The Alaska Gold Forums

Yes, great entertainment as a story, but now, later in life, a rather good example of good prospecting upstream technique - to find sources for Gold and pocket Gold as well. Easy ------- it's STREAM sluice , not a steam sluice :lol: And yes, he was a flaming socialist - but none of us are perfect I ...

Say there Big Easy! First I'd stockpile the pump, hoses and the sluice box / highbanker. They aren't for searching for gold (prospecting) but rather for later recovery efforts. So, traveling light, yet comfortable enough, it's time to strike off looking for better than usual concentrations of Gold. ...

No, it isn't a dissolution of the trace elemental metals - it's a chemical reaction which converts the elemental Non-Auriferous metals into chlorides. Basic chemistry stuff. Gold and Chlorine variations are a slippery creature to come up with in the wild - which is why they are usually discounted in...

Chlorine Gas - Cl 2 - is introduced to (bubbled up through) the molten refined Gold as a Post Refining further step to achieve .9999 fineness. The Chlorine combines with the remaining minute trace alloy metals in the liquid to form metallic chlorides which can then, meticulously, be separated from t...

After learning that Chlorine Gas dissolves Gold I realized that an over abundance of raw organic fertilizer was in evidence.

I went no further because I know better.

He, He, HE!

Jim, just don't forget where you put it. Happens to me all the time.

Joe

Jim -

Potato Rake.

Hand held 'picker-uppers'. Those 30" long pincers with a pistol grip for picking your socks up off the floor.

Small (almost child's size) shovel to scoop up the treasures.

OH, an afterthought - borrow some grandkids - they love taking a trip and they are soooooo active.

>THE< best way to find out information is to go to the DNR office, and at the counter, start asking all your pre thought out questions. Computers are handy - but the results are not 100% timely or reliable. There are time delays in getting the recorded information into the data base - and sometimes ...

So, why are there sometimes separate and distinct 'types' of Gold on a claim - at least where I work, and have worked, South of Denali Park? Sometimes the color is a bit different or sometimes sizes are distinct or sometimes the ground is just very different in color or texture or composition, corre...

JED, Canada is simply a different country with different laws, policies and procedures, however they suffer from the very same core problems that we also share. Here in the US, where we all used to strive to progress in intelligently using natural resources (you know, to further our way of life) we ...