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Glenn added a blog post
Hunting gold and silver with a metal detector in the same area for the last 6 years, and averaging about 20 days per year, sounds like the lazy way to prospect for metals. Working for a living cuts our hunting time to weekends. Hunting gold above ...
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active/inactive claims
Can someone explain what dictates an active or inactiive claim? Can an inactive claim be reclaimed by another prospector? I imagine there's an expiration to a claim holder if the proper fees aren't kept current? Thanks
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Shirley replied to Margaret Cheesbro's discussion 'concentrates'
Hi Margaret, Buying a bag of paydirt can be very good for practicing your panning. While finding a spot to go and get some 'free' gold is an option, if you are living in the colder states, right now might not be a good time to 'get your feet wet'....
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Dave Martin replied to Shirley's discussion 'Introduce Yourself'
Hello fellow prospectors! My name is Dave and I live in a town with a facinating mining history, Aspen. Though most of the town's success was due to it's silver lodes, there have been some occurances of gold vein discoveries (though I've never fou...
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Margaret Cheesbro replied to Margaret Cheesbro's discussion 'concentrates'
Hi Eric I live in Mobile, Alabama. No gold here. I do think there may be some around Montgomery and a little north of there. There were a few mines there "back in the day." My major problem is I am so new to this that I do not know what I am look...
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Glenn

Helpfull Hints Tips and Facts Did you know???

Hunting gold and silver with a metal detector in the same area for the last 6 years, and averaging about 20 days per year, sounds like the lazy way to prospect for metals. Working for a living cuts our hunting time to weekends. Hunting gold above timberline,limits us to 5 months a year.The ground can be frozen solid from snow and daily rain.
My wife Ella and I metal detect proven ground, meaning it's a full blown goldmine with tangible evidence 150 plus years of heavy mine dumps tailings 'haul r… Continue

Posted by Glenn on November 27, 2009 at 5:57pm

Shirley

Newly Claimed Areas on Point Bar, Colorado

I'm slowly getting back to blogging. If you have been following the Prospectors Blog on my website, you have already found some of the information I need to post here. I usually update most information there first, and now it is your turn. :>D The latest news today was about Point Bar Recreational Area near Salida, Colorado. You should know first, that 4 claims were filed with the BLM in September overfiling Point Bar State land and Rincor.

The State land and Rincor, of course, were disallow… Continue

Posted by Shirley on October 26, 2009 at 3:23pm — 5 Comments

Shirley

Gold Prospecting with School Kids

Coming home after a summer of prospecting fun certainly has its' challenges! There is all the unpacking, of course, but when you are gone so long there seems to be two of everything that needs to be gone through, consolidated, and put away or thrown away. Then there are all the normal things that go on in everyday life that have to be kept up. WHEEW.

Propsecting is still going on, but now we begin to 'mine' with kids schools groups by teaching what we know to them. We had snow yesterday in Colo… Continue

Posted by Shirley on October 22, 2009 at 6:00am

Shirley

End of Our Gold Prospecting Season

The end of our gold prospecting season is here and although there will be short trips about during the fall and winter, most of our time for looking for gold is over until next summer. It was a great year, although we did not find as much gold as we have in other years.

Several things are happening with Cache Creek and Point Bar that I will be updating you on in the next week or so. I hope that all of you had a prosperous gold season.

Gold is making a surge here in October and we are all anxio… Continue

Posted by Shirley on October 13, 2009 at 7:42am — 2 Comments

Shirley

Denver Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show

If it's mid September, it must be time for the Denver Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show! The Colesium is also filling up with vendors this year at both the big arena and the Western Complex on the north side of I-70. That makes all of the Merchandise Mart, two hotels, the Colesium, the Western Complex and the bead show out in Aurora. The show is growing and certainly has an amazing number of specimens and gemstones for you to choose from.

Oh, did I mention GOLD? No? Well, you will find some amazing… Continue

Posted by Shirley on September 18, 2009 at 7:05am

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Dave Martin

active/inactive claims

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Margaret Cheesbro

concentrates 3 Replies

Started by Margaret Cheesbro in General. Last reply by Shirley 1 day ago.

Shirley

Introduce Yourself 12 Replies

Started by Shirley in Introduce Yourself. Last reply by Dave Martin Nov 22.

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