Hello there! My partner and I live here in Vancouver. I’ve been watching far too many prospecting and mineral mining channels on YouTube and now want to get my(our) feet wet. We’re very outdoorsy, (early 30s) camp about once a month - weekend trips. Plans to start fishing and clamming. Getting some kayaks too! So this is right up our alley I believe.
I would really like to get into gold panning and begin learning about the different ores, what I’m looking at, where to look, where to avoid, what I need, tricks of the trade, good spots to start at, Etc. so any and all advice is welcome. (:
*I’m hoping somebody from the area might see this and be able to lend me a few pointers. Ideally we can connect with someone who owns land that they use to prospect on (placer, or something beginner level) or places they have experience at that don’t mind a couple of tag-alongs trying to learn, after we’ve done some vetting of each other of course. Even just some spots to check out that aren’t super crowded would be helpful.(: We don’t mind traveling either, just easier with our jobs to stay close to home, or within a couple hours.