1 Lb. Gold Panning Material - Paydirt - Nuggets

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You are bidding on: 1 POUND OF GOLD PANNING MATERIAL This bags contents comes from a dig site in the Boise Basin area in central Idaho. The Boise Basin is known for its GOLD rich mountains and streams. This material has had nothing removed. The only thing we have done is ran it through a 1/2" classifier to get the large rocks out. It is straight from the ground...to a bucket...to the bag. Besides what gold already comes in the material, we will be adding some more gold to ensure you have a great time. From this same dig site we have found lots of pickers, fines, and some small nuggets. History of the Boise Basin District The Boise Basin (Idaho City, Moore Creek, Gambrinus, Centerville) district is in the central and southern part of the Boise Basin. The county was established February 4 1864, with its county seat at Idaho City. It was named for the Boise River, which was named by French-Canadian explorers and trappers for the great variety of trees growing along its banks in the lower desert valley. The Boise Basin, in which Idaho City lies, was one of the richest gold mining districts in the nation. Gold was discovered in 1862 and more of it was pulled from present-day Boise County than from the entire state of Alaska. At its peak in the mid-1860s, Idaho City was the largest city in the Northwest, and it was this rapid population read more