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by Benjamin Crain  10 Jun 2018 12:41 PM |
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7 Replies and 4010 Views
Snake Season again, be careful! 4010 7
Started by crashcrain@gmail.com
As a Texan I am super cautious about snakes and thought I would be the last person to ever get bit, WRONG. Heading to my truck off the claim I heard a hiss but no rattle and felt a sting on my leg. I thought maybe a wasp or hornet had gotten in my jeans and stung me right above the boot level so I checked my jeans and there was nothing there so I continued to my truck and drove home. While driving I noticed my vision was as if I was looking through a fog, that and I felt terrible. So whe...
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by LEO LORENZ 09 Jun 2018 03:13 PM |
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0 Replies and 1476 Views
How can I ALWAYS hide the LDMA sub forum 1476 0
Started by electronicswebring@yahoo.com
Noticed tonight just looking for new reading material that the LDMA sub forums are not viewable topics for me. I’d rather not have them clog up my list of forums if I am denied read rights. How can I block these from showing up in my forums list I see the arrow yes, but I would rather not have to click that every time I log in. Thanks
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08 Jun 2018 12:15 AM |
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6 Replies and 5555 Views
New member, help with claims/places to go in central California 5555 6
Started by tpalecek1@gmail.com
Hey everyone, glad to finally be a member of the GPAA! When I was growing up I went with my grandparents every weekend to the Greeley Hill area to look for gold. My grandpa would dredge and me and my grandma would pan and sluice. We didn't strike it rich but we got gold every time we went out. I've been trying to get started prospecting again but it's little bit intimidating. I've spent hours looking at online claim maps looking for unclaimed areas to try out. It just feels like everything ...
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by MICHAEL STEELE 07 Jun 2018 01:56 PM |
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0 Replies and 1677 Views
Rocky Mountain Prospector Blog/Website 1677 0
Started by silvacd@grizzlies.adams.edu
Hey Greenhorns!
Be sure to check out my new Blog/ Website Rocky Mountain Prospector at www.rmprospector.com. Helpful articles on basic gold prospecting gear and tips with many more to come. Also check out the prospector shop for gold and gear for sale on ebay and Amazon! Also, like the Rocky Mountain Prospector Facebook page and join the RMP group!!
-Christian
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06 Jun 2018 04:23 PM |
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2 Replies and 2671 Views
New to the Forum and Hobby 2671 2
Started by JTaylor@HL.com
Hello All,
Just thought I would write a wee bit as I just joined the GPAA. Have been panning a bit and getting some small bits here and there around Southern California for a few months now. Just got my Minelab GM 1000 so going to take that out sometime soon and see what damage I can do with that as well. Travel a lot for work, so hoping I can experience some of the different GPAA claims around the US as schedule permits. I also like flyfishing, so there is some travel c...
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by WILLIAM HALL 04 Jun 2018 04:27 PM |
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5 Replies and 4048 Views
Quartz crushing 4048 5
Started by sepa@hotmail.co.uk
Hello, I am a new member and new to this Forum. I am from the UK and am now living in Murrieta California. Prospecting is new to me, but I just love the whole idea. Due to nearby new road being built I have collected many small bags of quartz showing many of the characteristics For possible gold bearing (watched a number of videos). Now purchased a small rock crusher and am ready to crush, wearing a mask of course. The quartz collected varies in size, but mostly less than 2”. My question is-“H...
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by Scott Leidenberger 04 Jun 2018 02:20 PM |
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2 Replies and 3585 Views
Georgia prospecting 3585 2
Started by captbaker@comcast.net
Hello fellow prospectors,
Just starting out as greenhorn,
I am looking at finding some panning places in Georgia, remote on small creek w/camping.any suggestions
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by Gary Whited 01 Jun 2018 06:36 PM |
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6 Replies and 11151 Views
Membership update 11151 6
Started by pwilliams@tyco.com
Alaskan 2 or Gold Fever I'm about to renew my membership for three more years, what's the best
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by Brett Humphries 26 May 2018 01:09 PM |
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4 Replies and 5792 Views
Claims around Buena Vista Colorado 5792 4
Started by randbsimmons@gmail.com
My son and I are planning to go on our first gold panning adventure. Has anyone gone to any of the claims around Buena Vista, Colorado
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by Scott Leidenberger 18 May 2018 10:51 AM |
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3 Replies and 4286 Views
New GPAA Member, My quick story 4286 3
Started by kleshkrums@gmail.com
Hi I'm Shane -
I moved to the Denver area early last year and have been spending a lot of time on the rivers in and around the area looking for gold. I've had a bit luck every time, of course not enough gold to retire on - of course that's not really my goal..I just like getting out there away from the city.
I recently decided to start sharing some of my gold prospecting, metal detecting and experiment videos on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/kleshguitars . I decided t...
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by JAMIE HANSON 16 May 2018 01:54 PM |
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0 Replies and 1521 Views
Georgia prospecting 1521 0
Started by captbaker@comcast.net
Hello fellow prospectors,
Just starting out as greenhorn,
I am looking at finding some panning places in Georgia, remote on small creek w/camping.any suggestions
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15 May 2018 06:28 AM |
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1 Replies and 2646 Views
Where to go in MD, DC, VA area 2646 1
Started by mdumas41@comcast.net
Good Afternoon,
I have just joined the assoc. and I am interested in finding some areas near me that offer camping and mining activities. Can anyone help me
Thanks, Michele
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by WALTER EASON 14 May 2018 09:39 AM |
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1 Replies and 3282 Views
witch gpaa clam is best for metal detecting in central AZ 3282 1
Started by Zhrobertson@gmail.com
Hi I live in Glendale Az 85303 and would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on good clams yo use a metal detector new to the hobby but have lots of time thanks !!
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by James Paulsen 08 May 2018 12:20 PM |
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1 Replies and 3744 Views
Thunder dog claim 3744 1
Started by Kopffishon@aol.com
Hello all fellow prospectors !! I am thinking about checking out the thunder dog claim on the south fork of the Boise river this coming weekend . Any info would be much appreciated. Looks like good camping at dog creek Is there gold in the creek Thanks !!
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by Brett Whitesides 03 May 2018 10:33 AM |
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2 Replies and 3955 Views
Learning to read the river 3955 2
Started by crashcrain@gmail.com
Learning to read the river can be very frustrating for new prospectors but there is a simple trick that will help you get on the gold.
Take a metal detector and walk back and forth across the river, when you get a good hit stick some sort of marker on that site, and then follow that signal up and down the river because what you are looking for is a line of black sands, your gold will be in that line. A great deal of the time places I thought would be perfect I found nothing yet fr...
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by JOSEPH LEWIS 03 May 2018 09:36 AM |
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4 Replies and 4894 Views
Private Gpaa properties??? 4894 4
Started by rickaroberson@gmail.com
So new member. I'm looking at 2 claims, Brushy Creek Aquamarine Mine and Crabtree Emerald Mine. Both in Mitchell County, NC. There is absolutely no more information about them. I have no problem doing some legwork, but could someone point me in the direction of how I would go about finding out the location and rules
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by Rick Roberson 03 May 2018 09:24 AM |
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2 Replies and 3684 Views
They're building houses on our gold 3684 2
Started by jdburrell480@gmail.com
So I look through the guide and find a claim I wanna go to, I pull up my topo maps and map out my plan, I Google map the location just out of curiosity and find that they've built a house at the corner of the claim, they're literally building homes on our gold, the house is on the NW corner of the Calamity 8 claim near Rock Springs AZ, anyone else running in to this
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by WALTER EASON 01 May 2018 06:44 AM |
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1 Replies and 3156 Views
Help: Crystal, OT1-2 meetup 3156 1
Started by payment@goodlifesales.com
My son and I are headed to Crystal and OT1-2 in San Bernardino NF next weekend. We have a Royal drywasher and a couple of Whites gold detectors. Would love to meet up with an experienced member to learn some of their knowledge and have some fun. Thanks
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by DON GREENO 23 Apr 2018 01:31 PM |
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5 Replies and 6434 Views
New In Oregon 6434 5
Started by Hondolane1953@hotmail.com
Hello to all,
Wife and i just retired and joined the GPAA. Wife is not interested in metal detecting for nuggets and i am looking for some local folks who would be willing to get together with a newbie for detecting and prospecting. I bought a Minelab GPX 4000 with 3 coils and a new Minelab Gold Monster 1000 and need to get out and do a lot of learning on both of the, so someone with experience that would give tips and advice would be greatly appreciated. I am located in Rosbeburg but will to d...
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by Rod Kenton 22 Apr 2018 07:53 AM |