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by Joe S (AK)
Sun Feb 09, 2025 12:59 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Gold Hog nary a Squeal!
Replies: 2
Views: 22

Re: Gold Hog nary a Squeal!

Wellllllll - I guess I might have a little input (maybe not only a little bit) on Doc and his Gold Hog line. Doc is a very unusual gent. He had been non-professionally Gold mining for quite a long while and he, for some reason, started studying recovery systems and the failings and advantages to eac...
by Joe S (AK)
Wed Feb 05, 2025 11:32 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Gold Spot
Replies: 22
Views: 3425

Re: Gold Spot

If anyone is a bit fuzzy on what "Spot Price" is --- here's a pretty good write-up on it:

https://www.sbcgold.com/investing-101/u ... e-of-gold/
by Joe S (AK)
Wed Feb 05, 2025 4:38 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Gold Spot
Replies: 22
Views: 3425

Re: Gold Spot

HMmmmmm --------- When I first started panning back in the summer of '66 the US Government's fixed price for Gold was $35 / oz and private ownership of refined Gold, say a Gold bar or Gold coinage, was unlawful. Big time Gold smugglers would somehow get their Gold to Europe (Switzerland) which was i...
by Joe S (AK)
Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:40 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!
Replies: 12
Views: 384

Re: Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!

JEEZ DICK, Where did you find Gas-a- hol in AK? I understood that Ethanol froze too easily at cold temperatures and so just was never introduced into the fuel mix in The Great State. Was I mislead, somehow?? It used to be back in the olden days everyone thought that the only way to effectively recov...
by Joe S (AK)
Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:42 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!
Replies: 12
Views: 384

Re: Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!

Must be that (mis)management concept that simply deferring plowing will be a mute point come July. Down to Zero (F) two nights ago here in Northern Idaho but warmed up to a balmy +4 (F) this morning at dawn. Only a trace of snow - but February is coming ! ! ! A ton of winter work getting done - incl...
by Joe S (AK)
Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:24 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck, kinda
Replies: 12
Views: 534

Re: How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck, kinda

EG, to process larger quantities of cons I started using, and you might consider, a simple, narrow, very portable and short mini sluice. Sluice boxes (within reason) can process (I have read as much as) 10 times the volume of material compared to hand panning. As long as they aren't over fed they wi...
by Joe S (AK)
Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:37 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck, kinda
Replies: 12
Views: 534

Re: How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck, kinda

Yes Sir! That crafty 'ole Dan managed to sneak those video links (9 of 'em) right past me. https://alaskagoldforum.x10host.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=459 I've been to Dan's claims many times in the past and have always been inspired by his carefully thought out efforts every time. I have learned ...
by Joe S (AK)
Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:34 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck, kinda
Replies: 12
Views: 534

Re: How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck, kinda

Hmmm - maybe how many pancakes and how much coffee you had for breakfast? You're right, WAYYYYYYYY too many variables - but here are some thoughts: first off, on air or not on air. 2' to bedrock or 7' to bedrock means sometimes yes and sometimes no how compact the gravel is and does it sluff off int...
by Joe S (AK)
Tue Dec 24, 2024 5:40 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!
Replies: 12
Views: 384

Re: Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!

Dick, you'd better beef-up your mantel and get some hyper strong hangers for that stocking! For me, right now, I simply hope that I can just make it back to Trapper Creek this coming spring. A year ago, besieged with truck breakdowns for over 4 continuous months, had me traveling the Alcan during a ...
by Joe S (AK)
Sun Dec 22, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!
Replies: 12
Views: 384

Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!

Just a quick post to wish all my many friends here on the forum the very best Christmas and, of course, a great New Year. Now, that may not be a Gold related post this time - but I think I'll do it anyway. :lol: I hope that this New Year will finally start the recovery process to regain the common v...