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Help with staking a claim 10926 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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Dry washer build...? 5168 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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Boise gold show 5487 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 11819 Views
GRAVITY DREDGING AND BEATING THE SYSTEM! 11819 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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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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state laws 4777 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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3 Replies and 7305 Views
lucky strike gold mine nc 7305 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 8435 Views
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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? 5677 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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6 Replies and 7024 Views
Traveler looking for info on prospecting Sacramento CA area 7024 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 4091 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 10907 Views
My Trip the the Arizona Gold Basin (Part 3) Bahde Claims 10907 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 |
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New Gold Bug by Fisher Question 7043 4
Started by yanick45@yahoo.com
I spend each spring/summer in the Black Hills of South Dakota panning and sluicing for gold. I'm getting older (I'll be 72 this year) and the buckets of classified material that I run through the sluice are getting too heavy for me so I'd like to take up metal detecting for coins, and metal detecting for GOLD. Last year as I was walking down a trail to my camper I picked up a square nail from the side of it. Laying under the nail was an 1876 seated liberty dime! It made m...
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by tom glenn 16 Jan 2017 01:12 PM |
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by tom glenn 13 Jan 2017 11:44 AM |
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by James Henderson 10 Jan 2017 11:38 PM |
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New rookie question 10095 10
Started by raklineplumbing
New to the gpaa and to the search for gold, spent 5 days at thermal city gold mine camping and searching, found gold in the river on my own and also rented there high banker for 2 runs, also dabbled the panning trough with success, so now I'm hooked. Joined the gpaa shortly after, my biggest question is I'm from se Pennsylvania and not sure of the laws in PA regarding high banker and digging regulations here, i know NC law is dig in river two foot from water edge not sure about here. Hopefull...
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by ronald kline 10 Jan 2017 02:46 PM |
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ARE YOU SUPERSTIOUS? 5433 2
Started by debatom@msn.com
Today I am making my award winning chili but tomorrow is a different thing. It will be my famous jumbalya and it will be loaded with black eye peas for good luck. Besides that I carry a little black rock in my pocket from the black diamond mine in NV. even though it is not a diamond. I don't believe in the broken mirror because that one would have gotten me a long time ago because my son owns the largest metal recycling yard in NE ca. and we have crushed 20,000 cars with most having t...
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 10 Jan 2017 12:13 PM |
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2 Replies and 4910 Views
Test panning spots 4910 2
Started by plumberkris@gmail.com
So when test panning spots with a few pans here and there. What would make you what to start working a spot A speck or two per pan 6 specks or so What's a good test pan to start working a spot to bedrock or hard pan.
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by Kristophor Timmons 09 Jan 2017 07:15 PM |