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by Slatco
Thu Oct 09, 2025 10:28 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: How goes the battle gents?
Replies: 15
Views: 15184

Re: How goes the battle gents?

Closer inspection; Closer inspection showed the high grade anomaly was outside of the BLM conveyance to the community. I flew in by helicopter in 2021, staked claims and returned to Fairbanks to get tools and camp equipment to build a remote prospecting camp. Fast forward to this season. After a sh...
by Slatco
Thu Oct 09, 2025 1:51 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Evaluating placer properties
Replies: 1
Views: 437

Evaluating placer properties

When deciding to go from hand mining to machine op on a property I used to do the following calculation: Half projected gold recovery and double the projected expenses and if it still makes economic sense go for it (obviously there was a lot more that went into it but that was one of the deciding fa...
by Slatco
Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:45 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Gold Spot
Replies: 42
Views: 371850

Re: Gold Spot

Holy smokes .... gold at $3,866 !! A lot of that mediocre ground is worth money now! That brings to mind my latest testing project. Was annoyed when it graded out 0z/200 over a very large area compared to Oz/100 which I was accustomed to. I had to step back and realize that it was actually more val...
by Slatco
Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:09 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: How goes the battle gents?
Replies: 15
Views: 15184

How goes the battle gents?

Hey fellas, hope everyone is on the gold! I have been plugging away on my two permitted properties and finally got into something worthwhile with my testing program. Also got some new ground on Pine Creek in Atlin so I am actually getting closer to Alaska lol.. Also have been dealing with the usual ...
by Slatco
Wed Mar 19, 2025 1:46 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Gold Spot
Replies: 42
Views: 371850

Re: Gold Spot

Gah, 39" of snow still keeping me out! I am 50 days away from my first trip in. This is the year boys!
by Slatco
Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:25 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Mining Videos Thread
Replies: 27
Views: 154922

Re: Mining Videos Thread

Love the determination Geo!
by Slatco
Wed Feb 26, 2025 2:46 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Make your own mind up on .......................
Replies: 7
Views: 45997

Re: Make your own mind up on .......................

I know some guys use it for cleanups from their commercial ops and like it. Have not had the chance to try it myself.
by Slatco
Tue Feb 11, 2025 2:27 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Mining Videos Thread
Replies: 27
Views: 154922

Re: Mining Videos Thread

I was wondering why the guy on The Mining Channel had not posted anything new in a while. Always enjoyed his episodes. It looks like him and Dan Hurd have something going together. Should be interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmJtv3b4XxQ I like the reality of those testing vids. As a guy ...
by Slatco
Tue Feb 11, 2025 2:25 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Gold Spot
Replies: 42
Views: 371850

Re: Gold Spot

easy goer wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2025 1:53 am
If we can get gold to $50,000 an ounce, breakeven is in sight!!

Easy goer
Haha, I know how you feel!
by Slatco
Tue Feb 04, 2025 3:42 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Gold Spot
Replies: 42
Views: 371850

Re: Gold Spot

Haha, that is great of you to infect others with the fever Dan! Because the CAN $$ is weak against the US, the gold run and currency devaluation has pushed it up to $4,100/oz CAN! Bonkers as it was around $2800/oz a yr ago and $1200 when I first started. Lol you can be a average miner and do really ...