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12 Replies and 7894 Views Unidentified Rock  7894  12 Started by  jsohlberg@att.net We have been finding this rock in the desert, often where we are finding gold.  The rock, as you can see, (the sliced version) is very dense, weighs a great deal and is non-magnetic.  The glassy looking crystals (for the lack of a better term) appear bluish in sunlight and silvery otherwise.  We have asked a couple rock hounds but noone has come up with a definitive answer.
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by  Michael WheelerJump to last post
14 Aug 2016 07:40 PM
0 Replies and 4093 Views Mica  4093  0 Started by  ompomelet@gmail.com I'm rich! Pans full of... Mica!  Yes, I can tell the difference. Knew at the start as the pretty gold mica flakes are all over the river bed here and some do end up in the pan. Stick a pin (or fingernail) into the paper thin floaty flake and it breaks apart into smaller pieces. Gold doesn't do that. 
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13 Aug 2016 03:25 PM
14 Replies and 9702 Views Did I break prospecting etiquette?  9702  14 Started by  JBONES39@YAHOO.COM So I'm out with a long time friend, were sluicing and at the start we agree to keep the take from our individual sluice. He seemed seemed fine with that. Each our own sluice digging from same hole, taking turns with each shovel load. An hour into my shovel brings up some Quartz with what appears to be fine specks of gold embedded. I tell him get your shovel over here. I bring up more, setting it ll aside on some bedrock. Next thing I know he's doing a clean out. I ask clean out so soon he says ...
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by  ADAM ANDREWSJump to last post
13 Aug 2016 01:00 PM
14 Replies and 18434 Views Pisgah National forest  18434  14 Started by  geniehall34@gmail.com Has anybody went panning for gold in Pisgah forest I'm just curious to see if anybody has had any luck there. I know you can only use a pan but I think it would be fun.
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by  ROBERT HOBDYJump to last post
12 Aug 2016 06:30 PM
2 Replies and 6620 Views Vein Mountain  6620  2 Started by  MCKC@ATT.NET Looking for information on the Vein Mountain outing from people that have gone in the past. I don't own a camper so I will be using a tent, unless someone can tell me if there is a local motel close by. This will be my first outing ever so any information would be helpful. Thank you for any help M. Canales
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by  ROBERT HOBDYJump to last post
12 Aug 2016 06:11 PM
2 Replies and 6277 Views Georgia Gold  6277  2 Started by  lsthomas5028@gmail.com We just moved to Georgia from Northwest Ohio and I am so disappointed that there are no GPAA claims close to me. Does anyone have any suggestions, I am having severe withdrawls and need a place to relax, play in the water and find some gold. I currently live near Brunswick, Georgia.
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by  MICHAEL JUDDJump to last post
10 Aug 2016 01:52 PM
5 Replies and 8738 Views New GPAA Memer in the Inland NW!  8738  5 Started by  jonwilbanks22@gmail.com   So has anyone been up to the Kevin Claim in North ID Recently It's the closest GPAA Claim to where I am. Also has anyone prospected the Spokane River or Liberty Creek above Liberty Lake Looking at the info I can find there has been gold found on the Idaho side of Mica Peak ID, but no info on the WA side. I have tomorrow off and plan on panning up Liberty creek for half a day to see if there is anything...     Thanks GPAA,    
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by  Vince EmeryJump to last post
09 Aug 2016 05:16 AM
0 Replies and 3408 Views Santa Ynez River, California  3408  0 Started by  Dan90011@yahoo.com I will be in Santa Ynez, California this weekend and as I understand that area has a history of mining. I checked to see if there was a local chapter in the area but did not find one.    has any one been out there and would you know if it is OK pan or set a sluice box Any advice is appreciated!!!   Danny
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05 Aug 2016 01:59 PM
0 Replies and 2347 Views grizzley sluice 111  2347  0 Started by  melissas1981@yahoo.com   Has anyone used this piece of equipement,and what are your opinions
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30 Jul 2016 08:15 AM
0 Replies and 2433 Views Lake Catherine / Pecos NM Area  2433  0 Started by  mrussell@mckinneyisd.net I would like to hear from some of you that know NM well. I will be in this area from Weds. 27th to Mon. the 1st. I have plenty of Gold maps and areas to look but have never prospected in NM. If anyone has any places or recommendations for good sites close to Lake Catherine/ Pecos I would greatly appreciate it.
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25 Jul 2016 02:31 PM
2 Replies and 5518 Views New guy in Utah  5518  2 Started by  atainstructor@gmail.com Hi all! I'm a pretty green greenhorn from the Salt Lake City area that just joined GPAA. By greenhorn I mean that I can get my pan facing the right way up at least 2 out of 3 tries. So far I've successfully resisted my usual urge to go buy lots of expensive equipment before I even know if I enjoy a new activity, so at the moment my equipment consists of a couple of Keene pans, buckets, a shovel and good supply of elbow grease. Although I'm from the Utah area I'm planning on taking a trip up to...
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by  Benjamin CrainJump to last post
23 Jul 2016 07:02 AM
2 Replies and 5054 Views Camping at Homack?  5054  2 Started by  mrussell@mckinneyisd.net Can anyone tell me some information about Homack Claim Is it possible to camp there and if so what is there What should I expect to see  Thanks  Matt
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by  joseph LoydJump to last post
15 Jul 2016 07:41 PM
11 Replies and 8046 Views New Guy  8046  11 Started by  mrussell@mckinneyisd.net I live in McKinney, Texas and have been relic hunting for years. There is not too much to find here, I found mostly new coins and a few musket balls. Any advice and help on navigating the site and learning the basics of GPAA is welcomed.  Glad to be apart of GPAA. Matt  
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by  Gary WhitedJump to last post
13 Jul 2016 01:46 PM
13 Replies and 11964 Views Hand dredges  11964  13 Started by  ompomelet@gmail.com Still looking at other equipment and reading old conversations. Ran across a mention of 'Hand Dredges' so googled for them. This particular one looks promising and quite affordable as well as being easily portable and light weight: http://www.goldsucker.com/beltmount Funny, I've been contemplating methods for getting the material out of rock crevices and this seems to fit the bill. Comments/opinions I've also pretty much settled on Bazooka sluices for when I go to purchase one. Probab...
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by  Mary McCartyJump to last post
12 Jul 2016 03:04 PM
2 Replies and 6693 Views Mining Guide use  6693  2 Started by  goldigging@yahoo.com Hope all are enjoying a great 4th of July weekend. I would like to encourage all members, not just new members, to read the front section of the 2014 mining guide. Some really great information on sluice box setup, GPS use including topo maps, mining claims use and meanings, mining guide use. Some info is basic, but we all start somewhere. Just recently the use of GPS as well as reading topo maps came up, information within the MG covers the basics and how to read and interpret to...
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by  WALTER EASONJump to last post
11 Jul 2016 10:34 AM
2 Replies and 5922 Views Similkameen River, Oroville,WA  5922  2 Started by  bbqn.jpa@gmail.com I'm planning a trip up by the Canadian Border in WA w/ a LDMA Buddy that dredges. I've never dredged before. I have several questions and would appreciate some advice. Wetsuits- Probably have to go used for now. What weight suit I'm 6ft, 250, what size to look for Any folks out there that have been there Any info, suggestions Thx JP  
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by  JIM ACKERJump to last post
03 Jul 2016 03:18 PM
1 Replies and 5394 Views Yellow Jacket Creek ORMC151725  5394  1 Started by  Jerryg@g-gec.com I attempted to check this claim out yesterday and I'm 95 sure I was in the right place (I didn't have a GPS).  I found a claim marker, right were the book said it was located, but the information on the claim marker didn't match what was in the mining guide.  Is there a way to find out if this is still an active claim  The claim number on the Marker was ORMC 169223. It is possible I was in the wrong place, but the mining guide had it down to a tee.  It wasn't super easy to...
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by  WALTER EASONJump to last post
21 Jun 2016 08:17 AM
0 Replies and 2453 Views Yellow Jacket Creek ORMC151725  2453  0 Started by  Jerryg@g-gec.com I attempted to check this claim out yesterday and I'm 95 sure I was in the right place (I didn't have a GPS).  I found a claim marker, right were the book said it was located, but the information on the claim marker didn't match what was in the mining guide.  Is there a way to find out if this is still an active claim  The claim number on the Marker was ORMC 169223. It is possible I was in the wrong place, but the mining guide had it down to a tee.  It wasn't super easy to...
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20 Jun 2016 04:44 PM
0 Replies and 2996 Views Gold Show this Saturday and Sunday in Denver  2996  0 Started by  blauck45@yahoo.com Gold Show this Saturday and Sunday in Denver, At the Adams county Fair Grounds.  
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17 Jun 2016 02:03 PM
2 Replies and 5453 Views GPAA claims in Quincy, Ca  5453  2 Started by  Mikeminer80@gmail.com Good day fellow dreamers, Can anyone tell me about the GPAA claims in Quincy Ca. We will be going there beginning Monday and looking for any advice about the area, tips or suggestions.  Thanks in advance
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by  Mike MinerJump to last post
17 Jun 2016 09:41 AM
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