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Did not find the claim 5353 1
Started by garyingabq@gmail.com
Hi all,
I could use some help. I'm totally new. Went to the Little Jo and Little Jo 2 claims in Socorro County NM. The directions in the mining guide were very close so I found the road easily. The claim was to be about 6.33 miles after the highway turnoff. The road even had markers every .35 mile. I thought piece of cake as the actually goes through part of the claim from the map. When I got to the 6.25 mile marker I went very slowly to look for anything posted. Nothing...
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by WALTER EASON  21 Feb 2017 07:14 AM |
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Finding a place to try out- CO 3308 4
Started by phillip.a.gibson@gmail.com
It is a little overwhelming trying to find a place I can go checkout. Is it an active claim, am I allowed to mine in the area, can I use a high banker, is it private property, are the Rangers going to take my stuff and give me a ticket, etc...
How can I find an area before hand without driving up and finding out there is no parking or the area is privately owned (even though its in the national forest) I even tried out some of the local spots along I70 near Denver but it was extre...
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by Ken Redington 20 Feb 2017 10:09 PM |
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Colorado Drywash Claim? 5552 1
Started by crashcrain@gmail.com
I have a member of my chapter that has mentioned he wants to go drywashing here in Colorado and I have seen a few private drywash claims towards the Utah border and off of roads coming off of Highway 141 near Gateway, does anybody of any GPAA drywash claims in Colorado at all
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by WALTER EASON 20 Feb 2017 10:44 AM |
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1 Replies and 4463 Views
BUSTING CLAYS! 4463 1
Started by debatom@msn.com
With all this stormy I have plenty of time on my hands to deal with a small bucket of my 2 cons off my shaker table. With a record run on the table from materials found on our last outing of the year producing 2000 grams of 1 cons out of a 5 gallon bucket I had thought I had a great recovery but was to realize that I had just as much gold in the 2 cons as the 1cons. Even after pre soaking in dishwasher soap and micro managing the table and a all clear water run the clays still ...
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by Benjamin Crain 18 Feb 2017 07:34 PM |
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Write to the new EPA Chief Scott Pruitt 4943 2
Started by thechargerdude@aol.com
So it's official, the new mining friendly EPA Chief is Scott Pruitt. Everyone needs to write Mr. Pruitt a letter. Be respectful & ask him for help to uphold the 1872 Mining Act. Describe how Gold Miners & Prospectors need as much help as the Coal Miners need. Tell him that the BLM & USFS are using environmental rules to stop Gold prospectors from doing what clearly is our right to do...Prospect for Gold. Tell Mr. Pruitt that roads are blocked to Gold claims, Prosp...
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by ADAM ANDREWS 18 Feb 2017 07:51 AM |
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91 Replies and 34150 Views
Where's the GPAA leadership??? 34150 91
Started by thechargerdude@aol.com
An open letter to Tom Massie and the GPAA leaders...
It's time for everyone to contact Tom Massie and say 'Brandon's leadership in the GPAA is a disgrace...Where is he And Tom, your Father would not tolerate how Brandon & Kevin are avoiding the GPAA website. I think George Massie would be ashamed of Brandon'
Brandon, I dare you to actually post something here...Anything. This is your website and you don't...
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by ADAM ANDREWS 15 Feb 2017 08:57 AM |
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6 Replies and 9849 Views
Help with staking a claim 9849 6
Started by s.britch@lafilm.edu
Hello! I'm still pretty new to staking a claim. I'm in Alaska and have an idea of where I want to stake a claim...I'm checked with BLM and checked out alaskamapper.com and can't find any issues. Well, I'm not sure exactly how to start the process....like which forms and whatnot to fill out. It's winter now, but I'd love to have my claim ready for spring/summer. Anyone experienced with staking claims in Alaska Thanks!
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 13 Feb 2017 12:00 PM |
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1 Replies and 4387 Views
Dry washer build...? 4387 1
Started by duluthian25.zapp@gmail.com
I have done plenty of research on the internet about building a dry washer. I understand the air box, riffle tray design and hopper aspects.
My question pertains to the cloth/mesh system that is used to capture the gold and yet allow the air flow up from the bottom.
Anybody have any tips or suggestions I plan to have a 1/2' hardware cloth under the top mesh to help with strength and rigidity of the catch cloth... just need a little direction on the material to us that wont ...
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by tom glenn 10 Feb 2017 09:47 AM |
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2 Replies and 5112 Views
Boise gold show 5112 2
Started by jb32748@gmail.com
Anyone know why there is no gold show in Boise for 2017
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 08 Feb 2017 05:25 PM |
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5 Replies and 10871 Views
GRAVITY DREDGING AND BEATING THE SYSTEM! 10871 5
Started by debatom@msn.com
My buddy and claim owner neighbor came by for me to help him with some mapping and we got talking about all the water this year and his gravity system which is a 6' pipe with 3' nozzle sucking from the upper end and dumping in a sluice box. I'm glad he is upstream from us because he's sent plenty of fine gold and flakes our way. So I decided to try my hand at this using a different concept with 100 ft. of 3' corrugated plastic pipe necked down to 11/2' at the bottom to make hea...
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by ADAM ANDREWS 08 Feb 2017 10:06 AM |
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Canadian from AB 4402 1
Started by ted_balas@hotmail.com
I am brand new to prospecting and just yesterday I received my GPAA membership. I have been buying toys for last few years but had no chance yet to try them out. I am planning to drive to AZ this coming week and prospect claims along the way to AZ, from AZ I'd like to go to NV, CA and work my way back north to BC.
Any locals along the way that are willing to meet and share some experience and maybe even get out to a claim would be appreciated. My itinerary and time frame is not set in stone ...
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by ADAM ANDREWS 05 Feb 2017 09:33 AM |
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1 Replies and 4187 Views
state laws 4187 1
Started by raklineplumbing
a lot of states and parks have laws that say only panning is aloud, my question is if ya dig in a creek for material to pan, could ya beat the system by digging in river and run a highbanker in a wash pan as a reciculating system, there would be no steam discharge and muddy water. just kick the idea around
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by tom glenn 04 Feb 2017 03:06 PM |
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lucky strike gold mine nc 6481 3
Started by raklineplumbing
looking at taking a trip to lucky strike mine in nc around 2nd week in march any imfo about the camp would be great, camping with a rv, thanks
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by GARY HITCHCOCK 04 Feb 2017 10:08 AM |
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12 Replies and 7900 Views
Green belt swank claim 7900 12
Started by Csparks.mansuetto@hotmail.com
Can someone please explain this green belt to me. The swanky claim says no digging in the green belt 20 feet from bank. The river is at most 40 feet wide so if no digging within 20 f=t of bank then there's no digging.
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by STAN KARN 03 Feb 2017 05:29 AM |
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IS MINING IN YOUR BLOOD AND HERITAGE? 5290 2
Started by debatom@msn.com
My bride tells me in a recent post by my cousin from Colfax ca. on facebook that she had uncovered ownership of mines by our relatives from the past. With further research I found they owned part of the famous Big Oak Tree Mine, $ 100,000.00 and the Valley Forge and I'm sure some others. The Big Oak became part of the Rising Sun IN the 1930's $ 2,000,000.00 strong and the family was in all the major camps like Virginatown, Ophir, illinoisetown , Gold hill and others as they were all Corni...
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by ADAM ANDREWS 24 Jan 2017 09:52 AM |
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Traveler looking for info on prospecting Sacramento CA area 6459 6
Started by mike3731@hotmail.com
Hello, I am a green to prospecting and was looking for some help to a few questions. I am wanting to try panning in El Dorado county and found there is the Auburn state rec area to go on. I have tried to contact the park but no answer yet. So maybe someone on here can answer.
1. Do you need to purchase a vehicle or a park pass to go into the park. FYI I am from out of state.
2. Are there any claims to be concerned about If so where do I go to be informed of them...
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by WILLIAM HALL 23 Jan 2017 04:34 PM |
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by Brad Lamb 23 Jan 2017 11:17 AM |
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Grand new to gold, any info welcome! Arizona 3741 3
Started by Tammybreyer@aol.com
Im north of Scottsdale and have been into Lapidary for some time, Cab King setup for grinding and polishing cabs; love to go hiking and look for new rocks. I read something about metal detecting, and did my research, ending up with a Minelab GTX 4500. Im still learning how to use it by having a 'garden' at home that I seed with stuff so i can figure out the machine. I bought Garrett pans and have been playing around with paydirt to hone my skills. Now I feel I am ready to go exploring.....then I...
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by joseph Loyd 22 Jan 2017 10:03 AM |
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by Tamara Tiziano 22 Jan 2017 04:26 AM |
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7 Replies and 9453 Views
My Trip the the Arizona Gold Basin (Part 3) Bahde Claims 9453 7
Started by dixiedesertdigger@gmail.com
So as promised, in this thread I wanted to share some specific lessons learned, observations, tips and suggestions for anyone who plans on visiting the Gold Basin Arizona. Before you read this Part 3, please read Parts 1 and 2 as I won't cover anything that I already covered except to perhaps elaborate on a couple things I may have already 'briefly' mentioned. For anyone who doesn't already know, I am no expert, I am actually a Greenhorn, a rookie when it comes to Gold Prospecti...
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by Tamara Tiziano 21 Jan 2017 03:48 AM |