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										Panning in Knox Co. Ohio  2734  3
										Started by  austermillerbernard@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Has anyone worked Knox County Ohio, The wakatomaca or surrounding area. |  | 
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										Mining in pa  2201  3
										Started by  thecow15823@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Looking for more on he laws of mining in pa. I would like to dredge or maybe run a small slice or a high banker. |  |  |  | 3 | 2201 |  by    Thomas Wentling  01 Apr 2019 09:29 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Las Vegas Gold Show  1670  0
										Started by  worldavi@gate.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Why is there no Gold Show in Las Vegas this year!! Are you serious...none WHY |  |  |  | 0 | 1670 | 28 Mar 2019 08:43 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Kern river conditions  2695  3
										Started by  Petekottke@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Im interested in going to the k able claim on the kern river. I understand you have to cross the river to get to the claim. How can I find out river conditions for the kern river (below lake Isabella).  Thanks |  |  |  | 3 | 2695 |  by    Brian Haines  26 Mar 2019 11:36 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Geology  15930  21
										Started by  tpleibel@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I have not been doing this long; but I have learned that knowing some basic geology would help.  I have been trying to find a class at one of the local colleges and can not find one to take. Go figure, only 20 colleges within 30 miles of me.  So does anyone know of a good source of videos or maybe books to learn the basic geology for reading a terrain in the field.  Or telling one stone from another.  I had this way back in 4th grade but have forgotten a lot and never did lea... |  |  |  | 21 | 15930 |  by    Brandon Cooper  24 Mar 2019 04:08 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Im new!  2314  3
										Started by  Twinlynn13@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Im from western ky. Born and raised here.  Have recently been given the freedom to enjoy   Outdoor life.  Would like to pan or sluice and learn  The basics. Eventaully would like to dredge.  I have a 6 and 8 year old that would love to accompany me but i refuse to let them until i find a safe and reliable place. |  |  |  | 3 | 2314 |  by    BILL LIKE  23 Mar 2019 11:03 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Newbee looking for help ( Orange, CA )  2215  3
										Started by  bstpierre@hidcorp.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I am a new bee and went out to TRIPLE D AND M twice and Lyle creek once with zero luck. I need to invest in a gold detector but want to start of panning, sleuth . Any suggestions would be great. Trying to find enough gold to make a 25 year anniversary ring. |  |  |  | 3 | 2215 |  by    Brett St Pierre  21 Mar 2019 10:50 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Wife member  1953  2
										Started by  g-patter@hotmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hi new member   Do I need a membership for my wife if she prospects with me or is it included with mine  thanks |  | 
 |  | 2 | 1953 |  by    Gary Patterson  18 Mar 2019 08:01 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Stanton Az  1928  0
										Started by  birdman035@hotmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I am a GPAA member. I am a Arizona snowbird greenhorn from Ohio. can I go / visit the Stanton LDMA property  Can I camp there  is there a fee    What else should I know   darn I guess I am a greenhorn..... really never thought of it way..  David |  |  |  | 0 | 1928 | 17 Mar 2019 01:00 PM | 
						
						
						
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										backpack for panning  3953  4
										Started by  Petekottke@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Yesterday I went to a public area to do some stream digging. With a bucket, shovel, sluice box in hand, I trekked to my spot and did some digging.   As I was walking out with my gear, I noticed panners walking in with a unique backpack. I didn't get a picture of their pack, but I can describe it.  It looked like an external backpack. It had two vertical pouches, one on each side of the area that housed a 5-gallon bucket and sluice box. That area for the bucket was intentionally void, specificall... |  |  |  | 4 | 3953 |  by    Richard Brasier  11 Mar 2019 07:14 PM | 
						
						
						
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										posting pictures  1376  0
										Started by  jester64@aol.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										How would I go about posting a picture on this form   Does it have to be hosted on another site and a link shared  thanks for your help |  |  |  | 0 | 1376 | 09 Mar 2019 10:17 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Barstow desert conditions  1575  1
										Started by  Petekottke@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I've been out to to the desert a few times and had fun prospecting. Right now it's March and we are getting all of our rain. How long does it take for the soil to dry out before I can dry wash the material I'm really interested in going to the Barstow claims, but I don't want to waste my time and gas if it's too wet. |  |  |  | 1 | 1575 |  by    Bill McCoy  07 Mar 2019 12:46 PM | 
						
						
						
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										We have concentrates we just need someone who can extract the gold  2334  2
										Started by  david@ucvcfunding.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										My boss is part owner of a pretty famous gold mine and because of this we have about 50k tons of concentrate and hard rock ore left over from the exploration stage of his project. This particular ore is known to have high concentrations of gold, silver and other PGM's, but one of the issues we're having is that normal fire assays are not picking up all the gold. Much of the gold is being washed away. We need a master assayer that can extract hard to get gold through a chemical or atomic procedur... |  | 
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										GRE Claim size too large?  2323  3
										Started by  Kenaslan@earthlink.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Just got an email from the infamous GRE (Gold Rush Expeditions) trying to sell me a Lode Claim here in Montana. (side note - nobody should ever NEVER buy from them).  The claim is a Lode however they state that it is 20 Acres.  How can they do that  Please correct me if I am wrong, but as I understand it the maximum size for a lode claim is 1500 feet by 600 feet, that is nowhere near 20 Acres.  I am not an attorney in my mind this should invalidate any claim they are making as it is against the... |  |  |  | 3 | 2323 |  by    richard lambert  04 Mar 2019 01:42 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Mining guide coordinates  2807  3
										Started by  Kenaslan@earthlink.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										In the day and age of modern GPSs that use STANDARD coordinates the latitude and longitude system went out with the dinosaurs. Does anyone know of a good app to change the outdated longitudinal coordinates to every day Garmin GPS  The Garmin Montana 610 that I use, uses standard WGS 84 hddd°mm.mmm' not a system that was used at the turn of the century. The use of non standard,outdated coordinates makes me want to not renew my GPAA membership |  |  |  | 3 | 2807 |  by    Ken Castillo  24 Feb 2019 06:24 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Lytle creek middle fork 1-3 (A)  13286  11
										Started by  kevinryan@netzero.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Ok I know I am new here. I do have a question I went to Lytle creek a couple of time to find the middle fork 1-3 (A) claim I was following the direction in the book after I  made the turn on the middle fork rd I found the road on the left but it was only a mile down the road. Today I went down the same road and went the 2.5 miles and did not find any road on the left. So what am I doing wrong or missing. I do not have a gps yet but am looking at getting one soon. |  |  |  | 11 | 13286 |  by    Don Wendt  23 Feb 2019 01:37 AM | 
						
						
						
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										FORREST FENN TREASURE  1860  0
										Started by  pbhunter4@aol.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I know a lot of people have been looking for treasure in the wrong place according to Dal's site (friend of Forrest Fenn}.  Many, many people are looking for it in Yellowstone.  You can read a cheap book and narrow down the location or keep throwing away money like looking in the wrong places like Yellowstone.  Yellowstone is a no go, get the book.  Forrest Fenn's book is great but it won't lead you to shiny dime.  My book will help, get the book, save a bunch of money.      https://www.facebook... |  |  |  | 0 | 1860 | 21 Feb 2019 10:01 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Just arrived in Tucson  5668  6
										Started by  SUCCESSIN18@GMAIL.COM 
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I got into Tucson yesterday.  I am really new to this prospecting thing and plan to check out some GPAA claims in the area.  Have been trying to contact someone from the club here but no luck for the past week.
Anyone have any advice or area info |  |  |  | 6 | 5668 |  by    ROBERT MORALES  18 Feb 2019 09:29 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Newbie nugget hunter in BUCHANAN  2251  4
										Started by  tknauber1@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Good evening all!    First time poster, and recent remember of the GPAA! I was looking at the property in Buchanan, GA and was curious if anyone had tips they were willing to share Despite ten ish years of trail panning I have yet to find a flash in the pan.  Any help is appreciated; I am eager to listen! |  | 
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										Winter Prospecting on the Feather  2388  2
										Started by  smithsgold@aol.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										https://youtu.be/Uttr3RSSMxk                Watch as Jeff does some winter Prospecting for Gold trying to get the jump on Gary               ( Two toes ) on there yearly Gold contest !!! I only had a short window between storms so I took a short drive to the River in search of Gold. |  |  |  | 2 | 2388 |  by    JEFF SMITH  14 Feb 2019 01:26 PM |