New to prospecting. Near Valley Springs, CA
Whats up peeps late to the game just started prospecting this year! Ive already got the fever real bad, ready to quit my job and break my back full time. The only problem is right now Im only making about $4/hr gold panning so im going to need everyone to tell me where all their best gold spots are please and thank you! 😃
On a more serious note... have some questions.
Whats the deal with prospecting army corp of engineers property? I know a nice little creek with a little bit of gold close to home. Ive panned it a bit, but would love to bring the little 6 inch sluice in there. Ive been told thats a no go and they are generally not happy with sluice boxes or people moving dirt? It would be so nice to have somewhere so close I can go! Dont even care there's hardly any gold.
Next, does anyone happen to know of any clubs with decent claims in the calaveras area? Looking for claims as close to home as possible to get out more and get the sluice in the water! And if not near Valley Springs, whats your favorite club with claims within 2 hours?
And finally... like every new prospector I am always looking for places to go and people dumb enough to go with me! So far I have spent more time exploring around doing recon than actually panning and have a massive list of places I CANT go. I have been all over the place this spring places like mineral bar, bear river, briceburg, electra/big bar, camp 9, etc... Any suggestions close to valley springs would be greatly appreciated!
Anyone want a partner in crime get at me! Outdoorsy, reliable, introvert, into backcountry camping, hiking, fishing, shooting, good with maps, history nerd, build cars for money, extremely 420 friendly, and willing to bust my balls and risk poison oak and hypothermia just to see some shiny stuff in my pan!