At last, the end of the year approaches. The air is cooler and we can now resume gold prospecting activities. First order of business is to have fun!
I am going to ride the quad around and enjoy nature’s scenery and relax. I have been waiting months for this day. I won’t miss office life.
Today, I was sitting at my desk eating some Chinese food for lunch. After I finished, I opened up the fortune cookie to read what the paper said and found it rather interesting. I had to take a picture of it. Could this be a sign of things to come? (I used my other uneaten…
Here we are again in the beautiful Arizona desert. We decided to go back where we went last time and do some more dredging and also try to dig into some along the side walls of a riverbed where there used to be an ancient riverbed over our heads. That was long ago and now…
When you are having trouble finding gold, there is usually a reason why. Don’t give up hope because one day you will be rewarded. Its just a matter of time until you figure it out and start going to the right places. I suggest joining a club and talk to people. Spend some time getting…
I written this post to briefly explain the procedures for filing the paperwork for a new placer mining claim and the renewal of an existing placer mining claim. I include our experiences and what we learned. It is intended as reference material for me. I should note that I live in Arizona and this information…
Last week Josh and I went with a mining claim owner to a remote location near Bagdad, AZ and were shown a beautiful place where the water flows over exposed bedrock all year round and the potential for gold might still exist. We prefer being near water most of the year because not only is…
NOTICE: This article is deprecated – BLM discontinued Geo Communicator If you are researching areas in Geo Communicator for land that you may be able to claim mineral rights, then you will need to know the following fact before you begin. Below is a picture of a section of the PLSS grid in Geo Communicator….
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So what did you get? Calculate the volume and mass of Au for a grade figure?