garimpo Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Two weeks ago one of the prospectors from here went 400 miles North to anarea where gold had been found before....he found a nice patch and in lessthan one hour beeped and dug out 4 1/2 kilos of gold....he called his son to come up and help and when the son get there he found an additional two kilos....Like all the rest here they couldn't keep their mouths shut so now there's a gold rush going up there....normally around 50 prospector in this town...now there's only about 5 of us....I heard reports two days ago that a lotof shooting taking place there....probably by the land owners being robbed....The dad of the two man team went back to the house a few days ago and immediately went to the Toyota dealership in Brazilia and bought two Toyota Hilux....a mear R$120,000 each...that's about $77,000 USD each...The Hilux is the top of the line....large Toyota....I think it's about thesame as the Tacoma and their diesel....4x4....four door...manual or automatic...all the goodies.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 SWEET, WHY AIN'T YOU GOIN ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbanker58 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 6.5 kilos is a huge amount of GOLD.Thats what 200 oz? WOW!!!!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Those stories are why I keep going down there! One of these days Don, you will hit a patch like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 6.5 k x 2.2=14lbs x 12 oz/troy lb=171.6 oz. x say just measly spot at 1525=$261,690 NICE DAYS WORK :zapped: but NOT keeping mouth shut is jus' plain ol'STUPID-John :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Frank I remember what bullets sound like going by...the ONE I don't hearis what worries me....hb58 HB down stairs has got it pretty well figured out for us...El D......I keep hopin and strokin...wish that day would hurry up and get here...HJ the boys around here just can't help themselves....braggin rights youknow...a bunchadumbass's..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGump Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 That combination of greed & stupidity is something I'm having a hard time getting use to here. I've learned thats why most landowners are leary to let me poke around their properties. A few weeks ago my wife suggested a local to go with me as a "partner"---thinking he could help with getting permission for more areas---I said that even if that worked it would back fire. Your post is exhibit one. Every time I hear a tale like that one I think about what JC said,"Don't throw pearls before swine". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 6.5 k x 2.2=14lbs x 12 oz/troy lb=171.6 oz. x say just measly spot at 1525=$261,690 NICE DAYS WORK :zapped: but NOT keeping mouth shut is jus' plain ol'STUPID-John :wacko: John, I think the math you used is a little off, 1 kilo is 1000 grams, 1000 X 6.5 = 6500 grams, 6500 divided by 31.1 = 209.00321 ounces round off to 209 X 1544 (as of today)= $322696!!!!! :brows: But I'm sure that they didn't get anywhere near spot for the gold???? Don, How much do they get down there for an ounce of gold?? Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 KILO not 1000 GMS--WISH IT WERE BUT no thats 3.2lbs---John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 John, I think the math you used is a little off, 1 kilo is 1000 grams, 1000 X 6.5 = 6500 grams, 6500 divided by 31.1 = 209.00321 ounces round off to 209 X 1544 (as of today)= $322696!!!!! :brows: But I'm sure that they didn't get anywhere near spot for the gold???? Don, How much do they get down there for an ounce of gold?? SkipSkip the gold buyer in this town has a cage like a pawn shop does and in the little window where youpass gold to him he has a steel plate imbedded about 12x12x1 and then he proceedes to pound the nugget so there not any rock left in it....then he weighs it and normally pays 80% of spot...if you have a lot (one kilo or more) and it's clean he might go as high as 85%..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 KILO not 1000 GMS--WISH IT WERE BUT no thats 3.2lbs---John John, A kilogram A.K.A. "kilo" does have 1000 grams. http://www.asknumbers.com/KilogramsToGrams.aspx 1 kilo is = to 2.20462262 imperial pounds not troy pounds. http://www.asknumbers.com/KilogramsToPoundsConversion.aspx 1 kilo is = to 32.150746568628 troy ounces (me thinks this number is skewed a little, shouldn't it be 31.1034768) or = 2.6972288 troy pounds http://www.unitsconversion.com.ar/massunitsconversion/ouncetroy-kilogram.htm 6.5 kilos X 32.150746 = 208.97984 troy ounces. Here's an online converter just type in 6.5 kilos http://www.metric-conversions.org/weight/kilograms-to-troy-ounces.htm Either way it's a lot of gold!!!! Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 That table is SKEWED ungodly-sorry no bic today-my calculator needs a replacement too-1000 grams(your kilo) divided by 31.1= 32+ ozs divided by 12(oz to a troy pound) =2.6+ lbs. Never trust a table or a stupid mechanical devise to do your thinking for ya :zip-lip: John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echidna Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 KILO not 1000 GMS--WISH IT WERE BUT no thats 3.2lbs---John Sorry mate, but a Kilo is most certaintly 1000 grams. 373.24 grams to 1 pound Troy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 31.1 x 12 OZ TROY LB=372 X 2.2 LBS KILO=818.40 TRY AGAIN :yuk-yuk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedrock Bob Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 31.1 x 12 OZ TROY LB=372 X 2.2 LBS KILO=818.40 TRY AGAIN :yuk-yuk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_weightThere is NOT 2.2 troy lbs to a Kilo John. There are 2.679 TROY lbs. in a kilo. There is indeed 1000 grams in a Kilo (Thus the name KILOGRAM, meaning 1000 grams).Your calculations are based on 2.2 lbs to a kilo and those are not TROY POUNDS.Sit down and figure it out. Your math is right on but your logic is making a jump between Troy and Av. weights in the middle of an equation and then comparing that to a metric measurement. Remember we are dealing with THREE different systems of measurement here. That is why I dont care about weights. It is a big pile of gold and it weighs what it weighs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_weightThere is NOT 2.2 troy lbs to a Kilo John. There are 2.679 TROY lbs. in a kilo. There is indeed 1000 grams in a Kilo (Thus the name KILOGRAM, meaning 1000 grams).Your calculations are based on 2.2 lbs to a kilo and those are not TROY POUNDS.Sit down and figure it out. Your math is right on but your logic is making a jump between Troy and Av. weights in the middle of an equation and then comparing that to a metric measurement. Remember we are dealing with THREE different systems of measurement here. That is why I dont care about weights. It is a big pile of gold and it weighs what it weighs. :brows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echidna Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_weightThere is NOT 2.2 troy lbs to a Kilo John. There are 2.679 TROY lbs. in a kilo. There is indeed 1000 grams in a Kilo (Thus the name KILOGRAM, meaning 1000 grams).Your calculations are based on 2.2 lbs to a kilo and those are not TROY POUNDS.Sit down and figure it out. Your math is right on but your logic is making a jump between Troy and Av. weights in the middle of an equation and then comparing that to a metric measurement. Remember we are dealing with THREE different systems of measurement here. That is why I dont care about weights. It is a big pile of gold and it weighs what it weighs.Hey Hoser... Right back at you. :hahaha: Don't take it to heart, My dad used to tell me the older you get the harder it is to admit your wrong cause it means you've been wrong longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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