Something to live by........ Enjoy every day as best you can, Chris. Do not fret the years passing. Do the thing you wish to do today, before you can't. In five years, your going to wish your as young as you are today! Best wishes.
I'll be there on a GPAA claim this weekend rolling some Boulders :-) I also developed a method where my water doesn't get dirty. Took some engineering but when you don't have any water you have to keep it clean LOL I do it on a relatively small scale, but the process is scalable. Definitely handy when you can run material and not have to worry about water turning into chocolate milk
A Chilean Mill is a ''secondary'' Crusher / Amalgamator ( the ore would have to be run through a Jaw Crusher or other ''primary'' Crusher , first ) . Capacity would be no more than 200 to 300 pounds per hour .
That super fine sedimentation panning must be what you mentioned before to me. I have done the technical opposite of this to refine very fine clay slip where I first remove the salts and the organics, [actually in my case I used salt to float off the organics, then washed it out] and then I would carefully tip off the slurry until it was free of heavier sediment. I may or may not have kept the sediment from that, but I know how to do that in progressive stages to skim off lighter solids too. I shall endeavor do do this, but with an adequate catch tub in case I have to start over.
I went rockhounding out by Wickenburgh a few years ago. Sound a big modern abandon house out there full of weird stuff. Also found some nice chrysocolla but nothing shiny or metallic. The house though... was weird!
Block copy from a previous E-mail: "That company in Reno was ALS Global. Their phone is775-356-5395. There is a $30 per batch paperwork fee, a gold/silver fire assay is $25, and a 50 element analysis is about $40 if I remember rightly. You will also have to pay about $8-10 per sample for a sample prep fee and the turn around time is about a month. For faster assays I usually use Lawrence Hittle in Colorado. His phone number is 303-442-7157. He usually gets results in a week and charges $45 each, no minimum. Payment in advance (usually by check with the samples in my case)." ALS has a lab in Tucson also I believe.
One thought that comes to mind as I watch this regarding the Lat-Lon coords is that recorded docs may use a different coordinate system; these have changed over the years. Might be worth plugging the Lat-Lon in with several systems to see where it puts you on Google Earth
I am not sure. In general mines shut down when they become uneconomic or the external situation such as an owner dying, a lawsuit, or a regulatory change. The price of the commodity can drop and eliminate profits or the ore body can change character or play out.
I know of a few viens ive puled big gold out of that area .one pocket over a oz i still got them. I know of a few you can see gold in the vien still in the ground
Could the white material at 15:36 be arsenopyrites (lesson 36)? Lots of it in Wickenburg area. White to steel grey, about same specific gravity as black sand...🤔 Too bad you couldn't hook up with that guy from Period Six Mining. He did some videos in the same area you were in.
Hey, I dunno why this is such a hard thing to find but WHERE can I go that is free access for the public? All I am getting is non-responses and smart-ass responses. The government email I sent has not responded.
Basically any US Bureau of Land management Land that has not been withdrawn is open to mineral entry, but you cannot collect minerals, when on someone else's claim without their permission. You can also prospect on National forest Service land subject to the same restrictions. Are you looking to prospect? Keith
@Achaeos Salisbury I see your confusion now.. STATE land in Arizona is now fairly restricted due to radical environmentalists wanting to 'save nature'. FEDERAL land is entirely different. However much of the known placer grounds in AZ are already claimed. An easy way to avoid conflict is to join a gold prospecting club and thereby get access and information on all their claims. Aside from that, all claims are required to have monuments and if you don't see any it should be open. However a 2 x 2 post can be hard to spot. If someone says you are on their claim it is best just to politely leave. There is lots of open ground here. Not as much GOOD open ground.
@Achaeos Salisbury It would be very difficult to keep a map current as thousands of claims are files, transferred, or closed every year. There is the LR2000 database kept by the BLM of their records which are usually very current, but it is very difficult to use. If you just stay on BLM land, look for claim stakes, and leave if asked, you should have little difficulties with recreational scale prospecting. Also look for little yellow signs next to the dirt roads and trails that are posted to mark claim boundaries.
@@brianh5609 There should be a number of prospecting clubs up there. You might check some out. WRT me, why don't you email me at hardrocku@outlook.com and tell me some more details and I can put you on the list of possible helpers for local field trips. Keith
GREAT LESSON ON QUARTZ VS. CALCITE. I'VE READ IT IN A BOOK, BUT WATCHING YOU DO IT MADE THE DIFFERENCE FOR ME. THANKS AGAIN, KIETH!
You're welcome Glenn. It will be at least a week before we continue north. Interesting mine to help evaluate. Having to get out my climbing gear...
Another great informative lesson, thanks .Your videos will save me effort and improve results when I am prospecting..
You're welcome. GOOD LUCK!
Something to live by........
Enjoy every day as best you can, Chris.
Do not fret the years passing.
Do the thing you wish to do today, before you can't.
In five years, your going to wish your as young as you are today!
Best wishes.
Very well said and the philosophy we are trying to live now. It's going well so far.
I'll be there on a GPAA claim this weekend rolling some Boulders :-) I also developed a method where my water doesn't get dirty. Took some engineering but when you don't have any water you have to keep it clean LOL I do it on a relatively small scale, but the process is scalable. Definitely handy when you can run material and not have to worry about water turning into chocolate milk
Very true
Great tip for the fine stuff panning,cheers👍😉
You're welcome.
That device @ 5:21 is a more modern version of an old Spanish Arrastra , which is called a '' Chilean Mill '' . -- < Doc , Miner for over 50 years > .
Absolutely. However, there was a spanish name Brent used only a few days before that I forgot. Do you know any specifications, like the throughput?
A Chilean Mill is a ''secondary'' Crusher / Amalgamator ( the ore would have to be run through a Jaw Crusher or other ''primary'' Crusher , first ) . Capacity would be no more than 200 to 300 pounds per hour .
That's not too bad a throughput for something that compact and low tech. Thank you.
That arrastra wasn't used lately it was left for nostalgia.... Probably used gas powered equipment to crush since the 1930s
Your videos are great and very helpful I appreciate what you do!
That's the spot! If I were you I'd test that calcite. From what I have learned calcite is an extremely good host for Gold!
It certainly can.
Golden Valley here.. right next to Oatman. good info as always
Thank you
That super fine sedimentation panning must be what you mentioned before to me.
I have done the technical opposite of this to refine very fine clay slip where I first remove the salts and the organics, [actually in my case I used salt to float off the organics, then washed it out] and then I would carefully tip off the slurry until it was free of heavier sediment.
I may or may not have kept the sediment from that, but I know how to do that in progressive stages to skim off lighter solids too.
I shall endeavor do do this, but with an adequate catch tub in case I have to start over.
Cool. Let me know how it turns out.
Put some Jet-dry in the panning water. Breaks the surface tension so fine gold doesn't flow out of the pan.
I usually do
I went rockhounding out by Wickenburgh a few years ago. Sound a big modern abandon house out there full of weird stuff. Also found some nice chrysocolla but nothing shiny or metallic. The house though... was weird!
How strange. People are...
You are in my neighborhood...... Good video.
Thank you Monster Master!
You are most welcome Grasshopper.
Keith
That's an edge runner mill.
We use them to make black powder.
Thank you.
Just use jet dry in the water. It breaks the surface tension that frees up the fine gold and allows it to sink.
I use jet dry when panning and Dawn when using gravity separation equipment. However, the gold at Montana B is 80%
Where do you find a good lab/assayer? In AZ? Ones that will crush samples for you? Thanks 🙏
Block copy from a previous E-mail: "That company in Reno was ALS Global. Their phone is775-356-5395. There is a $30 per batch paperwork fee, a gold/silver fire assay is $25, and a 50 element analysis is about $40 if I remember rightly. You will also have to pay about $8-10 per sample for a sample prep fee and the turn around time is about a month.
For faster assays I usually use Lawrence Hittle in Colorado. His phone number is 303-442-7157. He usually gets results in a week and charges $45 each, no minimum. Payment in advance (usually by check with the samples in my case)."
ALS has a lab in Tucson also I believe.
One thought that comes to mind as I watch this regarding the Lat-Lon coords is that recorded docs may use a different coordinate system; these have changed over the years. Might be worth plugging the Lat-Lon in with several systems to see where it puts you on Google Earth
Could be, but they eventually found it after i l left. :-)
Good panning tip there catch ya next time
You're welcome.
Why did they close down the large Wickenburg mine. You can see the metal on the ground
I am not sure. In general mines shut down when they become uneconomic or the external situation such as an owner dying, a lawsuit, or a regulatory change. The price of the commodity can drop and eliminate profits or the ore body can change character or play out.
I think the crusher was called an arrasta.
I know of a few viens ive puled big gold out of that area .one pocket over a oz i still got them. I know of a few you can see gold in the vien still in the ground
Very cool.
Could the white material at 15:36 be arsenopyrites (lesson 36)? Lots of it in Wickenburg area. White to steel grey, about same specific gravity as black sand...🤔 Too bad you couldn't hook up with that guy from Period Six Mining. He did some videos in the same area you were in.
Is it silver white or milky quartz white?
Hard Rock University en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenopyrite
Thank you
It said 'silver white' which I take to mean 'white (reflects all colors equally)with a metallic luster'. This was more like milky quartz.
Hey, I dunno why this is such a hard thing to find but WHERE can I go that is free access for the public?
All I am getting is non-responses and smart-ass responses. The government email I sent has not responded.
Basically any US Bureau of Land management Land that has not been withdrawn is open to mineral entry, but you cannot collect minerals, when on someone else's claim without their permission. You can also prospect on National forest Service land subject to the same restrictions. Are you looking to prospect?
Keith
@Achaeos Salisbury I see your confusion now.. STATE land in Arizona is now fairly restricted due to radical environmentalists wanting to 'save nature'. FEDERAL land is entirely different. However much of the known placer grounds in AZ are already claimed. An easy way to avoid conflict is to join a gold prospecting club and thereby get access and information on all their claims. Aside from that, all claims are required to have monuments and if you don't see any it should be open. However a 2 x 2 post can be hard to spot. If someone says you are on their claim it is best just to politely leave. There is lots of open ground here. Not as much GOOD open ground.
@Achaeos Salisbury It would be very difficult to keep a map current as thousands of claims are files, transferred, or closed every year. There is the LR2000 database kept by the BLM of their records which are usually very current, but it is very difficult to use. If you just stay on BLM land, look for claim stakes, and leave if asked, you should have little difficulties with recreational scale prospecting. Also look for little yellow signs next to the dirt roads and trails that are posted to mark claim boundaries.
are you still interested in yukon or alaska
Yes. Probably have to wait till next year though. Winter is coming.
Keith
Awsome thanks
You're welcome
Very good yes ..😁pip pips and carryon
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I WOULD DROP A GO PRO DOWN THAT ONE ABOUT A HUNDRED FT DEEP.
Couldn't you use a drone.
If we had one- certainly.
I want to join you and find gold.
Where are you located?
@@hardrockuniversity7283 North phoenix.
@@brianh5609 There should be a number of prospecting clubs up there. You might check some out. WRT me, why don't you email me at hardrocku@outlook.com and tell me some more details and I can put you on the list of possible helpers for local field trips.
Keith
Arrastre!
Nope, an arrastre drags stones on a hard stone base. It is called something else. Any help here Brent?
Arrastra
Nope. That has large rocks being drug in a track. A Chilean told me "Trapiche". Good try though.