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Thanks! Yes, depending who you talk to Tyndrum is either number 1 or 2 place to find gold in the UK. :o)

Thanks Chambo! :o)

Yes, I am learning new things, which is always good. It makes it more interesting when I am out in nature. I have an eye for sparkly things (crystals and gold)! :o)

Hands up - I've made loads of mistakes along the way, but as long as I am learning and getting better that's OK with me. Prospecting is one of those things where you can't beat just doing it and getting experience.

Saving up for a plane ticket, mate! :o)

@@surreygoldprospector576 Well mate, you'll be most welcome and you'll almost certainly find better pickings here on the Victorian goldfields. My ancestors packed up their lives in Cornwall and came here in the 1850s. If you do make it, you'll be joining a long tradition. Good Luck with you prospecting mate! T.

@@thomaswhitelake Thanks. Yep, you guys are lucky - still plenty of good pickings from what the gold rush pioneers left behind. :o)

@@surreygoldprospector576 Mate, haven't you heard? The streets here are paved with it.

Thanks! It was my first time panning in Scotland and I'm sure I'll be back there again.

Thanks for the information - that's useful. I was looking out for any crystals, but didn't see much.

Thanks mate. I loved it up there - I'm sure I'll be back! :o)

Thanks Chambo. :o)

That's interesting - thanks. I heard they tried to work the mine again more recently but that stopped in 2023.

Yes, I think you're right. It's complicated, as at Tyndrum you pay for a permit (£5 a day) for the mineral rights and permission to prospect the river as well.

Thanks for the info! I was a bit down when I thought there was no gold, so I was really buzzed to find a couple of bits hiding!! I know I can do better now, so I'm sure I'll be back to Scotland again. :o)

Thanks! It's a shame it is so far for me, but I'm sure I will be back there. I remember Chris from Vogus Prospecting (Aussie RUclipsr) saying it is sometimes better to not buy more / more expensive equipment, but to spend the money on travelling to a better area.

@@surreygoldprospector576 Tyndrum is just the right place to go and try it. Lots of interesting heavy minerals to be seen and different geology from your home turf.

Thank you Ltn.! The bottle works well on small areas so is great for crevicing. I really like Scotland - I am sure I will be back! :o)

Thank you for your kind comment! I am no expert, but I enjoy learning about my local area. :o)

Thanks. Yes, that's an interesting place to visit. I went in 2022 and did a video of it, but the group that owns it wasn't active at the time so you couldn't go inside. But it's worth a trip anyway! :o)

@@surreygoldprospector576 from what I understand, it's only not in operation because it's not commercially viable. Is it the one by the old train station do you know?

The one I went to was called the Bailey Level gold mine, near Drybrook. It stopped producing iron ore in the 1920s, but lately a group of volunteers has put back the mine railway. They seem to have started up having open days since my visit (although you can go anytime as it is not fenced off outdoors). www.lblr.fod.uk/

@@surreygoldprospector576 That's the one, takes me about ten minutes to get there. It looks like they do one open day a year. I might pop along when it's not raining just to have a look around the area. It can't hurt...!

Excellent. Thanks mate! :o)

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks, mate! To be honest I wasn't expecting anything this time, just a practise with what I have at home. It is always interesting to hear what gold there is around Europe - glad you found some in Greece before. :o)

Thank you. You too, mate. I think I need your magic shovels for my gold digging! :o)

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Thanks Rob. I think you're right, it is Limonite-Goethite. I was thinking maybe bog-iron (no volcanic iron here, but lots of bogs!), and it turns out it's pretty much the same thing. Oh yes, I did buy myself a new Garrett gold pan - this was just for fun, and for small samples. Happy New Year!

Thanks GS! :o)

Thanks! These were from Surrey Heath, but I keep my eye open to find more everywhere I go in Surrey. :o)

@@surreygoldprospector576 yeahh sure you do!! I'm also planning to go out for a search, I hope it's not Illegal or something.

You should be fine if you stick to rights of way (footpaths, bridlepaths, and commons). I don't dig up the ground, and only take away a few stones. Anywhere in the sandy ground north/west of Guildford is worth checking, particularly Caesar's Camp and Ash Common. I have started looking at the high hills in the Weald (south Surrey) but haven't found anything there yet. I don't know about the east and north parts of Surrey. I do have days when I don't find anything at all, but I treat it as a nice walk in nature, and a find is a bonus. Good luck!!

@@surreygoldprospector576 Yeah I won't dig either but I might need some of them. It is for my collection. I am planning to go this week only. Do you always go solo? I'm excited and nervous as well because the place seems kinda scary. Haha

I don't mind going for a walk with a friend, but when I'm crystal-hunting I prefer to go alone as I enjoy the peace and quiet! However, I can understand going with someone else to a new area might feel safer. I want to get out again soon, but the weather here is a bit rubbish for the next week! You can find the rocks any time, but it needs to be dry and sunny to see the crystals.

Semoga berhasil menemukan beberapa kristal yang bagus! Good luck finding some nice crystals! :o)

Thank you! I am learning too. I think England shares some geology with Northern France and maybe parts of Germany, but then you have the Alps nearby too, which is interesting! :o)

Thanks mate! :o)

Thanks!

Guildford is a great place, and that rock face is pretty cool! :o)

It's in Surrey Heath. We've got miles and miles that looks like this!

There's lots of iron around, so that might be a good sign. I think there is not much gold in the Forest of Dean area, but maybe a little bit if you dig down deeper than I did. It's a sedimentary rock area (mainly limestone). One prospector (One Man and His Pan) found gold in Birmingham, which he thinks was glacial deposits from Wales, so maybe the same thing is happening here.

Thanks for the tip. I've only hit the clay a couple of times, so maybe I should look for it first. I tend to pan down while digging a hole, but it makes sense to dig first and pan upwards if I find anything at the bottom.

Thanks, that's really interesting. My (probable) arrowhead does look a bit older than my other finds due to the thicker weathering, but that might be because of where it lay (exposed to the air rather than buried, maybe).

Well done for innovating! I never really proved mine doesn't work, but for now the Garrett processes about twice as much dirt in the same time. When/if I find gold I might do another head-to-head just to see.

Thanks!

Yes, who knows there might be gold (or silver) in my rock, but I don't want to destroy it by crushing it! Maybe running a metal detector over it would be good. :o)

Oh yeah!! Thanks GS! :o)

Thanks Chambo. :o)

I'm OK with the Garrett now I'm used to it. The 14-inch one can be a bit heavy, especially if I load it up well. It's good to have some more options, though. :o)

Thanks! I think Hampshire is quite similar to Surrey, with some chalk, sandstone, chert, and crystals. When I'm in the South-West I too notice the variety of igneous rocks and minerals. These photos were just taken on my (cheap!) phone and enlarged, so maybe that's another option. I was amazed at the picture quality you get nowadays! :o)

Thanks Rob - that's interesting info. I had to look up 'euhedral' so I've learnt something new! (It means a crystal that can form into its natural shape). Yes, I agree I am speculating its (human) history, but there is less doubt about its geological background. I'm starting to think the quartz crystals may have formed early in the nodule's life, which makes them many millions of years old.

Just wanted to appreciate this comment - thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Thanks mate! :o)

True. But, of course I would throw it back if I found any. :o)

Thanks mate! :o)

Good luck! I always say if I find gold, this channel will be the first to know, and if I find gold in Surrey it will be on the news!! Local streams are good for practising though.

Thanks for the tip SG. Gold prospectors are the toughest people - lifting weights in the river! :o)

Thanks! It would be good to get some gold, but I enjoy being out at the rivers and seeing what I find along the way as well. :o)

Thanks Chevsy! I was thinking the same. I'm not certain, but all those stones in one place did look just like an old dump pile. Maybe for gold, maybe for tin, or perhaps just the farmer giving the cows a place to cross the river!! :o)

@@surreygoldprospector576 could well be any of those, or possibility of previous prospector/s damming the river placing the bigger stones to run sluices off of during higher waters? Maybe :)

Yes, that's true. I saw this kind of thing a lot in Cornwall with the old tin streaming works from the 1800s. I think I need to either avoid these areas, or somehow use them to my advantage! Behind the dam might be a good place, but it is usually quite deep and muddy.

Thanks!

Hi Jason. I hope everything is fine with you

That's very interesting - thanks! I am still looking for where the chert came from. In theory from the Lower Greensand layer, but where I've been so far (Pitch Hill and Devils Punch Bowl) I have only found sandstone. It would be great to break open a fresh chert nodule and find untouched crystals!