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Last Post 28 Apr 2021 02:24 PM by KEVIN HOAGLAND

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Eric Pompey

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28 Apr 2021 02:04 PM
Hi Kevin, I found this blue layer and was wondering what your opinion is it worth something to look into? It’s about 10’-12’ down, about 5-7’ wide, curved shape like a crescent moon and approximately 2-3’ thick at the biggest part. It’s blueish in color for the most part, very wet, clayish like, very fine sand surrounding it with sandstone as the primarily and some clay, it turns light grayish/white when it dried out in the sun for a while., Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated :) Thanks Eric Have some pics too if you like to see them, found it in California btw

Eric Pompey

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28 Apr 2021 02:07 PM
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KEVIN HOAGLAND

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28 Apr 2021 02:13 PM
Eric, The file was tagged as potentially security concern. How about emailing me the photos? khoagland@goldprospectors.org if possible do not send them as attachments, drop them into the body of the email please.

KEVIN HOAGLAND

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28 Apr 2021 02:24 PM
Blue layers over the years have either proven to be good or bad. Seems that there is no middle ground. If the material is permeable clay then most of the values would make their way into the clays which can be a bear to run. Clay is not the friendliest material to break down and it would depend on the values that you are pulling as to the next steps. If the clay is dense, sample both above and below the clays to see if it is a false bedrock or a top cap. A tot of prospectors just starting out (including me decades ago) will hit the clays, find little to no value and walk away leaving a lot of gold below that layer. At this point I would highly suggest that you pull a lot of samples in the clay as well as above and below the layer. The Blue Gray channel is famous for its gold where there is gold and famous for driving miners nuts in areas where it just didn't drop. If the spot does not pay and you can trend it a bit, pull samples here and there to see if you can get onto some gold.

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