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by Slatco
Tue Feb 11, 2025 2:27 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Mining Videos Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 2885

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: 26
Views: 3559

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: 26
Views: 3559

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 ...
by Slatco
Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:11 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Ho, Ho, Ho & Happy, Happy!
Replies: 12
Views: 443

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 - inc...
by Slatco
Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:34 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Starlink system
Replies: 18
Views: 3651

Re: Starlink system

Haha, you will be able to mount that mini on your excavator and stream music!
by Slatco
Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:49 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck, kinda
Replies: 12
Views: 584

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

Ah, I missed that as well. Sweet setup! That floater works great for your location - push the overburden off with a cat and then sluice that beyatch!
by Slatco
Fri Jan 03, 2025 2:41 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: How much wood, could a woodchuck chuck, kinda
Replies: 12
Views: 584

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

Would love to see a pic of that sluice box Dan if possible.
by Slatco
Mon Dec 30, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: The Kink
Replies: 4
Views: 298

Re: The Kink

Wow, beautiful country and great gold. Thanks for sharing!
by Slatco
Sun Dec 08, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Test trommel
Replies: 10
Views: 1591

Re: Test trommel

Ya, that area is all mined out. I am going after the higher benches now and searching for areas that they missed. Now that i know the link worked, I will put up another link to a bunch more photos and vids when i have some free time.
by Slatco
Fri Dec 06, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting Forum
Topic: Test trommel
Replies: 10
Views: 1591

Re: Test trommel

Did the photo link in the previous post work? For mods I found I had water carry over along the solid sections on the drum. I need to weld in some angle iron deflectors to push that water into the screen section. Further mods are simpler like rubber baffles to keep the material flowing into the slui...