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Can You Identify what is in my Pan 16921 13
Started by kevin@gillas.com
Can you identify I was out prospecting with a metal detector and got a hit on a rock formation that was partially submerged. I broke off a piece of rock that even my hand metal detector would activate on. I crushed the rock and got silver metal flakes after I pan the pulverized rock. It does not seem to be rust colored. It did not melt to easy with a hand torch.
Any clue how to tell what the metal is
I'll post a picture of my pan on my p...
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by Justin Haines  10 Sep 2015 08:04 PM |
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4 Replies and 5452 Views
prospecting 5452 4
Started by jim_mcabee@yahoo.com
Hi everyone
just wondering in wisconsin where a good place to go gold prospecting is
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by Todd Ceplina 10 Sep 2015 06:42 PM |
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23 Replies and 11520 Views
Retiring and heading west 11520 23
Started by waponiwoo@gmail.com
Hi I'm Hoot ( not my real name), people often ask me why I'm called Hoot I tell them that is because my better half is called Holler. I'm guessin you can figure that one out on yer own. Well times come for me and the wifey to retire and head west. figured we'd spend the winter gold prospecting. Got my GPAA membership after many years of dreaming of the time and freedom to allow me to follow my treasure hunting soul. Just thought I'd stop by and ask one simple question. We have a camper and we ...
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by Steve Michael 09 Sep 2015 04:40 PM |
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Utah Claims 3466 0
Started by broso60@yahoo.com
CRIMSON DOVE 1-3 Went down end of July, could not find markers, sent emails out to the chapters around Utah to see if they knew of anyone had ventured over and used the claim, several but not all responded that they had not been to Utah, contacted support at GPAA they checked and sent me additional information directions. SO I went down Monday during the holiday and again could not find claim, tried to use my gps on phone BUT being in the mountains had no bars
Can anyone help
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08 Sep 2015 05:50 PM |
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2 Replies and 2465 Views
Gold Trails on KDOC - L.A. area? 2465 2
Started by jlocke1970@att.net
Any idea what happened to Gold Trails on KDOC (channel 56, Los Angeles area)
So here is the deal.... I finally get all the friends and family to either watch or record Gold Trails on Saturday mornings and then it is no longer on!
Anybody have any idea what happened to it I know they were all 'reruns' but many of the people that I turned on to it had not seen them all. Heck, I enjoy re-watching them myself.
I think Gold Trails is an excellent tool to pique the interest of people that may b...
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by Jim Locke 08 Sep 2015 02:38 PM |
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5 Replies and 7201 Views
Dolores river groups 7201 5
Started by nueces5150@yahoo.com
Hello does anyone have experience at the Dolores river claims or the Gateway Rec area in general. I want to venture out there and
do some highbanking and dredging. I tried asking the BLM office in Grand Junction these questions but they to stupid and could not tell me what the
regs are out there. Anything appreciated. Thanx
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by Benjamin Crain 08 Sep 2015 10:12 AM |
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4 Replies and 5046 Views
contacting NationalForest 5046 4
Started by kevinryan@netzero.net
Ok here is my question I am looking to go up to the Triple D & M - camc298506. Page cl-99 and I am wondering before I call National Forest what information I would need to give them I would like to make it easy for myself and the person I talk to. (I don't know if they would ask for a claim number or what) Plus I what to represent GPAA in a good way so any help would be nice
Thank you ahead of time.
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by SUSAN AGSTER 07 Sep 2015 03:42 PM |
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4 Replies and 6187 Views
Mary Ann claim in South Dakota 6187 4
Started by gkuhl@huntel.net
Went up to the Black Hills over the weekend. Just wondering if we were in the right place. Does the Mary Ann claim have a bike trail going through it with a place that looks like a drop off/pick up place for bikers or just to park and look around It also had some buildings on it from an old town. And a restroom. We didn't do any panning because we didn't know if we were in the right place. I hope we were looks like a nice place. Looked for markers but couldn't find any.
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by Sandy Kuhl 05 Sep 2015 05:57 PM |
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2 Replies and 6545 Views
Unpublished claims 6545 2
Started by noreenrandy@yahoo.com
We're heading down to Texas for vacation. Taking 35 down from Wisconsin. Are there any Gpaa claims that would within reason (mileage wise) to check out on the way down. The only thing I saw is a 'pay to dig' site in Oklahoma. Any new or omitted claims not in a the book
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by Gary Whited 04 Sep 2015 07:07 PM |
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0 Replies and 2388 Views
How new gold forms 2388 0
Started by worldavi@gate.net
This article gives a great understanding of how most likely many gold deposits formed in the years past. The process is still going on.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015...=obnetwork
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01 Sep 2015 09:33 PM |
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1 Replies and 4278 Views
Piru Creek Gorman, CA 4278 1
Started by Gp1400@verizon.net
I'm new and heading to Piru Creek this coming weekend. Any tips My son is a rock hound. Looking for gold and different rocks. Any information would be appreciated. Blessings. Respectfully, Gabriel
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by Paul Louly 31 Aug 2015 10:26 AM |
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5 Replies and 6992 Views
GPAA claim 6992 5
Started by dino@gcrwyo.com
There is a gpaa claim near where I live. I have read the forest service regulations. The regs state that within the entire forest, the season starts July 1st due to fish spawning. Without contacting the forest service I am curious whether I have rights to metal detect and use a recirculating mini highbanker. The regulations are very vague and shorten my season. Just seems like another government nipple telling me what to do when, where, and how. If you have experience with what is acceptab...
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by TIM LEIBEL 30 Aug 2015 10:15 AM |
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10 Replies and 6050 Views
LR2000 Website....Down?? 6050 10
Started by jlocke1970@att.net
Hello,
Is anyone else having problems with the BLM 'LR2000' website
For the past several days I have tried to access through the link on the BLM site, as I have in the past. This takes me to the web address for LR2000 but it does not load. After some time of trying to load I end up with a message that the site is unavailable (or something like that). I am also having problems with GeoCommunicator via the BLM site.
I was wondering if this has been an issue for anyone else. Or maybe it is some...
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by Jim Locke 25 Aug 2015 04:15 PM |
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1 Replies and 4739 Views
2015 LDMA Burnt River outing 4739 1
Started by tpleibel@gmail.com
Hey all, if you have not been to one of the LDMA outings you should try and go to this one. Jim and Pam stayed put through the fire and fed the firefighters and protected that beautiful camp just so all of us could enjoy it. If you live on the west coast call the main office and see if you can get in to this outing. It sure sounds like it will be a whole lot of fun and plenty of gold to be found. Only 75 people registered as I am writing this.
I am telling you, especially gre...
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by NANCY TERWILLIGER 25 Aug 2015 09:33 AM |
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2 Replies and 3191 Views
Forest Fires and gold 3191 2
Started by worldavi@gate.net
I was thinking of the probability of gold nuggets forming over the years of successive forest fires in a particular mineral rich surface environment. The mixture of carbon and the heat from the fire, possibly causing smaller micron particles to melt and enjoin with other localized particles. Or the fires causing resident nuggets to reshape via melting. Years and years of this process seems like it could have an effect or at least cause invisible gold to be leached/or change state.
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by LEO LORENZ 23 Aug 2015 04:26 PM |
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9 Replies and 8280 Views
First Trip for My First Nugget! 8280 9
Started by joebiggidybob@yahoo.com
Hi all, just got back from the Yuba river above Downieville ca, from my first trip sluicing and panning. Went up with my 2 boys and fellow GPAA member Rivers La Barge and his family to a friends claim on the yuba. We had a blast playing in the river washing rocks, with 4 boys under 5 and 3 dogs there was a lot going on but, we managed plenty of time prospecting. One night we got woken up to lightning right above are head booming and cracking down the canyon. I spent the first 2 days digging a 55...
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by joebob fecteau 17 Aug 2015 11:46 PM |
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by LEO LORENZ 16 Aug 2015 10:01 AM |
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our first outing. 2888 1
Started by jcraptor@sbcglobal.net
my wife and I are coming from michigan to the helena and black hills area.as first timers we need any advice any one will offer.
new g.p.,a.a. member
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by Paul Louly 13 Aug 2015 02:55 PM |
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4 Replies and 4046 Views
I'm as Green as they come. Need help. 4046 4
Started by gkuhl@huntel.net
My husband and I are going to the Black Hills in a few weeks. We would like to try some panning. Would like to know if the waters are all open for panning in the hills (except the ones that have a claim on them, I don't want to claim jump) Would also like to know if we can pan on an abandoned claim or mine. Any help is appreciated. I know that the GPAA has some claims, but I don't think we're going that far up. Thanks for your help. 8/9/2015 ...
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 11 Aug 2015 06:40 AM |
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2 Replies and 3275 Views
Brotherly Love........ 3275 2
Started by joe_worl@yahoo.com
As stated am semi-new to this although I have built up an assortment of equipment. Assorted screens AND pans, a blue bowl and a desert fox. Have gotten paydirt online and practiced and am now looking forward to heading out and giving it my first go at it. My main question is even though we are all GPAA members nation wide, If I (living in Iowa) decide to go to lets say Co to do some prospecting, are the Co based members ok with that or do (groups) not like...
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 09 Aug 2015 07:54 AM |