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Mat-Su Valley Alaska prospecting 19306 3
Started by dkehler@yahoo.com
I'm relatively new to the gold prospecting but have a pretty good grasp on technique. It helps I grew up in a rock hound family. I live just below Hatcher's Pass in Wasilla Alaska. I have tinkered up on the Little Sue but have not had much success. Only a frog fart of fairy dust. Any suggestions to areas up there would be appreciated. More to my reason for this post. I have been looking at claim maps and other information regarding the Knik Glacier valley. Friday Creek in particular. I see two c...
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by Vasile Bontea  15 Jul 2022 08:26 PM |
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Property Access 2910 4
Started by perry.neal@outlook.com
Greenhorn here... I've noticed on the properties pages other GPAA members giving tips to remember to bring your membership card and permit. Great tip, however how do I obtain obtain or show a property owner that I am a member and how do I obtain a permit. I understand these may seem to be simple and fundamental to experienced GPAA members but to be honest... I cannot find this information anywhere on the site and do not want to drive from Virginia to Ohio only to be turned away.... Thank you ...
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by Joseph Bossie 06 Jul 2022 06:58 PM |
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No Properties in Virginia 4507 11
Started by dogmom@k9dejavu.com
I just joined and was shocked that there are no properties in Virginia to explore. Where I live near Goldvein Virginia there are a lot of old gold mines in the area. I expected there would be some sites within the state. I also would like to find a person to go out with. If you live in Virginia and need a prospecting buddy contact me. I have found few areas that are public land near old gold mines, I used a metal detector around one today but the metal trash was impossible to work around. I wil...
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by Ian Halderman 27 Jun 2022 10:57 PM |
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Arizona, Cochise County Claims 3044 3
Started by jackeyl@hotmail.com
I am a newbie and we are planning a trip to Arizona in late Sept early Oct. Our Main destination is Maricopa County claims but we are coming from Houston in RV and would like to stop in Tombstone for a couple of days to sightsee and thought we would hit one of the claims listed in the Mining guide for Cochise County. I went to check website for any possible new additions since publication and found no listings for Cochise county. Does this mean the two GPAA properties listed in the guide are no ...
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by richard shain 06 Jun 2022 08:22 PM |
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Nome, Alaska 1625 0
Started by smwininger@yahoo.com
Anyone here ever been to Nome I am going to Nome in July/August. I can't fined any places to rent a ATV to get around, any suggestion
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26 May 2022 04:25 PM |
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4 Replies and 2718 Views
Selling 2718 4
Started by riseswmoon60@gmail.com
Forgive a greenhorn, but should one find a large nugget or other sizeable find, where does one sell it And how do you know what is a fair price
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by DAVID PHILIPS 25 May 2022 11:36 AM |
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6 Replies and 2897 Views
Online Mining Guide 2897 6
Started by taylorconley90@gmail.com
Hello all. I am just getting back into prospecting after many years. Last time I was a GPAA member there was only the annual membership where I received the paper mining guide. This time I opted for the monthly which only gives me access to the online claim guide on which I only see center of claim and ingress points. Is there a way to find out the coordinates of the corner markers of the claims I would like to avoid accidentally claim jumping.
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by John Watkins 20 May 2022 04:07 PM |
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San Diego claims 2529 2
Started by envcleanup@gmail.com
Hi I plan on going to the warrior 1. 2 claim next week, is there any advice Will I be able to carry down my sluice box and buckets etc, Thanks Michael C
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by MICHAEL CAPRIANO 05 May 2022 04:20 PM |
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San Diego claims 1681 0
Started by envcleanup@gmail.com
Hi I plan on going to the warrior 1. 2 claim next week, is there any advice Will I be able to carry down my sluice box and buckets etc, Thanks Michael C
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28 Apr 2022 12:19 PM |
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0 Replies and 1460 Views
San Diego claims 1460 0
Started by envcleanup@gmail.com
Hi I plan on going to the warrior 1. 2 claim next week, is there any advice Will I be able to carry down my sluice box and buckets etc, Thanks Michael C
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28 Apr 2022 12:19 PM |
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8 Replies and 3387 Views
SW Montana 3387 8
Started by donlowe415@yahoo.com
New to the Gpaa pan in California for a few years. Joint the Gpaa this month and can't wait to dug. My local Headwaters here in Montana has a few claims can't wait to get out , But not a lot of infor through the forum or the Articles in the magazine. Want to learn as much as I can before I get out there.
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by BRIAN WILLIAMS 25 Apr 2022 01:17 AM |
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09 Apr 2022 06:56 AM |
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8 Replies and 2860 Views
North nevada 2860 8
Started by surfinsomo@gmail.com
Hi all, I am a Oregonian and all my mining experience is high rugged pacific Northwest Forrest's, creeks, rivers... I took a opportunity to come visit and stay with a friend of mine in crescent valley NV, I have been here for a week and thought I was prepared...which I am sort of. I have equipment, and have been studying this area for a couple months now and I see lots of railing piles and waste dumps with small pits... So many hot rocks out here... It's beautiful out here, I'm ha...
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by Phil Straley 06 Apr 2022 04:10 PM |
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9 Replies and 2425 Views
Greetings and Hallucinations! 2425 9
Started by jimmygibbswk@gmail.com
Hello all! Jimmy here and I'm a brandnew, know nothing prospector that's looking to learn. I attended the GPAA Expo at the Puyallup Fairgrounds last weekend and received a great tutorial from Rick on panning and I'm hoping to learn about a few other things. First: Do you need to have a gold claim on your own property or property owned by family (that you have permission to use) From what I saw researching online, I shouldn't need one, but again, I don't know much and may have misread. ...
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by James Gibbs 04 Apr 2022 04:03 PM |
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4 Replies and 2516 Views
Mineral Prospecting Dates in Washington State Gold and fish Pamphlet 2516 4
Started by richardthetwin@gmail.com
The dates are August 1st to August 15th for Mineral Prospecting on Yellow Jacket Creek.Does that mean that I only have less than one month to Pan on that Claim I am assuming that those dates are for motorized dredge which was pretty much Banned in this state.
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by Joe Hamel 02 Apr 2022 01:49 AM |
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0 Replies and 1297 Views
Lab Analysis Jobs 1297 0
Started by ompomelet@gmail.com
Hi Y'all, It's been awhile since I've posted. I'm finally in a good spot in Oregon to do some real Placer mining. I'm also job hunting and have a heavy science background with experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis. Does anyone know an efficient way to tap into the Mining Lab field I'm having problems finding the right search terms to find jobs like that. Any tips/referrals would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! Mary
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31 Mar 2022 04:36 PM |
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0 Replies and 1564 Views
Lab Analysis Jobs 1564 0
Started by ompomelet@gmail.com
Hi Y'all, It's been awhile since I've posted. I'm finally in a good spot in Oregon to do some real Placer mining. I'm also job hunting and have a heavy science background with experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis. Does anyone know an efficient way to tap into the Mining Lab field I'm having problems finding the right search terms to find jobs like that. Any tips/referrals would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! Mary
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31 Mar 2022 04:36 PM |
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4 Replies and 2726 Views
Camping on claims 2726 4
Started by usarianskiff@gmail.com
Is camping allowed on GPAA claims Some/all, etc Is there a single rule that applies to all or is there camping info for each site somewhere I'm looking at Greyback group specifically right now. I want to park an RV there for 3 nights
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by Usarian Skiff 28 Mar 2022 12:36 PM |
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1 Replies and 2019 Views
Hoping to Hit Rock Creek riches this weekend 2019 1
Started by tobey.mcmullen@gmail.com
Hoping to hit a few of the claims in Placer and Nevada county this weekend. I only own a few things to do this. I purchased a Garrett panning kit with a 15 inch 1/2 inch classifier and gravity trap, with a 8 inch gravity trap. It had some things to keep the gold in and a set of tweezers with a magnifying glass attached. Was like 40 bucks I think. Then I purchased a 6 inch trap for finer stuff. I hope to hit this claim first. Has anyone hit this one that can give me some pointers I was going...
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by Jeffrey Cagle 22 Mar 2022 04:40 PM |
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17 Replies and 5040 Views
Same Claim 2 Owners 2 Names? 5040 17
Started by captaindebris@gmail.com
I was researching the Nancy's Gold claim today and I found something funny, the exact same 30 acre location is also 1/2 of a 60 acre claim called Holy Moly, both claims are listed as valid surface Placer claims with different owners. How is this possible The most easy way to see it is on The Diggings site. Click the map link to open a larger map with clear claim lines. Or am I missing something
Here's 'Nancy's Gold' https://thediggings.com/mines/camc298571
Here's 'Holy Moly' on t...
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by Steven Litwiller 22 Mar 2022 12:37 PM |