bob

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When your on the beach you don't see black sands clumped together?

Like after a big storm?

I read this on a Facebook group.

Went with my girl for Valentines day beach stroll here in Humboldt. Went to a place I surf fished and noticed black sands. Showed my girl what I was looking for and with my trusty pan we set out. She pointed me out to some interesting black streaks and I scooped it up in my little
sniper pan. Walked over to a pool and panned a full pan out. Expectations low I still take my time shaking it out. Final cleanup... What do you know! Bout 6 SMALL pieces. Still bigger than I expected! Took it home and hit it with the jeweler's loop..... GOLD! WE GOT GOLD IN DIM DERE
BEACHES! Cant wait to work over a plan for a serious day at the beach. Left early cause it was breezy. Girls ears were hurtin. Hahahah

[bobg]

I've seen plenty of black sand at Writesville beach there in Wilmiington. You'll usually see it when the wind is sweeping the beaches. The wind, like the water will move the lightest stuff first, leaving the heavies concentrated. I still don't believe it to be sufficiant to work for any gold. I can find more pocket change and possible jewelry swinging a metal detector than working that black sand, and it's not clumped together, but thinly spread out.

I've seen Tom Massey work some black sand at Chicago's lake Michigan beaches and get gold on one of his TV shows. It's not anything I'd go out of my way to get, besides the salt water will ruin your equipment.