in the 1795 gold rush
it's gone out of some rivers such as the gold mines river that's why they keep digging the river banks

Strawberry1975 · 23-04-2019 11:18am

I once heard a story of a old Guy he ended up dying as some Guy called Wayne was giving him Illegal Drugs

Effects · 23-04-2019 11:24am

Strawberry1975 wrote: »

I once heard a story of a old Guy he ended up dying as some Guy called Wayne was giving him Illegal Drugs

What?

Strawberry1975 · 23-04-2019 2:40pm

Or maybe it was ringworm
Or he had ringworm's he had a thing for dogs always high
Or he could have been called terry definitely not high society definitely high on glue or illegal Drugs

Farce · 01-08-2019 4:15pm

Strawberry1975 wrote: »

Gold Bearing Rivers and Streams
Wicklow Use as a Guide
Coolbawn River and It's Tributaries
The Current Occupant's there keep getting caught for Illegal Mining illegal Activities.
That's two Individuals caught for Illegal Mining in 5 Years
Ballintemple Stream
Mecreddin River and It's Tributaries
Ow River and It's Tributaries
Killhurler Stream also know as the
Slate Quarry Stream
Always ask Permission from the Relevant Land Owner's
PLA Prospecting Licences Holder
Who has a State Licence
Fishiries Board
Slate Quarry Killhurler River Currently Closed to Prospecting Due to Outbreak of RINGWORM'S Destruction of River Bank's River Bed
Those who were there Ran had no Permission from Anyone
Local Land Owner Ran them
Proper order
Kilmacco Mine Avoca
Properly Fenced off from the public in the last few Years as not safe to be in due to old mine shafts
Panners Cutting Fences Stealing Gold Bearing Gravel's from Mine Site.
Gold Panning in Ireland
Not Environmentally Friendly
Destruction of River Bank's River Bed's
It should only be allowed by Permit
As the Responsibility would lie with the Panners not to cause serious or widespread Destruction
As the would be held Accountable
It's like everything you have the good and the bad

The Coolbawn river
That's the place with the mining camp is illegally built
Is that the same place
Were the illegal Mining takes place
The Department are monitoring that Suitation
Illegal Drug's distribution goes on
Drug Driving

Farce · 28-11-2019 10:53am

Is this real or made up
Could write a book about this

Del.Monte · 28-11-2019 3:21pm

Serious Zombie rubbish - why bother resurrecting it?

Effects · 28-11-2019 3:45pm

Farce wrote: »

Is this real or made up
Could write a book about this

Write a book about a useless thread on boards.ie?

gold found [old thread since 2007]

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