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7 Replies and 6661 Views
First outing! Arizona! 6661 7
Started by ddollar@comcast.net
Hey all!
Haven't posted much here. Been lurking.
Recently 'retired' and headed to Arizona with a drywasher and a lust for nuggets!
Going to be going in an RV and staying down there for the winter...
This will be my first outing of any kind, prospecting. Hoping to find some gold with my MD or with the drywasher.
Got my GPAA membership and my GPAA guide. Anyone been out to Gold Basin or King Tut area have any advice for a Noobie :-)...
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by STANLEY SHIELDS  11 Nov 2018 01:16 PM |
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8 Replies and 2375 Views
gold rush expeditions 2375 8
Started by Kenaslan
So for the fun of it, I was looking at purchasing a claim. Found claim from gold rush expeditions. How can they set a price on a claim without any studies No geo report no assay no pictures of the inside. Has not been worked in decades. They say a couple of guys could dig it out in a day or two. It would take an excavator a day. Also no exact location is given or ID number. What gives. They sound like snake oil salesmen.
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by Ken Castillo 03 Nov 2018 04:00 PM |
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12 Replies and 8465 Views
Gold Hog Multi Sluice 8465 12
Started by tpleibel@gmail.com
After working with one of the new Gold Hog Multi Sluices at Loud mine for a few days I was terribly impressed. AS I watched the old timers
play with it and be impressed the sale was completed. I order my new Multi Sluice today and have about 12 gallons of 1/8 classified material from Georgia and North Carolina to work through it right away.
Now my question is , it does not come with a bilge pump and the one Gold hog offers they say is not really the best model on the market. Anyone have a bran...
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by James McMillen 02 Nov 2018 03:33 PM |
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5 Replies and 5069 Views
Greetings From the Bootheel of New Mexico / SE AZ 5069 5
Started by kjosefy@hotmail.com
Hello all my name is Kyle I've been prospecting on a very limited scale for the last 20 years by that I mean like 4 or 5 times over that time period. Mainly in Merced California and Happy Camp California area. And I am now in the bootheel of New Mexico and starting to look around for places to do a little prospecting down here or over in AZ it is just a few miles from where i am at i am Just looking for something to do on the weekend been doing a lot of rockhounding down this way and was cleanin...
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by KYLE JOSEFY 22 Oct 2018 10:07 PM |
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1 Replies and 638 Views
old abandoned claims 638 1
Started by Kenaslan
I thought I read somewhere that a claim to be kept active, the claim owner must have intent on mining it and do so yearly. What about all the claims that have been sitting without any work for decades. Are they still valid as long as the payments are made every year, or does the fact that there is no intention of ever working them make the claim invalid
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by WALTER EASON 22 Oct 2018 11:11 AM |
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1 Replies and 2417 Views
Free buckets 2417 1
Started by Kenaslan
I have noticed how most people seem to have purchased 5 gallon buckets from their nearby big box store. However your local grocery store bakery department will give you buckets for free. There are the buckets that the frosting comes in. The handles are nice and comfortable too.
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by DAVID HAY 14 Oct 2018 09:05 AM |
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1 Replies and 1033 Views
Winter prospecting vaction 1033 1
Started by Kenaslan
My wife and I are planning a winter thanksgiving, or Christmas/ New Years vacation out west this year. The choices we have are Nevada, Arizona, or New Mexico. We have a few pans, a blue bowl, a stream sluice, and a multi sluice. As Montana will be heading into the -20s this time of year, some place warm would be nice. We are both new to this. She is a rock hound and would love to fine cool Rocks/Gems. I on the other hand think yellow as in the color of gold is...
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by Gary Whited 13 Oct 2018 06:15 PM |
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3 Replies and 2659 Views
panning material 2659 3
Started by hsschertz@gmail.com
New member. Looking for recommendations who to order material to pan.
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by Ken Castillo 28 Sep 2018 05:22 PM |
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0 Replies and 567 Views
Lincoln New Mexico area 567 0
Started by BIGTRUCKCDL@GMAIL.COM
I am looking for stores in or near Lincoln New Mexico to purchase prospecting equipment.
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27 Sep 2018 09:43 AM |
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1 Replies and 1971 Views
withdrawal maps 1971 1
Started by Kenaslan
has anyone come across a master BLM withdrawal map With so much 'Land Grab' by the feds, 100's of millions of acres, it would be nice to have a withdrawal map so as to know where NOT to be.
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by WALTER EASON 25 Sep 2018 06:36 AM |
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13 Replies and 5080 Views
Prospecting near Yellowstone park. 5080 13
Started by Kenaslan
Last weekend I went up to Cooke City to do some prospecting. Went into town for lunch and was told it was made illegal to do any prospecting in the NF for several miles outside of Yellowstone park and couldn't go to the GPAA claim there. I have sence found out that the locals don't like protecting because of the government's allowance to that Canadian company to prospect there and will not tell the truth.
Nevertheless I will be there again Saturday. Has anyone prospect...
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by WALTER EASON 24 Sep 2018 10:56 AM |
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6 Replies and 2101 Views
RIVER'S GOLD GROUP RIVER'S GOLD 2 RIVER'S GOLD 3 & FLW 2101 6
Started by swingnsway
Does anyone have the corner coordinates for this group of claims Or at least the rivers upper and lower limits of the 3 claims. The online guide has the ingress and center coordinates but it doesn't make sense because the group is suppose to be 240 acres and the distance between the ingress and center is only 750ft. I'm new to this so could someone help me out if i'm missing something
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by Benjamin Crain 21 Sep 2018 07:53 AM |
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4 Replies and 831 Views
New Bern area, NC 831 4
Started by sepa@hotmail.co.uk
Hello All, we are considering moving to the New Bern area of North Carolina. Can anyone advise on the opportunities available for panning in this area, if any Stephen
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by STEPHEN PARKER 17 Sep 2018 03:46 PM |
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2 Replies and 1207 Views
Claim with RV Access 1207 2
Started by farchijets
Hello fellow gold fevered friends, I'm looking for a place to take the family out on a camping/prospecting trip with an RV, does anyone know of a comfortable spot within a 5 hour driving radius from Los Angeles
Much appreciated
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by THOMAS GLOVER 17 Sep 2018 08:11 AM |
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1 Replies and 791 Views
Gold maps 791 1
Started by Kenaslan
Has anyone purchased maps from hhengineering If so were they worth it
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by Bill Killian 12 Sep 2018 07:36 AM |
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2 Replies and 842 Views
New and looking for advice 842 2
Started by SUCCESSIN18@GMAIL.COM
I am a new member of GPAA and new to prospecting. It has been on my bucket list for a lot of years and I guess my wife decided it was time for me to actually do it. I have talked about it and discussed it so she bought some stuff that we had talked about, a blue bowl, classifier screens, a RDH 6' power sluice and assorted other pieces of equipment.
My question for now is what size material (max screen) should you run through this RDH mini power sluice It is set up for recir...
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by joseph Loyd 11 Sep 2018 11:30 AM |
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4 Replies and 1884 Views
First day Prospecting Tips 1884 4
Started by sliderguy67
Today is my first day going out to a gpaa claim. Looking forward to seeing what I find when I get there. I know there are not to many different claims here in the state of Texas that are close by for prospecting, so going to head out to the closest one to my home town of Dallas. If anyone has any tips I could use them. I know I am really going to enjoy getting out in nature.
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by Scott Leidenberger 10 Sep 2018 04:11 PM |
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2 Replies and 706 Views
Greeting from Dallas 706 2
Started by sliderguy67
Today is day 1, my introduction to the GPAA. I have had some success with panning out paydirt that I had purchased online. Now I am looking forward to getting out in the field and finding the goodies that await.
Any tips are welcome.
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by Christopher Wilburn 04 Sep 2018 05:07 PM |
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0 Replies and 360 Views
Claim with RV Access 360 0
Started by farchijets
Hello fellow gold fevered friends, I'm looking for a place to take the family out on a camping/prospecting trip with an RV, does anyone know of a comfortable spot within a 5 hour driving radius from Los Angeles Hoping to be able to park the RV on the creek/river
Much appreciated
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02 Sep 2018 07:48 AM |
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4 Replies and 1290 Views
gold bullion 1290 4
Started by ScottSn3@aol.com
Just wondering if you bought lets say a one ounce gold bar. It comes in it's own packaging .Would it lose value if you removed it from the packaging
I think if you remove the packaging from a uncirculated mint coin it would lose some of it's value. Inquiring minds want to know.
Scott
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by WILLIAM HALL 31 Aug 2018 03:29 PM |
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6 Replies and 1412 Views
using a claim 1412 6
Started by jester64@aol.com
I am a new member, haven't even got my card in the mail yet.
I am almost ready to try my hand, once I get the card how do I go about using the local claims
Do I have to call ahead make reservation or can I just show up
will someone show up and check that I am there legal
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by WILLIAM HALL 30 Aug 2018 04:16 PM |
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2 Replies and 677 Views
Does size really matter? 677 2
Started by MtnPipr
Hey All,
Have a Whites TDI and three different sized heads. Beyond the practical consideration of how big and does it fit in the nooks and crannies, can someone please direct me to a site or YouTube videos that address how to select what size is best for what specific applications
Can give more specific details on what I have if helpful, but did not want to blather on unnecessarily.
Cheers!!
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by LEO LORENZ 27 Aug 2018 11:09 AM |
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2 Replies and 658 Views
Need help with type of hose for a DIY 2 INCH dredge 658 2
Started by gtoconnor@gmail.com
There are pvc, flat, canvas and more. Which is the correct hose material. Can anyone send a link to where to buy the proper hose I'm building a dredge with a homemade venturi suction nozzle with a 1.5 inch pressure hose going to the venturi inlet then outlet is a 2 inch . Using a 3500gph bilge pump powered by slow draining deep cycle batteries... What type of hose is strong enough for 45 to 55 psi of water and rocks moving through it Any positive constructive criticism is welcomed...
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by george oconnor 27 Aug 2018 06:12 AM |
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1 Replies and 697 Views
Claim Access 697 1
Started by Kenaslan
I wanted to go try a claim, however I have been told by the local gpaa chapter that the neighbor has blocked a public road, the only access into the claim, and posted no trespassing signs. How do I access the claim Bolt cutters
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by joseph Loyd 26 Aug 2018 03:46 PM |
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3 Replies and 867 Views
Why I voluteered to be a State Director and why we need more 867 3
Started by crashcrain@gmail.com
The man to my left is a close friend. We met getting water for our cisterns at the pump site. He had just retired from the Army after 33 years of service, two tours in Afghanistan, and one in Iraq. He like myself moved off the grid because a great deal of civilians are complete idiots and hard to be around, we both have our own form of PTSD but speaking the same language having both being Army we developed a bond. I taught him how to pan like I do with a lot of kids and it is a dying art...
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by joseph Loyd 26 Aug 2018 03:40 PM |