What does sniping for gold mean?

Basically, sniping is throwing on a mask and snorkel and visually searching for high grade pockets where gold may be hiding in a stream. A good sniper must evaluate the area that they are working in, thinking about all the areas that gold might be hiding, and then recover that gold using a few simple tools.

Can you still pan for gold?

The extent of the gold found throughout the Sierra Nevada Mountains is unlike anywhere else in the country. There is also a lot of gold in Southern California too. In fact, I would go so far as to say that California is still the best place to prospect for gold in the USA.

What is gold Crevicing?

Crevicing is a method of extracting gold from cracks or crevices in the bedrock of a river bed, and is an effective way of retrieving gold from a stream without having to process lots of gravel. The cracks in the river bed are doing a lot of the work for you in capturing gold from the surrounding gravels of the creek.

Can you find gold underwater?

Yes, there is gold in the ocean. Ocean waters do hold gold, but it’s difficult to say exactly how much. The ocean, however, is deep, meaning that gold deposits are a mile or two underwater. And once you reach the ocean floor, you’ll find that gold deposits are also encased in rock that must be mined through. Not easy.

Can you find gold in any creek?

In most cases, the creeks and rivers that flow through mining areas will indeed have some gold in them. However, the amount will vary considerably depending on many factors. The gold in rivers is called “placer gold” and it is the process of erosion that has caused it to accumulate there.

What do you need to know about sniping for gold?

Basically, sniping is throwing on a mask and snorkel and visually searching for high grade pockets where gold may be hiding in a stream. A good sniper must evaluate the area that they are working in, thinking about all the areas that gold might be hiding, and then recover that gold using a few simple tools.

Is it easy to snip for gold nuggets?

I also learned that sniping can produce results quickly, with relative ease, little equipment, and, importantly, with a minimum of expense. It is a craft often favored by lone miners operating on shoestring budgets.

What did sniping mean to the Old Timers?

Sniping has two related meanings in a mining sense. To the old-timer, sniping meant using light, portable equipment to work the high-grade deposits along the banks of gold-bearing streams and rivers. These banks were sampled quickly.