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14 Replies and 3466 Views
Your Best Bet 3466 14
Started by GSHRUM101@YAHOO.COM
Good day all. Yes I am a greenhorn and not afraid to admit it. I have looked forward for a long time to put my first bit of dirt in a gold pan. I have been a member for many years and have never been prospecting one single time in my life. I believed in what the GPAA stood for and for what they were doing for their members. I have dreamed of going to the Alaska Gold Camp but I understand it is not operating any longer as a community camp. I just became a lifetime member and want to plan my first...
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by Lia McVicker  19 Feb 2021 02:34 PM |
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4 Replies and 1976 Views
Headed to Wickenburg, AZ 1976 4
Started by garykessell5@gmail.com
Headed to Wickenburg AZ area to check out several claims. Sasquatch 1, Maricopa Group, Vulture Bait and Three Fault. Trying out my Gold Bug Pro. Any recent info on this area would be great, I'm in Alabama. Mostly prospecting and playing. Thanks
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by GEROLD PERSONETT 18 Feb 2021 11:57 AM |
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Claim Boundaries 2061 2
Started by leeglessner@yahoo.com
Dose anyone have the limits on the claim property lines Vulture Bait
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by Lee Glessner 12 Feb 2021 02:11 PM |
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4 Replies and 2419 Views
Greenhorn question 2419 4
Started by jb32748@gmail.com
Does everyone need membership card to go to claims Say I want to take my family, do we need cards for all of us or just me Thanks
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by BRIAN WILLIAMS 11 Feb 2021 11:56 PM |
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6 Replies and 2076 Views
Buying a metal detector 2076 6
Started by danny@watsonvacationhomes.com
I’m having a hard time finding a used Minelab GM1000. Can anyone recommend another metal detector that is easy to use and same price range Where I can look etc. I’ll be in the Vegas area this Sunday and need to purchase one. Thanks!!
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by Lia McVicker 11 Feb 2021 02:35 PM |
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5 Replies and 2623 Views
Metal detecting and prospecting 2623 5
Started by danny@watsonvacationhomes.com
My son and I are going to Nevada in a week or so to give it a try. Thanks for any suggestions
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by Adrian Ronan 08 Feb 2021 11:31 PM |
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9 Replies and 3321 Views
Royal explorer dry washer 3321 9
Started by jhneckbone5@gmail.com
Just joined last month. I want to buy a dry washer. I just prospect myself, and most of the areas I go to I can drive my truck to. I was looking at the Royal explorer dry washer ab/vac package. Does anybody know if this is too small and I'' want to upgrade to a bigger unit later, or is this one good
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by Greg Schlitz 02 Feb 2021 03:35 PM |
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10 Replies and 3182 Views
Oregon greenhorn with the fever 3182 10
Started by a.good19@yahoo.com
Hey all, been pannin for the last year mostly in the Molalla river area which has been good to cut my teeth on , but I’d really like to branch out. I’d really like to check out the Quartzville area this weekend provided it has reopened since the fires Molalla River has limited access since. I’m not gonna lie, I am a little overwhelmed trying to learn the basics of being a Gpaa greenhorn, and have yet to hit a claim. If anyone out there is willing to learn an aspiring prospector I would truly be...
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 01 Feb 2021 10:49 PM |
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0 Replies and 1515 Views
Anyone in Louisiana 1515 0
Started by speedwalter@yahoo.com
New member and anxious to glitter in my pan . Anyone have a line in central Louisiana area
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25 Jan 2021 03:43 PM |
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5 Replies and 1793 Views
National map 1793 5
Started by salcedojeff@yahoo.com
It would be really helpful if there were a national map with all of the available claims 'pinned'. For purposes of planning trips it would be invaluable. is there such a thing Thanks
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 22 Jan 2021 08:55 PM |
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8 Replies and 2680 Views
Who's ready to get out and find some treasure/gold 2680 8
Started by aztreasurehunter@outlook.com
If anyone is interested in meeting up to go do some treasure hunting or gold mining/panning please let me know. I am new to the hobby and enjoying every moment. That said i have my own equipment so I am ready to go. I prefer to prospect and explore with a group. It gets kind of sketchy being in the desert by yourself.
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by Vince Rademacher 21 Jan 2021 10:48 AM |
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6 Replies and 2141 Views
Ask a question 2141 6
Started by soupsboo3@gmail.Com
Was reading a review by BRAD KILPATRICK of a creek just south of Grants Pass north of Cave Junction and I was wondering if you can use a dredger in this location
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 20 Jan 2021 11:30 AM |
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12 Replies and 13392 Views
highbanker water flow 13392 12
Started by raklineplumbing
I purchased a 36'alluvial highbanker I extended the top 12' and added extra rib matting and 1/8 punch plate , also added more water flow at top much like a gold hog has, using a 30 gpm sump pump run off a Honda eu1000 generator, I have great flow and been tuning on it.. my question is what are your go to ways of setting sluice pitch, 1' per foot, finger in sluice, was told to use a small stone, love to hear some ideas. thanks
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 18 Jan 2021 07:05 PM |
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3 Replies and 4156 Views
Reno, nv. Mt. Rose prospecting 4156 3
Started by zack_martin30@yahoo.com
Im planning a trip to reno for a week in september to do some prospecting, bringing my pans, stream sluice, and equinox 800. I know that the girlfriend is excited to summit Mt.rose, so i know we are going to try weather permitting. Is there a reason i havent heard of anyone prospecting there Iv been trying to research the legality, but havent found anything. Iv searched for claims and there are none. What am i missing Would panning or running a stream sluice be ok Or swinging my detector arou...
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 16 Jan 2021 03:09 PM |
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2 Replies and 3359 Views
Prospecting in Oregon? 3359 2
Started by y.jaron@gmail.com
I am a recently new member to GPAA. I have prospected in Washington state and go by the gold and fish pamphlet which lays out all of the regulations pretty well and are required to have the pamphlet on your person which is your permit/ HPA. For Oregon I am having trouble finding rules and regulations on prospecting and mining. Like what practices are legal vs illegal and times of year you can use certain equipment and such. Can anyone point me in the right direction to find this info And if the...
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 16 Jan 2021 02:59 PM |
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0 Replies and 1587 Views
New GPAA member looking for Virginia gold hunting areas 1587 0
Started by darrylw1116@comcast.net
Are there any GPAA member allowed gold hunting areas in Virginia I’ve recently joined and a new prospector and looking for some areas in Northern Virginia..
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13 Jan 2021 07:09 PM |
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3 Replies and 2375 Views
Arsenopyrite questions/concerns from a newbie 2375 3
Started by alex.nutu@student.prescott.edu
Hi friends, I am very new member and new to prospecting, I found a place near Prescott that had signs of digging around it on open land, and I came across what I think is ArsenoPyrite, lots of it, in addition to regular pyrite and maybe some chalcopyrite. Is it safe to handle Arsenopyrite does one need gloves, a mask, or should I not even bother with the stuff I got freaked out when I identified the mineralization I found as Arsenopyrite, have never heard of it before but really don't want Ars...
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by Lia McVicker 13 Jan 2021 03:48 PM |
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1 Replies and 1552 Views
Hi all 1552 1
Started by mustang0036@hotmail.com
I bought membership in GOAA and a new fisher gold metal detector. And more sluiceing pans and a portable gold wash plant. Only takes 3 gallons of water and I also go to new Mexico and Colorado often. I am looking to buy a property in south Dakota this spring.
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 07 Jan 2021 11:52 PM |
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17 Replies and 2533 Views
3D interactive mapping for (online) mining guide 2533 17
Started by sonnywilkerson@gmail.com
** Correct Me If I'm Wrong** But... I've noticed that a printed copy of the G.P.A.A. Claims Guide is currently only available to full year or life long signing members. I looked to buy the printed edition online at the store, but found that it couldn't be purchased. I'm mainly interested in Mapping 3D Google earth G.P.A.A. claims for an aerial view to reference potential dig locations (Ex.: You Tube 'Gold Trails' with Kevin Hoagland, '3D interactive mapping with you GPAA Mining Guide an...
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by Larry Wilkerson 05 Jan 2021 12:57 PM |
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0 Replies and 1670 Views
Current-to-date G.P.A.A. (Printed) Mining Guides [FOR SALE NOW] 1670 0
Started by sonnywilkerson@gmail.com
I'm currently a month-to-month paying GPAA member. This membership does not include a printed version of the GPAA mining guide... however, the online version is made available to me. IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY A MEMBER (MONTHLY/YEARLY/LIFETIME) -- CALL: TAMARA (Nicest person I think I've ever talked to in my life). At the bottom of every page from the online 'Gold Prospectors' website is the link (Contact). Call that number: 951.699.4749 Extension - 1. If your guide is outdated and your looking ...
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