Paul Black Greenhorn Posts: 
| 21 May 2015 03:07 PM |
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Fairly new at this; have a few pans and a small power sluice. Could use your collected wisdom on better outfitting myself. Clothing / waders / shovels & crevicers, all that ancillary stuff. If it has worked for you it will probably work for me, too. What has made your forays better (and maybe profitable)? Thanx.
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Benjamin Crain Basic Member Posts:351
| 21 May 2015 04:03 PM |
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2" Dredge and a wet suit would be nice depending on where you are going to be digging. Too many states are cracking down on the 6" and 4". Maybe a dry washer depending on where you are going?
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robert walkerGreenhorn Posts:
| 21 May 2015 04:59 PM |
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I'm guessing you are looking at wet stuff, not desert stuff..... Unless you are just weird and like to wear waders in the desert.
My Dad and I hit the GPAA show in Phoenix earlier this year... We picked up some prospector picks, some crevicing tools, and sadly
only one prospector scoop...
The prospector picks... That made the digging so much easier... night and day. (came across a kid named Knighten a while back, last name Day,
not related this conversation, just popped into my mind and made me laugh). I highly suggest one, or several... Handy Handy tools, nothing in Home
Depot can replicate it.
Crevicing tools, they had some neat stuff, mostly funky bent metal, hooked and sharp on one end, tiny little spoon on the other.. I would have never
known to even search for such things if I didn't see them..
Prospector scoops... I bought one, just to have it... Beats the crap out of ice scoops and garden trowels... They work really well. I need to get some more...
Buckets, can't have enough buckets... I scarfed as many as I could from as many places as I could and then supplemented with the $2.65 Lowes buckets....
Those $2.65 Lowes buckets are OK if you are just storing some garden tools on the porch, but they really suck and don't stand up to abuse AT ALL. Get the
"Food Grade" buckets at Lowes or Home Depot if you have to buy some. They are about $5, but will last more than 2 trips.
At the GPAA show, I also bought some of those Snappy Grips for the bucket handles.... Those stupid little things are worth their weight in Gold if you are moving
dirt any distance in a bucket.
I only know what has worked for me so far, and I don't know the area you are in, so I have no idea what kind of processing equipment you could need.
You can never have enough classifiers and pans... Snuffer bottles either... I've got quite the large # of snuffer bottles going... Gold from here, gold from there,
bottle of really heavy stuff in the pan that isn't gold... Go out sampling and use a different bottle for each spot. I got 80 pieces here, and 20 there... Keep them
separate and then compare, and you can see that the 20 pieces is far more gold than the 80...
I'm new at this too, my mistakes are still fresh in my head... I probably won't remember them in 20 years. I hope you can learn something from what I've already learned...
Here is another thing I've learned... You CAN get your gold clean, really clean, in a pan... There are a ton of products out there to get your gold clean, and I bought one,
and now it collects dust.. Blue bowls, miller tables(cleanup sluices), spiral wheels, that kind of thing. You pretty much have to classify to use most of those contraptions
anyways, might as well learn how to pan it.... I actually find it faster than using my Black Magic fine gold recovery sluice/miller table thing. Just have to learn how to do it.
Mike Pung, the gold cube guy has a VERY good series of videos on how to get CLEAN gold in your pan.. Techniques may vary, and there are other videos, but it CAN
be done, and once you know how, its actually REALLY easy, and FAST (after you classify).. I can get CLEAN gold at the top of the pan that I can barely see with my naked eye,
and some I can't even see with my naked eye. Just take the time to watch the vids, and a little bit of practice.
I did not think you could get that little tiny stuff out in a pan... I couldn't... I wasted money I could have used on other stuff on a piece of equipment I didn't need.. I thought
people were nuts, like the Gold Hog guy and Gold Cube guy for doing final cleanup with a pan... I was wrong.. Its really easy, with a little bit of practice, and of course
classifying.
I guess I have to get back to work at some point here.
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Scott LeidenbergerBasic Member Posts:134
| 21 May 2015 07:17 PM |
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Paul,
Hey, get a burro ! You can never have enough buckets, I like to have some 3 gallon buckets. A bucket of black sands gets heavy. Hip waders are good if you are using a sluice. Rubber boots are good but sooner or later you will step in a deep area. I have an Apex pick that works well for digging in cobble. Neoprene gloves are good for cold water.
Scott
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William Hall Buzzard Posts:650
| 21 May 2015 07:47 PM |
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Paul,
It really depends on the method of your mining/prospecting.
As mentioned, desert mining will require equipments and gear that are vastly different than wet mining, metal detecting adds different equipment and gear.
I am outfitted for wet running stream mining.
In my back pack I carry a 10" x 30" sluice box, two pans, two sieves 1/2", various hand tools, looking tube plus other assorted gear.
I carry two buckets, rake, suction devices.
I use hip waders, the wife uses farm boots.
Depending on time of year will be a clue as to clothing. Areas I frequent temps run from 30dgs to 100dgs + depending on time of year. I try to be prepared.
I strongly recommend a good map(s) of the area, a decent GPS, research the area your going into, know the terrain and conditions and prepare accordingly.
Good luck and get out there.
Bill
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Benjamin CrainBasic Member Posts:351
| 21 May 2015 09:19 PM |
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To complement Robert's post I would like to add that you do not buy five gallon buckets but instead get 3 gallon food grade and make sure your classifiers will work on top of them. You don't end up having to carry as much weight and it's a lot cheaper than buying a mule. The grips he is referring to are priceless, by all means get some.
I personally stack my classifiers so the recommendation to get multi sizes is priceless, you go through one layer at a time clearing out debris and rocks until all that is left is concentrate fine enough to be fed through a cube or your sluice.
One last thing, go get a .44mag and load the first chamber with snake shot and the rest for other critters, 2 and 4 legged. I barely dodged a VERY large badger on our way home from our meeting tonight, but your main problem is going to be snakes, the occasional large cat or bear, and some real idiots on two feet.
Oh, and a Miller table or Black Magic is a must, you won't realize how much gold you are washing away if you do not buy one.
One last thing you need is a partner, or a Chapter, you need to almost always have somebody with you incase you roll and ankle or get attacked by an animal. I recently was on the back side of the elk mountains and found a cave where you could see some people had been digging. So I check the rock, it's sound, and I start going in just a few feet to look around and hear a Mountain Lion give a guttural low pitch growl. RETREAT, RETREAT, RETREAT!
And of course the empty frame fold out bottom backpack. It allows you to attach all your gear and a bucket of concentrates and secure it all without it banging around. Instead of having limited compartments you can decide what you pack and build your own compartments if you like. These are very nice for attaching small shovels, picks, and pry bars.
I saved my fathers life twice as a child with us being alone in the mountains, one time nearly killed us both. So please always bring somebody with you, a trusted companion or friend, the mountains can turn from beautiful to deadly in a matter of minutes. I can go on about freak snow storms and dangerous critters but I think you got the idea. |
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robert walkerGreenhorn Posts:
| 22 May 2015 04:02 AM |
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Oh, and a Miller table or Black Magic is a must, you won't realize how much gold you are washing away if you do not buy one. I'm going to respectfully disagree... I was with you until a couple of months ago, then I realized I was wrong... If you have an hour to waste, watch these videos from Mike Pung, the inventor of the Gold Cube. http://www.treasurenet.co...rt-gold-panning.html The past couple of months, my Dad and I had been doing a bunch of sampling, so we had bunches and bunches of material to clean up.. We were using the Black Magic, after classifying.... After using the Gold Cube. We had pans of classified concentrates all over the place.. So while my Dad was running them on the Black Magic, I was playing with the pans, seeing if there was anything in them... I had watched some videos and what not... But with practice, and we were out there on the back porch about 4 evenings a week, I was getting it all, we found out that after I went through the pans, there was nothing left for the Black Magic to catch... The key was practice, practice, practice... I always go through each pan twice, especially the small stuff.... I also don't toss the concentrates, just in case.... When I run my Gold Cube, I've learned that there is almost nothing in the bottom 2 trays, so I just clean up the top tray and store the cons from the bottom trays.... When there is a bunch of bottom tray cons, I combine that with the tailings from my panning tubs and run it through... There is generally very little to nothing in the cleanup... So on the chance I do miss anything, I'll get it eventually. For the record, I'm in the desert, and in one place I like to play the gold hasn't traveled more than 1/4mile, at my house its moved maybe 2 miles, over who knows how many years... So its CHUNKY, not big, but CHUNKY, It hasn't been pounded flat and smooth by water and rocks. so almost all of it sticks right at the top of the first tray of the gold cube. The other plus of taking the time to learn how to do a cleanup with just classifiers and a pan... All of your panning skills improve.. If you are in a "hands and pans" area, the skills will allow you to pan FAST and efficiently. If you are sampling with a pan, that will go faster, and you'll be more confident that you are getting all the gold... Even if you still want to use your table or bowl or whatever, and I still use mine sometimes, I still suggest you watch those videos.. |
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 22 May 2015 03:15 PM |
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Ooooops, Ben, should have mentioned that I'm in Northern California (still no dredges, but we're getting closer). If I get down to the Mohave my little unit will recycle 15 gallons of water all day or 'till it turns to mud. Thanx.
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 22 May 2015 03:23 PM |
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Robert, thanks for the reply. Lots to digest. A proper prospector scoop...snappy grips for my half million buckets...got pans, snuffer bottles & classifiers...('scuze me, I'm writin' this all down). Thanks for the suggestion about keepin samples separated.
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 22 May 2015 03:33 PM |
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Scott, thanx for the tip on neoprene gloves; sierra rivers get cold. Seems melted snow is never really warm. And I guess rubber boots will keep me dry only until I actually step in the water, so I need to pick up some hip waders.
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Benjamin CrainBasic Member Posts:351
| 22 May 2015 04:02 PM |
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Being in California you might consider a hand held suction device that has a clear bottom so you can look into the crooks and crannies of the bedrock and just suction them out by hand, there is somebody out in Cali that makes these but don't know the name off hand. They also make a set up hand held pump where somebody on the river bank works a manual pump while you crawl the river looking around with the end of the pump attached, and these are still legal. I think they are still legal so you might want to look it up before purchasing.
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Scott LeidenbergerBasic Member Posts:134
| 22 May 2015 04:17 PM |
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Paul,
Thought of something else I've seen some other guys use. A utility wagon for the garden sold at the big box home improvement stores, and a three wheel stroller that parents use to push the little ones around when jogging. You might find one of those used at a garage sale.
If you have a lot of ground to cover and it's rough I don't think they would work that well.
Scott L.
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Benjamin CrainBasic Member Posts:351
| 22 May 2015 04:19 PM |
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Robert,
During our Gem and Rock show I brought some of my old concentrates and panned them again and was surprised, actually shocked how much residual gold I had not found, and I do take a little longer than some but I try to get it all but and always process twice. For me the Miller Table or Black Magic is a way to cut down on the time spent on the second cleanup, but to be honest I would rather just do it once and that is why I am considering buying a cube myself instead of a sluice.
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Leo LorenzBasic Member Posts:486
| 22 May 2015 04:21 PM |
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Guys are dredging in California. Some counties are ignoring the "ban" and not enforcing the rules....County prosecutors refuse to prosecute. As well as Sheriff.
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Benjamin CrainBasic Member Posts:351
| 22 May 2015 05:10 PM |
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Leo,
I will not cross that boundary and here is why. When you are dealing with local laws and enforcement that is one thing, but when you cross the giant Bureaucracy of the Feds, EPA, BLM, and whomever else they are using these day you invite a whole ton of hurt on your life if they decide to enforce their laws. It's why I always go to the BLM before a dig, just to be on the safe side. The last thing I want in the news is a picture of me in cuffs for violating a Federal Ban and being accused of contaminating the non-existent water supply of California or them further restricting water use to farmers because some two inch smelt might be endangered.
I agree it's mostly nonsense, but we all have to be responsible prospectors if we want to continue to be allowed to do this. Seriously Imagine the headline, " Illegal GPAA Prospector Contaminated our Water with Heavy Metals." You and I know that is not true, but the average idiot will have their hair on fire.
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Leo LorenzBasic Member Posts:486
| 22 May 2015 05:33 PM |
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Guys are dredging in California. Some counties are ignoring the "ban" and not enforcing the rules....County prosecutors refuse to prosecute. As well as Sheriff.
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Leo LorenzBasic Member Posts:486
| 22 May 2015 05:47 PM |
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I agree...... too a certain extent..... but I dont recall that being a federal ban, This is a California thing and the buzz out there is, the local rules apply. I dont see how the Fed would get involved. Look....they backed down on the Bundy issue and our current government promotes "civil disobedience". We see it all over the place happening. Are there Fed rules prohibiting dredging in NF or on BLM ? .....I know quite a bit of people doing it with no resistance ever since the latest court ruling. They seem to have had the reassurances from the county governments that there is no chance of being prosecuted......well really its only a civil penalty. Sure out weighs the risk vs reward ratio.
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Benjamin CrainBasic Member Posts:351
| 22 May 2015 05:55 PM |
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That may be the case, but if one Federal Authority steps in their lives will end as they know it, especially if it is the EPA. I don't know what the EPA or California Water Board are charging for infractions these days but I am willing to bet they are much higher than local fines, maybe even carry a felony record for life?
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Leo LorenzBasic Member Posts:486
| 22 May 2015 06:02 PM |
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I am not into the dredging thing, seems like a cool thing to be doing....But I think if I wanted to get into it, Alaska would be the place to do it. I really have a negative mood for California overall, its just unbelievable how things have gone in that state. I hang out more in Nevada than anything, and just so many places to go and not be bothered.
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 24 May 2015 05:36 PM |
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Ben. Oh yeah...saw a hand suction thingy that even has a hose that connects to a bucket. Low tech time saver. That goes on the Christmas list. Thanks again.
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 24 May 2015 05:38 PM |
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Oh yeah...forgot completely about the garage sales. I'll start checking them out again.
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 24 May 2015 05:45 PM |
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Thanks for the news, Leo...though with my luck I would find all the counties in favor of the ban. 
Didja hear? The Sierra Fund is still dredging in Cali and are being paid with our tax $$$ to do it. I'd do it for free! |
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Leo LorenzBasic Member Posts:486
| 25 May 2015 08:19 AM |
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Paul, many of the counties are in Northern California. And some along the Kalamath River. Hey someone should go and see what the Sierra Club is actually doing when they are dredging. Do you have any more specific information like where they are doing it as locations? I would like to know if they are finding and keeping gold that is getting sucked up. I think they are doing this as a guise for other reasons.....like to take the gold before others and can get it and also make money for the club......not that they really need it to fund their activities....but I bet whatever they do find they likely put into their own pockets, so that they cant be accused of dredging for "gold". Convenient denial..
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MIKE AULTGreenhorn Posts:
| 25 May 2015 04:51 PM |
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I agree that a 5 gallon bucket is too heavy when full, and I think square or rectangular buckets much more efficient, space wise. But, almost every real restaurant gets all kinds of thing in food grade 5 gallon buckets. They often will give the empty ones away for free just to get rid of them. They may smell like pickles for a while, but they're free! Every time I see someone with those orange or blue buckets that they paid for I just shake my head in disbelief.
Mike
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William HallBuzzard Posts:650
| 26 May 2015 03:33 PM |
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Two things I'd like to add,
1- Dredging is not banned, Let me say that again.
Dredging is not banned,the efn state that makes you buy a permit to dredge has decided not to sell said permit, that's what is banned, selling permits, in the states mind, no permit no dredging. How many folks drive without a license, how many hunt without a license, how many fish without a license ?
It is not a fed ban, infact you can dredge federal lands without the feds caring, it's the state and that's where a large rub starts. Its the states fish and wildlife people that interfere with that.
Its all on the efn state. The only time the fed cares is when you sell your gold, they want their cut, that's it for small time operators.
2- Save your money on the hand dredge that has anything but an open end. No valves, no hoses, no flapper valves, no check valves, no nuttin. Just keep your bucket close. Suck it in, blow it out into a bucket.
One of my partners bought the hand dredge with the hose and bucket, a complete waste of money. He had it out one time, aint seen it again.
I ran circles around him and found more color in less time. 
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 30 May 2015 06:18 PM |
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Leo...Sierra Fund in this case, not Sierra Club. Our illustrious governor is even on the Sierra Fund board. Funny how that works out, huh?
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 30 May 2015 06:23 PM |
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William...right you are on all counts. The most that State Police can get you for currently would be dredging without a permit. If they press it like they used to (unlikely) would they still take your equipment and vehicle like they used to?
Thanx...I'l save my $$$ on the fancy hand dredge with all the bells & whistles. If I need one I'll just go to the plumbing supply and make a simple one. |
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Leo LorenzBasic Member Posts:486
| 30 May 2015 09:16 PM |
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Thanks Paul for the correction. How about this?? This is from the Sierra Fund website and shows what they are truly doing...."Remediation of legacy mine sites can be expensive, and sometimes metals other than mercury are found. The Sierra Fund and a variety of partners are exploring the marketing potential of metals obtained in the restoration of the environment, in an effort to recapture the costs of remediation, and fund future restoration projects. “E3″ in our title stands for “environmentally sound, economically viable and ethically produced.” Note: this is from their so called "E3 Gold Initiative". Ok so this is how you fight this nonsense. I am going to go apply for a 501 C non profit organization and state that our primary purpose is to clean the environment and rid the streams creeks and rivers from mercury. Also to preserve the lands. We will get donations from large corporations and publicize the work being done to restore the environment. Use the money to make land purchases in order to protect the land. Hire professional fund raisers. And also allow recreational miners full use of the properties. I see the scam being perpetrated and 2 can play the same game. The Sierra Fund knows how to game the system, and folks you too need to use the same tactics as well.
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Benjamin CrainBasic Member Posts:351
| 31 May 2015 03:47 PM |
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I have a feeling they are also a part in the new EPA Clean Water Regs that are going to effect every property owner in the US, maybe GPAA can file for similar permits and achieve the same goal, after all we have been doing it longer than they have and they are basically stealing our rights and shutting us down.
Very good idea Leo, it would take a little restructuring but can be done. We did it with my old Motorcycle club and had no problems, I don't see why we can't broadcast that the GPAA is not only cleaning the rivers but cleaning up behind all the idiots polluting the land. If Sierra Fund is using it's new found mineral wealth to pay for it's outings than so can we. But I am certain somebody is getting rich somewhere, I trust Sierra like a trust a fart while having food poisoning.
Members of the GPAA are already non-for-profit because most of us will spend more money on our activities than we will receive in resources, and we are all volunteers that receive no money for our work.
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CHRISTOPHER REEDGreenhorn Posts:3
| 31 May 2015 09:49 PM |
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I get 6 gallon bleach buckets from local jail free. A friend is a guard. They go through tons on the stuff and buckets are tough  |
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 01 Jun 2015 01:20 PM |
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Leo. You might be interested to know that the Sierra Funds latest paperwork shows that they have recovered about 300 ounces of gold and about 3 ounces of mercury (the thing they are supposed to be going after). Some professional prospectors reportedly stopped by, told them they weren't properly set up to catch the most mercury and offered to set their rig up properly. They were told to get out. Personally, I think they are just out for the $$$, not the environment. Thanks a lot, Gov (& bureaucrats, too.)
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Benjamin CrainBasic Member Posts:351
| 01 Jun 2015 03:57 PM |
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Does anybody know what the best way of disposing of mercury is? When I worked at a Hospital in Dallas running a Nuclear Medicine Department I had to go in when I first started and inventory all of our Radioactive Long-Life sources. I learned they were in the cooling facility behind the main building and proceeded to get my staff to come in on a Saturday to inventory and swipe test them all for leakage. We went in and the room was at least 130 degrees. We would drag the bags out of the super heated room and survey them and then return them back into storage. But in there was this large trashcan that was so heavy it couldn't be moved, so I lifted the lid and looked down at least 20 gallons if not 30 of Mercury. I immediately told my staff to evacuate and closed the lid and then reported it to our Radiation Safety Officer. I looked into ways of disposing of that much mercury and as far as I know to this day it is still there, even after I left I don't think they ever figured a way to dispose of it meaning it is probably still there.
I have never seen that much mercury in one place in my life, but an old mercury miner told me they used to take a small push boat into the mine everyday because the pool of mercury had grown so large they couldn't walk through it anymore, and he just so happens to be the first person I have ever met that had "Mad Hatter's Disease".
So if you collect mercury while mining or stumble across something like that who do you call to have it picked up?
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Leo LorenzBasic Member Posts:486
| 02 Jun 2015 08:56 AM |
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Wow 20-30 gallons of mercury is tough to get rid of. I checked into this last year as I knew a guy that had accumulated some from his manometers that were used in testing aircraft instruments. I found that the places that would take it want to charge by the pound. And all they do is collect money on both ends. They charge you money to take it from you, and then make more money reselling it. Something wrong with that idea for me. I read where a girl was cleaning out her fathers things after he passed, he was a prospector, had a good bit of mercury, and she placed an advertisement on Craigslist to get rid of it and it caused her BIG problems. Local EPA found out, wanted to fine her for improperly disposing of hazardous material, improper storage, no permits, ect. You can see where that would go. I dont know where the story ended, but it didn't seem good. Gee, storing that much mercury in a shed with high heat would have made for a toxic environment in that room.
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James HendersonGreenhorn Posts:21
| 02 Jun 2015 12:53 PM |
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Paul, as Ben mentioned and I came to find out the hard way last January, a partner is the most valuable prospecting advice. I was in Colorado, above 9500', prospecting alone when I slipped and fell less than a foot. I cracked the two bones on the outside of my left ankle and broke the fibula on my left leg. I was thirty feet down in a stream bed and my truck was 50 yards from the top of the crevice. I crawled thru cactus and over rocks to get up the crevice and then had to crawl to my truck. It was 6 miles down a mountain road before cell phone signal was available and I could call my wife to send an ambulance. I thought I had it all figured out. My wife knew the general area that I would be prospecting and if I did not call her before dark, she would send the Sheriff's Dept. to locate me. I always carry bear spray and a hand gun but if you break your leg, you don't want to be in the Colorado mountains in January, waiting to be rescued.
I know longer prospect alone and it is one of the reasons that I decided to join the GPAA.
On a lighter note, I have classifiers in 5 or 6 different mesh sizes. If running a recirc setup, I like placing a 1/10" classifier on top of a bucket and run the capture thru the sluice again.
I don't have as much as experience as a lot of the people on here (8 years), but you'll find out more of what you need as you gain experience.
Hope this is helpful.
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Paul BlackGreenhorn Posts:
| 02 Jun 2015 01:35 PM |
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Oh yes, James, I'm big into redundancy. 2 people in 1 vehicle is in no way redundant. 3 (or more) people in 2 (or more) vehicles is. Fortunately, my local chapter has an outing or 2 nearly every month so I'm up to my hips in partners.
Classify...then rerun. Got it.
I have to stop asking questions...seems like half the GPAA has commented so far. 
Thanks again. CFMS show and meeting coming up in Lodi. A chance to buy some more tools & such. Woohoo. |
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DON EVANSGreenhorn Posts:
| 02 Jun 2015 03:11 PM |
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Hi guys, just read this whole post, good advice on ALL counts. As far as a hand dredge I have built a few, the first one I bought leather cups on eBay for the plunger they work great after they swell up (soak the whole thing in the water for a few minutes) I built one for my outings coordinator & I had found 2" rubber fender washers with a 1/4" hole in the middle at my local Ace hardware, I stacked 4 of those with a steel fender washer on both sides & a ny-lok nut, as you tighten the nut & squeeze the rubber it makes for a very tight seal. I did buy one way valves for mine from "Red" over at "Gold N Sand" & I ran a 1 1/4" hose to a bucket but instead of putting a 90° fitting into a bucket lid I just cut a 1 1/4" hole in the side near the top & fit a barbed fitting in it & a 45° fitting inside the bucket to direct the material down, it works great!
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DON EVANSGreenhorn Posts:
| 02 Jun 2015 03:14 PM |
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I'm in So. Cal. & am too waiting on the ruling that is supposed to come down June 23rd but I just built me a 2 1/2 dredge/highbanker & I'm taking it to Arizona to dredge this weekend (I'm also an AMRA member & I'm going to their claim that has a large creek).
I'll post the results when I return next week!
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Tonya MosigGreenhorn Posts:
| 07 Jun 2015 12:26 PM |
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Hey, Paul
I, like you, needed a bit of help getting outfitted. So, I went online and looked through tour operators pages. Mostly Fishing Tour Operators, due to their exposure to water. All in Alaska. I use to be a travel agent. I have insider knowledge on where to find gear info I guess. I'm now sharing it with whomever reads this. Each site lists "what to bring." I got a TON of GREAT info from this one
http://www.epicanglingadv...a-fishing-trip-gear/
I HIGHLY recommend reading it. Ebay gave me some major discounts on exact items recommended. Also since it's "off season" for the clothing/gear companies the clearance pages were great!!!!!!! Let me know what you think.
I'll be in Alaska July 11 thru July 26th this year. When are you going?
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Tonya MosigGreenhorn Posts:
| 07 Jun 2015 12:45 PM |
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Mike is a friend of mine and my Oklahoma Chapter 21 President. He and Red Wilcox designed the cube after four years of trials. They went so far as to order dirt from all corners of the world. They run it through to try the different consistencies in Gold Bearing soil across the Globe. It's beyond impressive.
Mike is a retired Aerospace Engineer. The man knows how to design something. You can see more of his videos on his face book page or at http://www.goldcube.net/
That cube is a huge TIME saver!!
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Paul Louly New Member Posts:81
| 08 Jun 2015 02:05 PM |
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Hello all! It's really great to see everyone involved and being so helpful with our new members (and experienced ones too!) Funny enough, we are actually looking to update the online store, and this post was a real help in getting it going. We've also started a new forum thread for everyone to list their favorite and essential prospecting products that they need whenever they go out. Feel free to continue the discussion their as well, and more importantly list out your prospecting essentials that we should consider carrying in the store. We won't be able to carry any specific brand names just yet, but generic tools and products will definitely be considered. Thanks again for all your support and good advice! http://www.goldprospector...unity/Forum/aft/1019 |
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