Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Here is some ore from an old mine I located.Can anyone see anything interesting from the pic?It looks very similar to the stuff from the Wing Mine, which had gold.As usual, I appreciate the help I always get from this forum,Patrick..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ant Man 15 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Patrick,You'd have to have it assayed to really find out the potential. Looking at the picture, my untrained eyes don't detect anything extra special from several other mining areas. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Micro Nugget 770 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Paul [Antman] is right. Too speculative to judge solely on the basis of a photo, although superficially it looks like promising ore. There are a few things you can do, however, to add information. If you have a vlf detector, especially a GB2, see if any parts of that ore yield a zippy signal. If so, examine the sweet spots carefully with a magnifying lens [first wetting the surface with spit or water helps]. If no color is visible, then take a large super magnet and see if you get any attraction while the specimen is suspended from a string to rule out magnetite. A Falcon detector, if you have access to one, can give you some additional tone clues. Finally, just break off the most promising pieces, reduce them to near dust and pan it out very carefully -- perhaps after soaking the dust in oxalic acid or CLR for a day or two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,138 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Dude! Patrick......Get a Mortar & Pestle or some other kind of crusher. You will have fun with it, as you can grab small samples when your out exploring, and test them at home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Thanks guys. I'm heading out the door right now to go and collect some samples. Is anyone familiar with the process of sending samples to the GPAA for assay? I think they offer one each for free?A few sprinkles over here on the River this morning. What a nice change !! But it's still about 90.Patrick..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Wiseman 19 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Unless your planning on claiming the ground/opening a mine why have your samples assayed?Better to do as Adam suggests and crush up your samples and pan them out.Any color at all keep after it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,201 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Thanks guys. I'm heading out the door right now to go and collect some samples. Is anyone familiar with the process of sending samples to the GPAA for assay? I think they offer one each for free?A few sprinkles over here on the River this morning. What a nice change !! But it's still about 90.Patrick..... Patrick, I have never sent any ore to the GPAA for the free assay, but from what I've heard from others that have, it's not a true assay, but instead a "visual inspection" of the ore for any free gold, I think you could do just as well looking at it yourself. Skip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Well I'm back from collecting samples. As you can tell by the time I was gone, the mine is not far from home.While collecting samples like the one in the pic I posted earlier, I spotted a pile of another type of "deposit" Not knowing much about geology, I decided to collect all of this as well. To my pleasant surprise, it was much softer than the other pieces I had picked up, and there is no need for "crushing". I was able to simply use my hands to reduce it to panning size. I really can't believe how lucky I am sometimes.I haven't panned any of it as yet, as I am still trying to wash off the strange, and oddly familiar odor.I will send a pic to see if any of you can help with identification/classification.Patrick..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Darn....too big to load. Limit is 2.0, and the pic is 2.01....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 STRANGE%20ORE%20SAMPLES%20001 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Strange deposits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,201 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Strange deposits :whaaaa: :whaaaa: Well I'm almost certain that you will not find any gold in that material, but I been wrong before, go for it!!! :pukes: :pukes: Skip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Wiseman 19 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Better than leaverite,at least it has some value in a garden.Some polititian must have dropped his pants or spoke before a captive audiance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 969 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 DAAYYYAAAMMM Patrick, you hit a real paystreak there. Better go back and cover yer tracks don't want anyone knowing where you found it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grubstake 682 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Lick it and see if its Dino poop! If it is, its really fresh! Ha! Ha! Grubstake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,138 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 You could grind that up in a Mortar & Pestle, and make masa for tamales.....Yum Yum :pukes: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ant Man 15 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Patrick,There are three tests I know of for that type of deposit. Step on it, smell it, or taste it. I can vouch for the accuracy of the first two tests but haven't had the need to try the third one yet.I have noticed that when you find one deposit of that sort there are usually more somewhere nearby, and they are mostly on the surface too!Happy hunting (and watch your step!)Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garimpo 2,302 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Be real careful out there....that's a sure sign that a Muslim and his girlfriend have been there!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colorado Oro 0 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Good Lord :hahaha: Sick just sick.CH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Here is another mine about a mile away. Frank C has invited me up to his place to crush my ore samples, but we haven't gotten it done yet. Too damned hot to leave the house !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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