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										simple questions  5541  3
										Started by  john@kg6pir.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I am a returning member to GPAA after several year of being gone. I revived my GPAA mining guide last week and after reading a few pages I found I have 2 questions. 
 1) on page MG-3 it says I need to have with me A GPAA prospecting permit, mining guide book and GPAA membership card. I have the book and membership card. Where do I get the GPAA prospecting permit All I plan to do in CA is pan and metal detecting. 
2) where do i find out if a clam is still GPAA or someone has pulled the clam ...
										
										
										
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							 by    WALTER EASON  25 Apr 2017 08:42 AM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										On-line gold geology class  4679  2
										Started by  cw@kalisoft.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Anyone know of an on-line geology course related to finding gold
										
										
										
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							 by    Chris West  23 Apr 2017 08:37 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										bausti 1 &2  3880  4
										Started by  GGSOOPER@HOTMAIL.COM
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										 is it dry panning and is werth taking metector
										
										
										
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							 by    Eddie diGirolamo  20 Apr 2017 04:28 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										Eagle Eye in black hills  3598  2
										Started by  Waldnerbob@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										When i went to eagle eye claim in black hills couldn't  find a GPAA marker only found markers of other claims under kavin or something.
 
didn't want  to claim jump so left. am wondering if coordinates on GPAA website are correct or if
										
										
										
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							 by    Bob Waldner  19 Apr 2017 03:51 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										Anyone from Greenville SC  4564  1
										Started by  dottielin2003@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										need some help of were to go. im greenest greenhorn in the club.
 
										
										
										
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							 by    Brad Lamb  18 Apr 2017 11:36 AM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										Oregon residents questions  4683  1
										Started by  travnix82@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hello friends,  I am taking a trip to seaside , OR in June and have not been able to find much info on the internet about metal detecting on the beach.. can anyone chime in and give me some details or laws on beach detecting.. Thanks
										
										
										
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							 by    Robert West  16 Apr 2017 04:58 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										New member here  9168  10
										Started by  smpellz@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Any members from Ventura County
										
										
										
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							 by    Robert West  16 Apr 2017 03:34 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										maps  4617  1
										Started by  454BEN@GMAIL.COM
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										 Used to use BLM a map showing the US but not published now.   What map gives names and good land marks to look a area over before you go there.   It was a good general map and once you located something you could drill down with other maps.   I just haven't found a comparable map to it.   Thanks
										
										
										
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							 by    Wayne Crowder  11 Apr 2017 09:05 AM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										Mid range Metal Detector  3746  2
										Started by  newbyk157@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hello, Looking for an all around Mid range metal detector.
I live near the beach and don't have much to spend.
Any recommendations 
 
										
										
										
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							 by    JOSEPH KONONCHIK  10 Apr 2017 06:22 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										metal detecting  2668  0
										Started by  clucks2001@hotmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										   Has anyone found any nuggets detecting in New Mexico. I am looking for information on the claims by Ancho.
										
										
										
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							08 Apr 2017 12:44 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										pan or more  8361  14
										Started by  bsteines1@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										what methods of take or is it just panning on gpaa claims
 
										
										
										
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							 by    Bryan Mainer  07 Apr 2017 08:11 AM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										gold beach  3713  3
										Started by  jcraptor@sbcglobal.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										  going to lake superior's gold beach any experience any one else has i would love to hear about it
                                                                                                    thanks J C
										
										
										
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							 by    Ken Redington  06 Apr 2017 10:07 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										transferring a claim  4690  1
										Started by  adamsminingco@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Anyone have tips on paperwork checkoff when buying a claim deed from someone
Seller did the quit claim deed and registered in the county office already.
Just curious if there is anything else to do prior to the 1 Sep deadline for assessment, etc 
Also, will the LR2000 not be updated until I file the 1 Sep paperwork
 
										
										
										
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							 by    A. BRENT HARSHBARGER  06 Apr 2017 12:18 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										PANNING, PANNING, PANNING, get your dredges smoking, RAWHIDE!  3968  0
										Started by  crashcrain@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										The most important thing to learn when you begin prospecting is how to pan, but you don't know if you are doing it right if your materials have no gold in them. You will have to pan to test a site, and then your final cleanup depends on how well you can pan. 
For new prospectors I recommend you buy a bag of concentrates, and not from 'GOLD RUSH'. Watch youtube videos to learn the technique if you don't have somebody to teach you, and then try it out on some concentrates over a tub so you don't ...
										
										
										
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										New member  5861  2
										Started by  missladybug87004@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hi everyone . I have been placer mining since 1989. Stopped due to a death in the family for 10 years & now i am back . Looking forward to visiting Stanton again . I will be there on the 11 of April . See you there
										
										
										
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							 by    Catherine Stephens  29 Mar 2017 12:16 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										Gold in your own back yard  8556  9
										Started by  smpellz@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I was curious to see if anyone has prospected around their backyard and actually have found gold.  I'm not talking about within a few miles driving distance but actually right behind your house.  I keep thinking to myself theirs gold in that there backyard.
										
										
										
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							 by    Benjamin Crain  28 Mar 2017 04:00 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										pan or more  2644  0
										Started by  bsteines1@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										what methods of take or is it just panning on gpaa claims
 
										
										
										
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							24 Mar 2017 04:52 AM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										Greenhorn 2 GPAA  5448  3
										Started by  n2sound8435@sbcglobal.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I just joined the GPAA and I'm in the process to learn this web sight and all of the great tools of information and so much more, that said, I'm just a greenhorn. 
I was wondering if anyone could answer a question for me. Would like to know if any local Los Angeles, Kern County or So Cal group outings get put together on this Form. Would like to find out or how too join a group of fellow gold prospectors. 
Best,
Erick J
										
										
										
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							 by    Steven Pellnitz  22 Mar 2017 07:12 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										new member. Central calif.  6377  5
										Started by  davenport268@aol.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										wondering if anyone meets up on a regular basis to go to any of the claims. I am in driving distance to tuolumne or eldarado.   I drove to one this weekend, but due to the weather it wasn't going to work out.
										
										
										
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							 by    JOSEPH STASIKONIS  19 Mar 2017 07:52 PM  | 
						
						
						
						
							
								
									
									
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										Downieville Claim Location  4974  2
										Started by  Campas5454@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										The D AND J 1 claim next to Downieville CA says there is a switch back trail that leads to the claim.  Has anyone been there  Very difficult hike, no decent trail could be found, looked for hours.  All I could assume is walk through the creek for a mile, as my GPS shows, or maybe all the brush is heavily overgrown.  Sides of canyon are very steep so options are limited.  Any tips
										
										
										
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							 by    joseph Loyd  19 Mar 2017 09:40 AM  |