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The NSF Link;

Gold miners are innovators. It's how we get better at what we do. Sponsors are out there looking for ideas!

https://www.nwicorps.org/

Gold deposits are often rich in accessory minerals. Many accessory minerals are critical minerals.

- Geowizard

Ice:

The battle gets easier with ICE.

https://www.uaf.edu/centerice/

- Geowizard

I just turned 75 a few days ago. I'm missing my right leg from an above the knee amputation. It isn't slowing me down! I'm working on funding from BHP (https://www.bhp.com/xplor), I am working on funding for critical minerals research at the BN Project with NSF and NASA funding from UAF. Life goes o...

Now, a month later...

GOLD is at $3690.

- Geowizard

For the record;

GOLD was at $2000 ish when we started this thread way back in '23...

September 5, 2025 around high noon, GOLD was at $3598. I call it $3600.

Geowizard

Correction: At $3,400 (USD) = $1,564 per hour at the rate of 50 yards per hour.

- Geowizard

Easy, We can only generalize, but a few things I always try to consider; Gold is irregular in shape. In general, we can use spheres for the shape ... One 40 mesh sphere of gold weighs 0.75 milligrams. I look for five colors. Five 0.75 milligram spheres weigh 3.75 milligrams. Depending on the "pan".....

Guys and Gals, I'm beginning operations at the Big Nugget Project! Due to my above knee amputation, I am seeking able bodied Detector operators. The Big Nugget deposit has a surface expression/outcrop over a length of 2000 feet. Erosion of GOLD over a wide area is expected as a result. Ground truthi...

8x8 wheelchair; Dick, yes indeed! I managed to score a deal on an 8x8 Argo and had it shipped down the Yukon last season. Tracks are coming soon. As the Op grows, I will have a seat in a Tracked Bobcat skid-steer with assorted attachments and hand controls! Note: The diggin's are on relatively level...

Hi Dick, YouTube offers the best experience for viewers. So, yes the YouTube platform works very well. I planned on doing this last season. I experienced an arterial occlusion in my right leg and it was amputated in May. I did a round trip to the site last October to test the wheel chair access from...