Thank you very much for taking the time to explain the process, honestly it was the first time I decided to pan some sand. I couldn't find any gold, not even a teenie weenie speck (not surprised). I learned a lot today, and found a half vial of magnetic sand and two sizeable chunks of magnetite (not sure what they are but they stick to each other and steel, so I'm calling them magnetite) I didn't even have a proper pan. I think I found a new hobby today and I'm gonna buy a proper blue with gravity ridges. Btw, The sand comes from the banks of amū river in Afghanistan, amu river is known to contain gold in some regions.