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Gold panning. Gold panning facts . When you pan for gold you just cant find gold you can only find flacks of gold. You cant find gold just like that - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Gold panning

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Gold panning facts When you pan for gold you just cant find gold

you can only find flacks of gold.You cant find gold just like thatThe concept of gold panning is quite simple

and is based on the fact that if a variety of materials are held in suspension within a flowing body of water the heavier material relative to the volume of water it displaces will sink to a lower level in that body of water that any other material of a lesser specific gravity.

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Gold factsGold is found in rocks and in the ground.People came to look for gold in Australia.It was called the Gold Rush.It was a hard life digging for gold.Some people became rich but lots did not.

gold is mostly under the ground.Wemen also came to the gold fields lots of

people died in the gold fields.

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Gold panningGold panning is the easiest way to pan for gold.

When gold panning you need a pan and shovel.Gold pans for recovering heavy minerals by

gravity concentration come in severalsizes. For searching out gold in alluvial deposits a

round pan some 40 cm indiameter and 6 cm deep is generally used. A

smaller pan 30 to 38 cm indiameter is perhaps a better size for new chums

until they become proficient inhandling a gold pan.

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Gold flakes

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Gold pans

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How do you use a gold panPans are measured by their diameter in

inches. Common sizes of gold pans today ranges between 10-17 inches with 14 inches being the most used size.

In the early days of prospecting in this country the pan was commonly called the gold dish. Many prospectors have carved his own from a large block of wood. It didn't take many sophisticated tools to make a wooden pan just to do the rough carving which could then be sanded smooth with gravel from a stream bed.

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panning for goldIt was developed by the Mayan Indian

civilization. The Batea is some 15 or 24 inches in diameter and 6 to 8 inches deep. The early ones were carved from wood and were used to pan gold, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and gemstones. Anything heavier than common sand and gravel could be panned with this device. The Batea is an unwieldy and very heavy device requiring a great deal of experience before it can be used efficiently. For this reason it never gained much popularity outside of South and Central America.

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Gold equipment

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How is gold formed Mention gold and what do you think about for

some, gold is a highly sought after precious metal where gold coins gold bars and gold bullion are bought as a form of investment.

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Gold pictures