North GA Waterfall 2″ Gold Dredging

A few years back my brother and I found this little waterfall that we decided to dredge out using our 2″ dredge. We did pretty good and found stringy gold like it was near the source. Now, we decided to go back and see if over the years the flood waters have replenished the gold. So we set up the 2″ dredge. This time we added a 2nd sluice box. During a different outing we had two grains of gold that we sucked up to see if we were losing anything and yep, sure enough we were. We only recovered one of the two grains. In fact, the 2nd sluice box ended up being the only place where we found gold this time around. What a night mare; It only goes to say that testing configurations can really pay off. To see how much gold we found the 2nd time around, watch the video below.

2018 Georgia Gold Season

Georgia’s mild climate means that looking for gold can pretty much be a year-round adventure.  But, it’s nice to be comfortable when pursuing recreational hobbies.   For Georgia’s climate that is roughly March – October.   If you are going full diving then maybe a bit shorter.