elder-miner Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Almost nothing in life has given me more joy and satisfaction than teaching my children (now adults) & my expanding crew of grandchildren (ranging in age from 1 to 12 year olds) how to prospect for placer gold. Not to mention, all the camping, hunting, fishing & other survival skills that go along with prospecting. All it takes is a few specks of gold dust or a tiny picker flake or nugget, they panned out themselves to make a believer out of youngsters. Sadly, so few are ever are taught the wonders of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 My little 6yo girl has her own pans and and snuffer bottle (likely with more gold in it than mine).She also has her own little detector and it was used on a recent club coin shoot to find 4 tokens for 3 nuggets and a dirt bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I am also training the little ones to prospect. Many of my most often thought of memories are of my Grandfather teaching me lapidary, woodwork, and camping skills... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Spread the fever and it's all good. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 My grand Nephew, Aiden in various stages of learning how to find gold....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 He's got a good start on hats and a teacher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Nugget Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Lucky Joe's son, Jeffrey, found his first nugget with a GB2 when he was SEVEN YEARS OLD [okay, he turned eight a few days later]. But still, it fills me with pride that some of our youngsters not only really dig it, but CAN dig it as well. At the big Minelab Event last spring in Southern California my club administered the panning competition. You should have seen all the youngsters who competed -- girls too. They mostly turned in excellent performances. The mining tradition ain't dead just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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