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										Today in GOLD History 12/5/2022 - GOLD IN CA!!!  16641  0
										Started by  jo.don2@verizon.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										President James K. Polk, at the end of a year of fantastical rumors of riches in the Sierra Nevada, ignited the California Gold Rush with his State of the Union address on this day in history, Dec. 5, 1848.         'The accounts of abundance of gold are of such an extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by the authentic reports of officers in the public service,' Polk told both houses of Congress.         'The explorations already made warrant the beli... |  |  |  | 0 | 16641 | 05 Dec 2022 06:50 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Holcomb Gold Coordinates Off in Mining Guide  37311  1
										Started by  jerry.perez1969@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hello all,  Can anyone tell me all the coordinates for big bear Holcomb Gold We would need Ingress,Center ,S,E,W,N coordinates for boundaries as well. Apparently, the coordinates in the mining guide are incorrect and don't know if the website has updated them. Charles jojola added some in there awhile back but it would be nice to have admins confirm the coordinates as revised.    Thanks guys,  Jerry the mining Monkey |  | 
 |  | 1 | 37311 |  by    Susan Birrell  10 Jun 2022 02:56 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Crushing Quartz  73716  34
										Started by  ompomelet@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Saw an interesting Youtube video a bit ago.
Guy took a lemon sized smooth quartz stone from a gold bearing river and crushed It using a steel mallet and t-shirt. As he broke it up, he checked for gold veins and found none, but panned out the crushed rock and found what appeared to be nearly 0.5 grams of nice gold flakes.
Anyone else ever tried that with good results |  |  |  | 34 | 73716 |  by    Douglas Mewis  04 Jan 2022 04:52 PM | 
						
						
						
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										CRAPY CLAMES NO GOLD BUT ALLWAS GET THE BILL  144875  108
										Started by  freedoggood@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										BIN TO OVER 40 GPAA CLAMS IN THE CLAMS BOOK AND 8 LDMA  OVER WORKED AND CRAPPY GOLD OK FOR CAMPING BUT AS FAR AS FOR GOLD YA RIGHT AND AS FOR THE MINING GUILD   NEVER GOT A NEW ONE FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS NOW BUT ALL-WAY GET THE BILL |  |  |  | 108 | 144875 |  by    Lincoln Ritterhouse  04 Jan 2022 02:26 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Prospecting Places in Georgia  73446  10
										Started by  RANDALL BONDS
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I am looking for places in North Georgia where you can find more than just a few flakes or flour gold. Does anyone know any places where I can find good gold and is free to prospectors like me Thank you so much! - Randall |  |  |  | 10 | 73446 |  by    Mark Woods  28 Dec 2021 06:38 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Need a Hand  18260  4
										Started by  rewipe@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Someone stole my cargo trailer full of my mining and camping equipment out of my back yard. 2- 2' Harbor freight water pumps, 1- 1' Honda water pump, 4 stack Gold Cube, 1- Gold Buddy Highbanker Dredge combo, 1- Gold Magic Spiral wheel, Hoses and tons of other stuff. A home built trommel that's one of a kind. If you see some of this stuff come up on line in Oregon or Washington area please let me know. I got some holes that need back filled and I'd like to find person that stole my stuff. |  |  |  | 4 | 18260 |  by    Susan Birrell  27 Oct 2021 11:52 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Talking to Gold  7496  0
										Started by  human@sonic.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Even in Australia...     https://www.youtube.com/watchv=SSoLIA6XCYY |  |  |  | 0 | 7496 | 24 Aug 2021 11:09 PM | 
						
						
						
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										The gold was Supposed to be there according to the indicators.  19563  4
										Started by  guy@guydewhitney.org
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I just got back.  A spot too far downstream from a gold source can have virtually all of the nice indicator rocks and amazing looking gravel bars and still not have an appreciable amount of gold because gold is 5 times heavier than anything else in the river except platinum. So there will be a bottom edge of nice prospects that fail to pan out  If you have found wonderful indicators but little or no gold it would be well to work further and further upstream.  Unless you reach a point where the i... |  | 
 |  | 4 | 19563 |  by    Dustin LeDoux  29 Jun 2021 01:07 PM | 
						
						
						
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										LDGM  6636  0
										Started by  john_wyatt55@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Knife is at lost ductchman park |  |  |  | 0 | 6636 | 17 Jun 2021 01:11 PM | 
						
						
						
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										No Tips - No Tricks - Just a question  15070  1
										Started by  Mike Davis
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										hmmm...        Gold has existed for millions of years.    Waters where gold is found today, is almost never where it was millions of years ago.        So, wouldn't it be reasonable to believe that most gold is not in most current waters  That it exists where you'd likely never think to look        Does that mean we have to think like a gold nugget (rock) :-) |  |  |  | 1 | 15070 |  by    KEVIN HOAGLAND  29 Apr 2021 04:05 PM | 
						
						
						
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										wet you pay dirt before sluicing  15210  3
										Started by  Sergio Ramirez
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										As funny as it sounds, Gold dose float, so always wet your pay dirt before putting it in the sluice,  otherwise your gold could float away and into the next persons sluice. I've learned a lot in a year!  Newbie, Sergio |  |  |  | 3 | 15210 |  by    KEVIN HOAGLAND  28 Apr 2021 02:38 PM | 
						
						
						
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										sluice with Miller table deep well & rubber V mat  15921  1
										Started by  Sergio Ramirez
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hello all,  i thought I would share this with all, I'm not pro at getting the fine gold, but I made a sluice frame that doubles as a miller table and also made a sluice with acrylic that goes on top of the miller table frame, so i made this acrylic sluice as a miller table on top with a deep well about 1/3 & the rest i put a shallow V rubber mat that slides in & out under the miller table part for easy clean out, and as you know the miller table is a great way to seperate the gold from the black... |  |  |  | 1 | 15921 |  by    Sergio Ramirez  17 Mar 2021 02:14 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Docs Detecting  13894  2
										Started by  scubajimwood@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I read an interesting article on equipment and tools by Kevin Hoagland in GP Mag. He mentions Doc's Detecting as a source to order Bates boots and some other items. I tried the phone number on their website and just get an automated message that does not sound like a business. Does anyone do business with Docs and can you advise how I can contact them for an order Thank you. |  |  |  | 2 | 13894 |  by    Jim Wood  10 Mar 2021 08:39 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Looking for ANY input on a small hopper.  5479  0
										Started by  jasewebb@me.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Fellow Prospectors:       Kind of an odd scenario going on, without going into to much detail, limiting my ability to hold and feed buckets of material into the Raptor.  To keep my AU chasing dreams alive, I’m needing to come up with a clever solution.         Does anyone know of a hopper set up, which I might mount over the Raptor which could feed into the destruction chamber, or something similar          I usually bring material home and put it through the Raptor in my yard, so it doesn’t re... |  |  |  | 0 | 5479 | 03 Mar 2021 03:34 PM | 
						
						
						
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										Blue Bowl: Thoughts if their worth the time & money?  20781  8
										Started by  svrebel94@yahoo.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hi,    I have a magic spiral pan but it takes up room when packing on an atv for the weekend.  Looking for comments on if the 'Blue Bowl' is a tool that would work well in the back country.  Look forward to your thoughts and comments.    Jeremiah |  |  |  | 8 | 20781 |  by    Melvin Brown  23 Jan 2021 10:47 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Dry Washing Thompson Dry Washer  15065  2
										Started by  davidaleessr@hotmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										i Have been using the 12 v model for the last 4 years...lemme know if u need  tips for modifying and using this dry washer...it rocks...plain n simple! |  | 
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										LDMA MEMBER SELLING MEMBERSHIP - GREAT DEAL  24843  8
										Started by  ncdottie@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hello to all you would be LDMA Members.  I have owned my membership for many years and I have a totally transferable membership that I would like to sell at this point in my old age.  I have contacted GPAA as to how to go about this.  First I start by posting the offer.  You are lucky!  My old membership contract says that I can sell and transfer my membership for $50.  See, I told you it was an old one.  Current transfer pricing is $150 or more depending on th... |  | 
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										Lucky Linda Again Coordinates Wanted  6037  0
										Started by  carl.debenedetti@sbcglobal.net
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Does anyone have the corner coordinates for the Lucky Linda Again Claim |  |  |  | 0 | 6037 | 15 Nov 2020 07:18 PM | 
						
						
						
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										gold hog piglet flare  14078  2
										Started by  randy82271@gmail.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I bought the piglet flare a while back.   No matter how i set it up i lose alot of dirt and water out of header box.     Any suggestions on how to keep the dirt in the box.  Ive tried all kind of angles and even turn water down to almost nothing.    we usually shovel feed at a slow rate but no sooner than start dumping dirt starts coming off the back.   It gets real bad if just dump a shovel and let it work down.     Any ideas would be appreciated. |  |  |  | 2 | 14078 |  by    Randy Smith  14 Nov 2020 08:44 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Moving From Casual Mining to Small Mining  21530  20
										Started by  stevesgolfer@outlook.com
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hello fellow prospectors.  I am starting this topic in hopes of soliciting help with our claim transitioning from casual minor to small scale mining.  My partner and I own the Placer Pete claim in San Bernardino California, located on BLM property.  In order for us to transition to a small-scale mining operation, we need to work through the BLM process of getting an approved plan of operation.  Our particular difficulty focuses on the area of the need to conduct an environmental assessment. BLM ... |  | 
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