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by Slatco
Wed Mar 04, 2026 2:49 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Most Unique Nugget
Replies: 3
Views: 714

Re: Most Unique Nugget

What a beauty! I bet that one won't be showing up on the Chickenminer store lol...
by Slatco
Wed Mar 04, 2026 2:48 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Buried Gold in Alaska!
Replies: 1
Views: 624

Re: Buried Gold in Alaska!

Been thinking about this since you posted and the best answer I could come up with is trust. With so many scams going on these days and a lot of victims, people are hesitant to look into offers of what could be construed as a internet ad for a X on treasure map.... Its unfortunate but that is the re...
by Slatco
Thu Feb 26, 2026 2:42 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Buried Gold at Moore Creek!
Replies: 7
Views: 904

Re: Buried Gold at Moore Creek!

Tons of great info there Geo.

How accurate do you think the fault potting is on gov maps? +/- a quarter mile?
by Slatco
Wed Feb 11, 2026 2:49 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Knowing how to get on the Gold!
Replies: 8
Views: 1288

Re: Knowing how to get on the Gold!

Looks like invaluable info Geo especially for someone just getting started. If I was located in Alaska I would be adding these tools to my prospecting arsenal for certain. Thanks for sharing.
by Slatco
Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:03 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Starlink system
Replies: 22
Views: 103790

Re: Starlink system

Its a amazing piece of tech I am thankful to have. I use it prospecting to see where I am at against the current claim boundaries. Next step will be the direct integration into your cell phone where you pay extra on your phone bill to have starlink sat connectivity.
by Slatco
Thu Jan 29, 2026 2:45 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Knowing how to get on the Gold!
Replies: 8
Views: 1288

Re: Knowing how to get on the Gold!

Sticking around as I am always interested on the various ways to get on the gold!
by Slatco
Mon Jan 26, 2026 2:42 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Gold Spot
Replies: 57
Views: 397642

Re: Gold Spot

This run is wild... Knowing the typical luck of placer miners, prices should crash this spring right when the sluice gets fired up.......
by Slatco
Fri Nov 28, 2025 10:18 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Evaluating placer properties
Replies: 2
Views: 4563

Re: Evaluating placer properties

Oh heck ya, go get those! Anything 1 oz/100 is worth taking a run at especially if you can move volume and its not froze!
by Slatco
Thu Oct 09, 2025 10:28 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: How goes the battle gents?
Replies: 15
Views: 45663

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: 2
Views: 4563

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...