Remote Prospecting?

[Geowizard]

Good news for Alaska Prospectors;

Alaska has removed the Covid19 Mandates. They have published recommended safe practices and protocols.

I plan on posting GOLD prospects that are supported by geophysical data every day, right here on the Alaska Gold Prospecting Forum.

There are many prospects that have past GOLD production. The old timers walked away after they "assumed" they had cleaned 'er all up! Did they walk away from buried/hidden GOLD?

Cautionary note;

A geophysical response indicates mineralization. The mineralization may or may not contain GOLD. It may or may not be of sufficient value to support an economic prospect. In the Council District, there are many deposits of Stibnite. Stibnite is a Sulfide of Antimony. There are many possibilities of associated mineralization that may or may not contain GOLD.

Stick around, we're just getting started!

- Geowizard

[Geowizard]

Over the ridge;

This prospect is located North. Lode and placer anomalies are present.

Take a close look on Caltopo or your favorite topo map viewer.

Cabins are NOT a normally allowed use of State lands. Abandoned cabins become the property of the State of Alaska. A mining claimant CAN file an APMA that includes the USE of an existing cabin as long as the use is incidental to the mining operation.

I suppose many prospectors had diggin's that they worked in remote areas. They kept it quiet - there's no record.

There are definite anomalies that are worthy of boots on the ground prospecting!

Don't go away!

- Geowizard

[Geowizard]

Revised links;

I have revised links to a secure server. If a link does not work, please send me a PM or email.

Further specific information on site specific prospects can also be obtained by PM or email.

Stick around!

- Geowizard

[Geowizard]

Anomalies;

The anomalies that upgrade the prospects are immediately outside of the MCO. That leaves the area open to prospecting and location of mining claims.

One Creek is immediately of the MCO. The headwaters show numerous anomalies in the small feeder creeks. The Creek may have hidden deposits of placer GOLD because of the mineralization that ultimately has high probability of having been eroded down hill and subsequently buried.

Another Creek is a known placer GOLD deposit with past GOLD production. The mineralization is connected as a continuous a mineral deposit. NEW information upgrades it as representing a larger mass of mineralization probably sharing similar character of Metals including GOLD. It has many anomalies in the headwaters that represent the highest probability of sources for placer GOLD.

Don't go away!

- Geowizard

[Jim_Alaska]

Almost makes you want to put boots on the ground in those places Chuck; but alas, the feet that go in the boots don't work any more, so just dreaming will have to do.

[Geowizard]

Jim,

We take mobility for granted when we're young. The aging process eventually catches up and often leads to issues getting around. I like the point Leonard made about living vicariously through the experiences of others.

My hope in sharing information that will put younger, more mobile prospectors on the GOLD is that they will in return get boots on the ground and share their experiences in finding NEW places where the GOLD has been hiding!

Getting older is inevitable. It's better than the other option!

- Geowizard

[Geowizard]

Discrimination;

In the world of metal detecting, one of the most important functions is to be able to discriminate between trash and valuable metals. The function is referred to as "discrimination".

In my research on the subject of discrimination, I realized the signal measurements were made.

I discovered that it was possible to calculate the "quality". When you see it as a reference to the quality. Quality in this case refers to GOLD or IRON or something in between.

Because IRON is always present, it tends to "suppress" the signal and make it higher. This effect is called IRON suppression. Conventional metal detectors correct this using "Ground Balance".

Easy money;

Most remote prospectors prefer easy money. The signal provides a response to shallow minerals. Shallow (generally) equates to less digging!

Don't go away!

- Geowizard

[Geowizard]

Deep Creek;

One Creek shows mineralization. Because the mineralization is derived from the signal, the DEPTH of the response is DEEPER. This tells the intrepid remote prospector that the DEPOSIT is DEEP. From the information available, there is a form of mineralization that has a deep source that has been eroded to the shallow subsurface.

Stick around, there's bunches more!

- Geowizard

[Geowizard]

Coplanar coils;

I mentioned "coplanar coils". This may need further explanation. Coplanar means "having the same plane".

Think of two coils resting on a flat surface like a table top. The table top represents a "plane" in geometry. The coils in the system are oriented in two orientations. One orientation is coplanar and the other is coaxial. Coplanar coils respond well to mineralization.

Coaxial coils share the same axis. Think of two coils wrapped around a cylinder. They would be coaxial. Coaxial coil systems respond well to mineralization.

Remote prospectors having a full understanding of the details involved in the system side of the apparatus used in prospecting can hopefully better appreciate how the system works.

- Geowizard

[Geowizard]

I had no legs;

Almost makes you want to put boots on the ground in those places Chuck; but alas, the feet that go in the boots don't work any more, so just dreaming will have to do.

Three months ago, I developed a swollen right knee. The result of jumping out of airplanes when I was a puppy. I could not use my right leg. I hopped around on my good leg.

I couldn't leave home;

Thankfully (to myself), I had provisioned my home with food and supplies. Even with food and supplies, eventually, hopping on one leg... my good leg ran out of hops.

I had no legs;

I ordered the first crutches I have ever owned in my life on Amazon. They were delivered to my door.

I surrounded myself with food and water within reach. My bedroom became my office. I lived within a six foot circle for a month. I made an appointment to see a nurse at the local clinic. I was scheduled to get an x-ray two weeks later. I managed to drive 30 miles with difficulty to get the x-ray done. Then I was scheduled to see a doctor two weeks later.

The doctor gave me a shot in the knee. I picked up a few food items and more ibuprophen. Then, I returned home to wait and see if I would improve.

With my computer, I went online. I watched Youtube videos on the exercises required so I could do my own physical therapy. I spent many hours doing muscle extensions, rotations and otherwise resting my bones!

Two weeks later, I am happy to say, I am now mostly on my feet and ready to go out and get boots on the ground!

- Geowizard