Constellation Mining Company Paydirt

Last Post 10 Jun 2016 08:15 AM by Mary McCarty

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Rob Gallagher

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07 Nov 2015 10:51 AM
My wife and I had planned to go to Alabama Gold Camp (AGC) this weekend but the weather looked a bit damp for the weekend so I placed an order from Constellation Mining so I could still get a bit of a gold fix this weekend. Yesterday, seven bags of paydirt were delivered by USPS Priority Mail. I ordered on 11/3 and it was delivered on 11/6! I weighed the seven - 1 pound bags and the weight was 8 pounds 10.5 ounces. Nice to get more than you pay for!! Here's what it looked like before I classified. After classifying to a 1/8" screen here are the "bigs" that were left over. Of the total 8lb 10.5oz total, this was 2lb 9.5oz. Below is what made it through the 1/8" screen. I ran the sub 1/8" through my gold cube and sure enough - lots of flakes!!! I picked up a few of the flakes and classified it down from 20 to 100 mesh and ran it through my Blue Bowl in steps by size. This is from the 30 mesh run - lots of color. Final weigh in was 1.19grams as weighed by my reloading scale! I'm super pleased! Here's a link to the paydirt http://shop.pe/J0J8e Also in the package was a 10% off coupon just use the code "thankful" Hope everyone has a great weekend. Off to go clean up from all my fun. Rob Nashville, TN

Rob Gallagher

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22 Nov 2015 11:34 AM
Hello all! Just got another shipment from Constellation Mining located on Quartz Creek, Alaska. This time, I got 15 pounds. I haven't run all the fines through my Blue Bowl but 15 lbs equated to 2.65 grams that included 5 solid pickers. Here's a shopping link http://shop.pe/J0J8e and use the code thankful for 10% off! Take care! Rob

Leo Lorenz

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07 Jan 2016 06:35 AM
Rob , I placed an order for 3 bags to try it and I was surprised by the outcome. Thought it was a good deal. If anyone is just starting out and /or has not yet panned and found gold, this is a great way to really experiment with the process of panning to see how the gold reacts in "your" pan. After a few runs....it will be very apparent what real gold is from other materials.

Angie Yellig

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21 Jan 2016 10:44 AM
We just panned a pound of Constellation pay dirt last night and it had some great flakes in it. This morning my 8 year old told me she now has gold fever!

Leo Lorenz

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21 Jan 2016 03:18 PM
I think for the $11.00 for the bag it is pretty well worth the money right? I see some people get a bag of 5 lbs for $29 but I dont think it has the same as these do.

Mary McCarty

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07 Jun 2016 05:01 PM
Posted By LEO LORENZ on 07 Jan 2016 06:35 AM Rob , I placed an order for 3 bags to try it and I was surprised by the outcome. Thought it was a good deal. If anyone is just starting out and /or has not yet panned and found gold, this is a great way to really experiment with the process of panning to see how the gold reacts in "your" pan. After a few runs....it will be very apparent what real gold is from other materials. I bought two lbs. of their paydirt off of Amazon. Have not yet re-panned It to look for finer gold but it's going to be done over the Miller table hopefully over the weekend. Got a few pickers and some flakes but I know I did not yet recover the fines. I need to refine my panning. I bought some Yuba River dirt at the same time with slightly better results so can recommend them as well, plus the quality of the dirt was better. The Lyra black sand was sparse which was ok, but very little of it was magnetic which is a bit of a pain...

James Henderson

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09 Jun 2016 10:29 PM
Mary, You may already know this, but as an owner of a Miller table myself, capture your tailings and screen thru a 100 mesh screen. Pan the results and use a jeweler's loupe to inspect what you may have missed. I have found on average a 5% loss on a Miller table. The Miller table is great and a time saver, but I have found with practice that I can pan out gold smaller than 100 mesh. I do this to see if my Miller table has missed anything. I'm adding a Blue Bowl to my equipment this year to separate 100 mesh and smaller. Hopefully the only panning I'll do is test panning.

Mary McCarty

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10 Jun 2016 08:15 AM
Posted By James Henderson on 09 Jun 2016 10:29 PM Mary, You may already know this, but as an owner of a Miller table myself, capture your tailings and screen thru a 100 mesh screen. Pan the results and use a jeweler's loupe to inspect what you may have missed. I have found on average a 5% loss on a Miller table. The Miller table is great and a time saver, but I have found with practice that I can pan out gold smaller than 100 mesh. I do this to see if my Miller table has missed anything. I'm adding a Blue Bowl to my equipment this year to separate 100 mesh and smaller. Hopefully the only panning I'll do is test panning. Hey, I'll take any advice I can get from the world of experience on this forum... Thanks! I only have three classifier screens (down to 1/16 inch) plus a screen colander. I sifted it thru that so the sand I panned is pretty fine. I need to rinse off the larger bits to see if I missed anything, plus I pulled off the black sand with a supermagnet while my sand was dry. I'm wondering about running that on the Miller table as the instructions that came with it said to remove black sand as much as possible prior to running it on the table...

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