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Create a list of equipment used for gold panning. Describe each item and tell what it is used for. The list should include at least the following.
 
  
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'''2. <section begin=req2 /><translate>
 
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Define the following:
 
  
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:<b>b. <section begin=req1b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:3-->
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:'''a. <section begin=req2a /><translate>
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</noinclude>Classifier
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Pay dirt
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1b /></b>
  
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:<b>c. <section begin=req1c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:4-->
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</noinclude>Snuffer Bottle
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1c /></b>
  
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:'''b. <section begin=req2b /><translate>
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Quartz
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:<b>e. <section begin=req1e /><noinclude><translate><!--T:6-->
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</noinclude>Pick
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1e /></b>
  
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:<b>f. <section begin=req1f /><noinclude><translate><!--T:7-->
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:'''c. <section begin=req2c /><translate>
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Pyrite
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:<b>g. <section begin=req1g /><noinclude><translate><!--T:8-->
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</noinclude>Trowel
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1g /></b>
  
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:<b>h. <section begin=req1h /><noinclude><translate><!--T:9-->
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:'''d. <section begin=req2d /><translate>
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</noinclude>Pry bar
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Blond sands
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1h /></b>
  
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:<b>i. <section begin=req1i /><noinclude><translate><!--T:10-->
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</noinclude>Rock hammer
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1i /></b>
  
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:<b>j. <section begin=req1j /><noinclude><translate><!--T:11-->
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:'''e. <section begin=req2e /><translate>
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Black sands
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1j /></b>
  
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:<b>k. <section begin=req1k /><noinclude><translate><!--T:12-->
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</noinclude>Drinking water
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1k /></b>
  
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Placer
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:<b>a. <section begin=req2a /><noinclude><translate><!--T:15-->
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:'''g. <section begin=req2g /><translate>
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</noinclude>Pay dirt
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Lode
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2a /></b>
  
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:<b>b. <section begin=req2b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:16-->
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</noinclude>Quartz
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2b /></b>
  
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:<b>c. <section begin=req2c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:17-->
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:'''h. <section begin=req2h /><translate>
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</noinclude>Pyrite
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Nugget
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2c /></b>
  
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:<b>d. <section begin=req2d /><noinclude><translate><!--T:18-->
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</noinclude>Blond sands
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2d /></b>
  
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:<b>e. <section begin=req2e /><noinclude><translate><!--T:19-->
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:'''i. <section begin=req2i /><translate>
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Flake
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2e /></b>
  
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</noinclude>Placer
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2f /></b>
  
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:<b>g. <section begin=req2g /><noinclude><translate><!--T:21-->
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:'''j. <section begin=req2j /><translate>
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Dust
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2g /></b>
  
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:<b>h. <section begin=req2h /><noinclude><translate><!--T:22-->
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</noinclude>Nugget
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2h /></b>
  
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:'''k. <section begin=req2k /><translate>
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specific gravity
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2i /></b>
  
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:<b>j. <section begin=req2j /><noinclude><translate><!--T:24-->
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</noinclude>Dust
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2j /></b>
  
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:<b>k. <section begin=req2k /><noinclude><translate><!--T:25-->
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:'''l. <section begin=req2l /><translate>
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</noinclude>specific gravity
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Wet and Dry panning
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2k /></b>
  
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:<b>l. <section begin=req2l /><noinclude><translate><!--T:26-->
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Mercury (historical use) '''DO NOT USE TODAY'''
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Troy pound
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Troy ounce
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2q /></b>
  
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</noinclude>Gold fever
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2r /></b>
  
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</noinclude>What are the following identifying characteristics of gold.
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Pennyweight (dwt)
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3a /></b>
  
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Grain
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3b /></b>
  
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3c /></b>
  
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</noinclude>Where are some good places on a river or stream to look for gold.
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Gold fever
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:38-->
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</noinclude>Make a timeline containing at least 15 items about the history of gold prospecting from 1600 until the present day, including the following rushes: California Gold Rush, Klondike/Yukon Gold Rush, Witwatersrand Gold Rush, and the Victorian Gold Rush.
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What are the following identifying characteristics of Gold.
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</noinclude>Learn about gold panning by doing one of the following:
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</noinclude>Practice panning using flattened lead or tungsten shot mixed with sand (preferably from a river bank).
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Specific gravity
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Color of streak
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Color
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Make a timeline containing at least 15 items about the history of gold prospecting from 1600 until the present day, including the following rushes: California Gold Rush, Klondike/Yukon Gold Rush, Witwatersrand Gold Rush, and the Victorian Gold Rush.
 
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Do some gold panning. (preferred)
 
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Practice panning using flattened lead or tungsten shot mixed with sand (preferably from a river bank).
 
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Look up the following verses in the Bible and discuss them in relation to prospecting for gold.
 
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Matthew 13:44-46
 
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Matthew 6:19-21
 
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[[Category:Honor Requirements|{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|3}}]]
 
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[[Category:Honor Requirement By Sections|{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|3}}]]
 

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Gold Prospecting

Skill Level

1

Year

2008

Version

24.11.2024

Approval authority

General Conference

Gold Prospecting AY Honor.png
Gold Prospecting
Recreation
Skill Level
123
Approval authority
General Conference
Year of Introduction
2008
See also
Recreation Master Award
Gold Prospecting - Advanced



1. Create a list of equipment used for gold panning. Describe each item and tell what it is used for. The list should include at least the following.

a. Gold Pan

b. Classifier

c. Snuffer Bottle

d. Shovel

e. Pick

f. Bucket

g. Trowel

h. Pry bar

i. Rock hammer

j. Crevice tool

k. Drinking water

l. Other possible items

2. Define the following:

a. Pay dirt

b. Quartz

c. Pyrite

d. Blond sands

e. Black sands

f. Placer

g. Lode

h. Nugget

i. Flake

j. Dust

k. specific gravity

l. Wet and Dry panning

m. Mercury (historical use) DO NOT USE TODAY

n. Troy pound

o. Troy ounce

p. Pennyweight (dwt)

q. Grain

r. Gold fever

3. What are the following identifying characteristics of gold.

a. Specific gravity

b. Color of streak

c. Color

4. Where are some good places on a river or stream to look for gold.

5. Make a timeline containing at least 15 items about the history of gold prospecting from 1600 until the present day, including the following rushes: California Gold Rush, Klondike/Yukon Gold Rush, Witwatersrand Gold Rush, and the Victorian Gold Rush.


6. Learn about gold panning by doing one of the following:

a. Do some gold panning. (Preferred)

b. Practice panning using flattened lead or tungsten shot mixed with sand (preferably from a river bank).


7. Look up the following verses in the Bible and discuss them in relation to prospecting for gold.

a. Matthew 13:44-46

b. Matthew 6:19-21

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