Prospecting 2012
New Stuff
When summer comes around a lot of us will be heading for the hills, valleys and creeks in search of that all elusive gold. The one problem is that these days in order to find any gold or good tracer minerals, you have to get back way off the beaten path. That means where the road or trail ends and after a few hours of hiking, you can maybe find some areas that have not been overly explored. Anyone who has been prospecting at all knows that packing a lot of gear into the bush is a lot of work.
Having said that, there is a new small aluminum river sluice out for those fast samples wash ups. This handy little is sluice will fit in most packs, fit easily in a 5 gallon bucket, but also has a convenient carry handle. It's also extremely light weight, weighing in at just 3.25 lbs!
Clean-up is achieved by removing a single wing-nut and lifting out the riffle tray and ribbed carpet. The sluice also has a section of ribbed rubber matting at the top for a quick "sample" view of the material you are running. The nicest thing about this little sluice is the little price. Pre season special. Only $59.00.
Myself I have an older Keene river sluice that is around 3 feet long and is 10 inches wide. I think mine would weigh around 9-10 pounds due to the extra length and riffles. That extra weight can sure be a burden especially when it comes time to be walking back after a long day of prospecting. That's another reason why I like to use plastic gold pans.
Our 2012 Prediction For Gold
Seasons Greetings To All
In todays market enviroment, there is a lot of different ways to invest ones money. You can buy into funds of all sorts, stocks and bonds, realestate or commodities. There are thousands of ways out there to invest. Not all will give you a return on your investment. With uncertainty in world markets like we see in 2011 - 2012 there is probably more ways to loose money that make money.
As the editor of www.juniorminers.com, I have followed the junior mining market for almost 20 years. Over that time I have seen fortunes made and fortunes lost. Today with most junior mining or even mid cap mining stocks plundered ..... more here
Gold Gets Hammered
Dec.14.11
Gold took a real beating today as sellers were chasing the bids all the way down. Of course once the ball starts rolling and margin calls come ringing, a lot of longs have to get out of the game. This however gives a great opportunity to those with cash on the side to pick up some metal for a bit of a bargain.
As far as investing or buying mining stocks at the moment .... we aren't! With almost every junior being pounded to a pulp, we have decided the best trade is no trade. Once all the turmoil finishes, and it will one day, we will be buying again. What's going on in the market right now just confirms what our classified section says, "Why buy gold when you can buy a GOLD MINE". if you haven't check out our listings of mining claims for sale, now is a great time. We have some dandy listings from some of the best mining areas in the country.
Double S Mine
Turnkey Highgrade East Belt Mother Lode Underground Au Project
The center of operations is a fully permitted and bonded 83 acre parcel, as noted on the mineral survey no. 6994 a & b, in the historical skull flat mining district which is now the west point mining district. Numerous north trending west-dipping quartz veins are found in the granodiorite and adjacent metamorphic rocks. The veins usually are 1 to 5 feet thick, have persistent strikes, and belong to historical vein systems that have not been fully mapped. The ore bodies contain free gold and abundent sulfides especially galena which is associated with higher grade au.
The double s is developed by a 9x9 haulage crosscut driven on an easterly direction which is serviced by 24 guage railroad & lhd diesel loaders. This crosscut bisects the north trending quarts veins which are serviced by 7x7 development drifts. Ore is produced from a stope & additional chute/manway development. There are 4 headings & one stope working at this time. The mine has in place an air-shaft/second exit.
This district is noted for its documented high grade ore bodies for which the mine plan is dedicated to develop through a series of adits, crosscut tunnels vein drifts, & core drill stations.
The dsm property is strategically located in relationship with geologic and geophysical attributes. Accessible sloping elevations provide access to greater depths using tunnels and adits. This project is a bonafide working mining operation with infrastructure currently in place. There is a filed notice of operations, along with bonding, atf&e explosives permits, pg&e power, year around access roads, water wells & a year around creek. The tunnels are currently integrated with lhd & railroad systems, a very effective means of moving rock. The buildings include a 3 bedroom 2 bath residence with county approved septic, residence shop, mine portal shop, and a dry house. The portal equipment includes 3 phase 480v cat generator 150kw, 75 hp electric ir compressor, and a 12 x 20 rock crushing plant electric over hydraulic.
The equipment for the mine development is centered on an atlas copco diamec 262 diamond core drill & 1000' of tooling, atlas copco jumbo drifter drill, emico 911 lhd, emico 21 b's, goodman 4t locomotives (battery & diesel), 60 cu ft. (2-3ton) 5th wheel ore cars, jacklegs and stopers. The mine has a large inventory of 25# mine rail, 4" vic air pipe, mine fans powder magazines, sawmill, and all the needed tooling to run a mining operation.
Also included in the sale is the billy williams mine, patented 10 acres, in the skull flat district and the tyler 2 &3, 40 acre permitted and bonded property near the woodhouse mine on the south fork mokeulme river, west point, ca.
The asking price is $2 million usd.
Contact: smxpc@yahoo.com reference mine for sale.
Another Battering Week For The Metals
Nov.19.11
All commodities were down again this past week. Gold got punched back down to the low $1700 range while silver was flirting with $31 an oz level. Seems the European thing is upsetting the apple cart and no one knows where to turn or put their money these days. Interest rates are at historical lows. I was reading this past week that US mortgage rates were at 1951 levels. WOW, time to buy a house I guess.
For those who have some extra money, we have some very interesting mining claims for sale. Also we just listed a real neat little test plant in our classifieds the other day. So if you are thinking about testing some placer ground this up coming season, be sure to check it out. In case you have some property that you would like to option, we have interested buyers coming around daily. On an added note, we are averaging 1000 hits a day now so there are a lot of lookers out there. Also if you have any older deposits or tailings and would like to "value add" them, check out the ad below.
WANTED! Tailings and/or Deposits
Wish to purchase large, gold/silver bearing refractory tailings and/or deposits. Please provide ownership, location, size, average grade, mineralogy and original rock type. Whole rock analysis if available and depth of data available.
Also provide any information related to environmental liabilities such as acid drainage, arsenic or mercury seepage, etc. Lastly please provide sale price, email address and telephone number. We are not interested in properties unless the proposal is supported by appropriate scientific data.
Contact: refractorygold@gmail.com
A Day To Remember
Nov.11.11
Today in Canada is rememberance day which is a day to remember our fallen soldiers from WW1, WW2 and other wars that Canada has participated in. Because of these wars and these fallen heros, life for the rest of us has been safe and secure in a somewhat free society. This allows us all to live in a country where have have freedoms and choices. Even the freedom to go out an pan a bit of gold or even dream of being a junior miner.
Junior mining stocks are still taking a beating. Lots of bargains out there so I have been reading. Lots of traffic coming to the website too. You can always tell when Gold Rush the series starts. Traffic almost doubles. If you are wondering where the traffic comes from, 78% is google type in searching for, you guessed it, "gold mines for sale". So if you have a claim or two or ten or maybe some mining gear that you want ot sell, get them listed in our classifed section today.
Gold Back Up Over $1700
Oct.25.11
Gold was back up over $1700 today. I was watching the market trade today trying to figure out which gold junior to buy. There are quite a few good deals out there if you are a bottom feeder. There are some very interesting plays going on right now. I have been following a few Yukon gold plays over in the mining stock talk section of the website. Have a peek.
We get emails from time to time asking about refiners or more importantly, approved gold buyers/assayers. We would like to tell you that one of our advertisers this month is just that. SS Advanced Metal Technologies is a North American-based purchaser of precious metal ore concentrates. Check out their website and if you have questions, look them up. They will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Also we have another listing or two in the classifieds if you are inclined to go gold mining.
Gold Takes A Tumble
Oct.2.11
Small article this weekend stating that this last week was the worst percentage drop for gold in 40 years. Last month at this time we were thinking things couldn't be better. One thing good to come out this huge sell off is there are some really good long term bargains out there.
We have an interesting parcel of mining property listed here in the past week also. Alaska up in the 40 mile area. You may want to check it out if you are thinking about gold mining in Alaska.
Welcome All American Gold
Sept.12.11
Take note of our new featured miner for the month. All American Gold is the miner and we are excited to tell everyone about their projects. You can read more about them on the featured page.
Gold may just make an upward move this week do to uncertainty in the credit markets and the Euro. Hopefully some of this upward pressure on bullion will have a trickle down effect on the junior stocks. What about silver? We think it's time for another run. What do you think?
$1900 Gold
Sept.7.11
Gold hit $1900 and a smidge but fell back over $100 in the past two days. Nice shakeout of weak longs is good along with getting rid of a few more speculators. Real gold bugs don't speculate. Lot's of us "gold bugs" here are waiting for silver to make a move and even a few more of us are waiting for the juniors to make a move. Speaking of juniors, stay posted here because by mid month we have a featured miner that you will want to get to know. This junior miner could very well be the one that hits the next big find. When we say "big", we mean BIG.
Also check out the classifieds as there is another Dawson Yukon area listing for sale. High potential ground. Remember if you can't afford to buy gold, maybe you should look at mining it.
Silver!! Did You Know!!
Aug. 29.11
Did you know that there isn't enough silver bullion in the world to supply one ounce per Chinese citizen? It doesn't take much imagination to see where this is going to end up. Silver bullion as a long term hold is still a wise idea. Historically, silver should be at a ratio of 15-1 gold meaning it would take 15 ounces of silver to buy 1 ounce of gold. Right now that ratio is 44-1 meaning it is taking 44 ounces of silver to buy 1 ounce of gold. For silver to be back to the 15-1 ration the price of silver would have to be about $120 per ounce. That is if gold stays at the current price of $1750 which almost everyone knows it is not and that it (gold) is going to be heading back up toward $2,000. So if you are not into silver yet, now would be a great time to get started. Also, did you know that you can trade silver online? Sign up today and get a free ounce of silver to help get you started.
Gold!! $1,800 Gold!!
Aug. 10.11
Twenty days ago gold was $1600. Today gold tagged $1800. $200 in 21 days. Unreal!! Silver is not performing as well though and seems to be trading more like an industrial metal instead of the precious metal. I think that will change though shortly.
Most junior mining stocks are not performing like bullion at all. There are a lot of players that are sitting on 52 week lows right now and even some good gold stocks are way down and undervalued. It is only a matter of time that money from other sectors goes over to these junior miners.
On an added note if you feel gold is getting to high in price to be able to invest, then maybe check out out classified ads section on claims for sale. We just added a few more this month and included in that batch is some Sierra California claims that don't come around very often.
Gold!! $1,600 Gold!!
July 20.11
Gold hit another milestone this week. A $1600 dollar milestone at that. I see silver is right back around $40 an oz also. Good time to be out prospecting or mining or checking out one of those undervalued gold stocks. Speaking of mining and prospecting, we have another prospect listed for sale. This time it is one in Arizona.
Gold Mining Alaska
June 29.11
You've seen the show, you've heard about the gold. Now is your chance to gold mine Alaska. We have just placed a new listing in our classifieds for a large rare one of a kind placer operation in Alaska. The Wise Mike Placer is now for sale. This is property that has been in the same family for over 100 years. Click Here to read all about this once in a life time placer mine.
Why Today June 13 Is So Important
June 13.11
Gold. Where did gold trade today? Up? Down? New high? Low? These are questions asked by many gold bugs and gold watchers and followers of Martin Armstrong.
Lots of new mining claims listed for sale also. Lots of emails saying thank you and place a sold sign on the ad if you will. Yes claims are selling fast. Good claims are selling even faster so if you have mining claims or equipment for sale, let us know.
