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I'm Erik the Prospector. It's time for a Goldventure!
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Fellow prospectors, My name is Erik, and I've been obsessed with prospecting my whole life, but practicing it only about 3 years. I go up to the California mother lode all the time. I'm building a network of prospectors and would love to meet and chat with as many of you as possible. I also have a YouTube C...
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New to the forum. Am bit by the gold bug. Found some rocks in AK and need help identifying them
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I'm new to this forum, and just glad to be here. As long as I AM here, I thought I might ask for some help (I'm a total Newb). I found a rock in Alaska when I was there last and found some rocks. One of which I brought home. It is very heavy and kinda strange looking. I think it may be Calaverite. I broke it open and...
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WANTED: ADVENTURE SEEKING GOLD HUNTERS IN THE LAST FRONTIER!!!!
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WANTED: ADVENTURE SEEKING GOLD HUNTERS IN THE LAST FRONTIER!!!! Are you up for taking the gold adventure of a lifetime? Are you ready to FIND GOLD in one of the most beautiful places on earth? If so, major TV production company wants to help you make it happen! If you've got a huge personality, a love of...
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Dr. A K Williams
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Does anyone know how I can contact Dr. AK Williams who wrote the articles Basement Chemistry?? Thanks!! Hardrock
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oldmangruff,central valley california
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oldman wanting to try my hand at nuggett shooting.detector minelab sovereign gt have to do until i find enough gold to buy a gold detector
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newbe
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I live in Florida and am a well driller. Have always wanted to look for gold and now I am going placer mining. So far I have built my own equipment, trommel/sluice combo, dry vack, gold cube, blower dry washer, sniping rig and mini sluice. My wife and i are heading to Arizona and then out California. I have...
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your site
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well i got my answers from your site, thanks looks like you guys/gal have the having fun down pat. Im new to all of this and hope to meet you guys in the futuure. im single and live in El sorito, This gold stuff looks like a great hobbie. Thanks
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Hello, I am new here
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My name is Paul, I live in Concord Ca. I have been mining off and on for the last 30 + years. I really got the fever bad about 2 years ago and still have it. I love to dredge, but this time of the year I am just highbanking, sluicing and panning. I belong to Gpaa, UPI and the New 49er's.
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Introduction
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Hi, everyone. I'm Sarah Grunewald from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. I am a Marketing Officer interested in gold, silver, precious metals, and other jewelry.
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Near the Motherlode
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Hello All! My name is Phil. I was given the link to this site by Jim Rocha. A veteran and a veteran miner who has a blog call Bedrock Dreams. I really great guy!! I live in Sacramento and have been wanting to prospect for well over a decade. This year I decided to get off the couch. Sadly, we've had a TON o w...
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MERCURY RECOVERY
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Hello all, Great resource this.. I really appreciate some of Dr Williams stuff I found online and it led me here. I work with small-scale gold miners in developing countries, and am working with them to reduce mercury exposures and emissions by installing mercury trap condensers with them in seve...
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hi from north texas
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hi my name's john and i am a prospector and miner in texas, a member of the GPAA and think everyone should own at least one gold pan and know how to use or at least be willing to learn.
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New Guy, yep, just stumbled across this site and it looked friendly enough, thought I might jump in!
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I could use some advice on smelting, mostly silver but there is some gold in the mix too. Seems this travel trailer in the mountains had a problem with one of its gas lanterns and it ignited both propane tanks which blue up and made short order out of this old boys camp spot and severly burned the...
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New to the board
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Hi Everyone: Just joined this site, my name is Lou I am a fifty-eight yr old grandma who lives in Reno. Sent here by JR from Bedrock Dreams to check it out. Trying to get daughter and grand daughter interested in panning and metal detecting. My mother bless her soul was a rock hound for years but rai...
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New member
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Howdy! My name is Jeff and I reside in Reno, Nevada. Member of GPAA and looking forward to my first trip to a GPAA claim next month. Just panning, and running a dip box. Anyone have any experience working the GPAA claims here in Nevada? I have panned for gold on the Yuba back in the 70's and this summer in Ju...
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Hi everyone, Thanks for the website and info. I met you at the north fork of the calaveras river
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This site is great! Thanks for the conversation today. Like i said I'm brand new to gold panning. Hope to learn a lot here. Bryan
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hi all from north carolina
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hi, im new to prospecting and hope to learn a few things so i can try my luck in the nearby slate belt where lots of gold was found in years past...montgomery county has a rich history of gold minning and in years past several large nuggets were found in the rivers and creeks . hundreds of old gold mines dot t...
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Beach dredging
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Thinking of trying out beach dredging..anyhints you can share? Maybe start a section on it because some of these old timers are getting a butt load of gold off the beaches !!! Thanks all Dan.. -- Edited by Nightrider at 09:21, 2009-02-03
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bring on the gold
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Just putting around and found your site. Any gold in SF? Great pictures and vids.
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New 49ers
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Has anyone belonged to the New 49ers in Happy Camp, CA? I was reading about the club a few days ago. I am not into dredging and know nothing about it. I have a high banker and a recirculating Power sluice. Give me a holler. arizonaames269@hotmail.com....jim
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Rezonate is now on board
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Hello all, I'm fairly recent to the prospecting scene, but have been a metal detectorist for years, so I just decided to make the jump this past summer and went sluicing up in the motherlode. GPAA & UPI member (probably soon the new 49'ers as well). Interested in meeting up with other seekers of the...
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Thanks for the info: need information on Sand Dredging here in S.F. Has any one done it? Great site!! Love all gold seekers Sanddollar
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Hello all
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Just started prospecting and would like to pick some brains on equipment to use. nice site thanks
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New Member
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Hi all, I am Don aka Old Salt. I am retired Navy and living in Arizona. I have been prospecting for about 2.5 years now and learning new things all the time. My arsenal of gold finding gear includes: Tesoro Lobo, Falcon MD20, Gold Buddy Mini Highbanker, and other miscellaneous tools. My preference and m...
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New forum member
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Hi from Phx AZ I belong to a local club called the Road Runners Prospecting Club. They have around 200 active claims in AZ. Was a member of GPAA until this month. Most of their claims are played out here. I do own a dredge ( 2 1/2 inch keene ) Yes there is water here!!! Recirculating sluice, Two metal detecto...
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Great Looking Site!
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Props to you guys for such a nice job. Hello to all. I'm a GPAA GoldLife member for 5 Years now and wish I had more time to get out and do some prospecting. I have ben to all the claims near Italian Bar and really want to check out the area up near Plymouth and hope you guys might be able to share some info about th...
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Like your site: good job!
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Gold of course
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Nice information you hav thanks, will stop it later on.
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Nice site
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good information guys, thanks
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