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 Rock Bar!  Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813  |
Hi Everyone:
Diamond prospecting isn't too hard if you know what to look for. This photo was recently posted publicly by another diamond expert (Dan Hausel) whom I've worked with and have grown to respect over the past few years. I am excited to now be able to share some knowledge through this forum as I have endured much difficulty in the early years while learning about diamond prospecting on my own. The specimens in this photo are great examples of "indicator minerals" that were recovered from a diamond bearing area (Sloan Ranch kimberlite pipes #1 & #2) right here in Colorado. If you ever find minerals that resemble these specimens in any of your samples, I'd advise you to consider testing the prospect area for DIAMONDS! Sincerely, ASTROBLEME
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Tonko Mining Company "Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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Jan 24 2010, 05:17 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813 |
Hello Tom:
It has been my experience that a pan or sluice will work fine without adding "grease". While a grease table works well in a controlled environment, the stuff that gets into the sluice out in the field really sticks to the grease if it has carbon in it. Bugs, roots, leaves and various other carbon based items will cause you more trouble than it is worth, in my opinion. As long as your sluice is set up to catch the black sands, diamonds will also be trapped. Just keep the riffles clean and you should do fine. Be sure to get permission from claim owners and/or private holdings to avoid any problems. Diamond prospects are well patrolled up there. Good luck! ASTROBLEME -------------------- Annual Dues Paying Member Since 2008
Tonko Mining Company "Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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Jan 25 2010, 02:05 PM
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 Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 21-September 09 From: Laporte CO Member No.: 7,013 |
Thanks for the advice, I was thinking that would be the case with the non polar detritus. I know how to set up the sluice to catch garnets which are a similar SG and I will clean up often.
Seems like its a railroad style checkerboard pattern of public and private land, how can I find who owns the private land? I started prospecting in NH for gold and aqua/tourmaline and there are no claims so I am not used to the paperwork and claims research side but I know I have to be diligent to do right. -------------------- Must... Find... A diamond!
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ASTROBLEME COLORADO DIAMOND PROSPECTING Nov 21 2008, 07:26 PM
ASTROBLEME Of course, the best indicator of a diamond mining ... Nov 21 2008, 07:40 PM
russau thanks for the info and pics! Nov 22 2008, 12:47 PM nm jack Great pics & great info. Keep it coming. Thank... Nov 23 2008, 09:19 AM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (nm jack @ Nov 23 2008, 08:19 AM) G... Nov 24 2008, 09:49 PM ColoradoProspector Very cool diamond find Astrobleme! I bet you... Nov 25 2008, 08:06 AM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (ColoradoProspector @ Nov 25 2008, 07... Nov 25 2008, 07:20 PM ASTROBLEME Hello Everyone Prospecting for Diamonds:
Kimberli... Dec 4 2008, 08:25 PM amethystguy Heck, I would be happy just to find those indicato... Dec 4 2008, 09:47 PM jim Very cool stuff. That means that Mr Tonko has com... Dec 5 2008, 07:57 AM nm jack Astrobleme, what info do you have on NM if any?? I... Dec 5 2008, 03:23 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (nm jack @ Dec 5 2008, 02:23 PM) A... Dec 5 2008, 08:19 PM Bennie This Is the one I was Interested in , there was ne... Dec 6 2008, 08:55 AM Bennie to clarify my last post about lady moon ;
this is ... Dec 10 2008, 07:50 AM ColoradoProspector Nice arial of your kimberlite pipes Astrobleme, ca... Dec 12 2008, 11:24 AM ASTROBLEME Great info, and we would love to hear more about t... Dec 12 2008, 05:22 PM ASTROBLEME Dear CP:
Here's a photo of the site where the... Dec 12 2008, 05:33 PM ASTROBLEME Dear CP:
This is a recent photo of the surveyed a... Dec 12 2008, 05:49 PM ASTROBLEME Dear CP:
This pic is of Diamond Mountain. The ro... Dec 12 2008, 05:58 PM ASTROBLEME Dear CP:
I found another set of recent photos (Se... Dec 12 2008, 06:22 PM ASTROBLEME Dear CP:
Here's another photo I've taken ... Dec 12 2008, 06:36 PM ASTROBLEME Dear CP:
I saw this rainbow coming down over the ... Dec 12 2008, 06:47 PM amethystguy Ha ha good post. thanks for the pics!!... Dec 12 2008, 09:12 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (amethystguy @ Dec 12 2008, 08:12 P... Dec 13 2008, 02:39 PM Bennie QUOTE (amethystguy @ Dec 12 2008, 08:12 P... Dec 22 2008, 11:24 AM nm jack Great pics & info. Dec 13 2008, 12:24 PM ColoradoProspector Fantastic info and pics Astrobleme.......very cool... Dec 15 2008, 10:33 AM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (ColoradoProspector @ Dec 15 2008, 09... Dec 15 2008, 06:51 PM ColoradoProspector Thanks for the added info Astrobleme and I complet... Dec 16 2008, 10:49 AM amethystguy Since I am not that familiar with claims can you t... Dec 19 2008, 11:03 AM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (amethystguy @ Dec 19 2008, 10:03 A... Dec 19 2008, 06:15 PM Bennie sometimes people make mistakes even county clerks ... Dec 19 2008, 07:24 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (Bennie @ Dec 19 2008, 06:24 PM) so... Dec 19 2008, 08:12 PM amethystguy cool cool you guys keep on posting some good info ... Dec 21 2008, 01:45 PM amethystguy Do you guys have a specific book or reference mate... Dec 22 2008, 01:14 PM Bennie QUOTE (amethystguy @ Dec 22 2008, 12:14 P... Dec 22 2008, 03:51 PM russau id like to read/aquire your book when its done... Dec 23 2008, 05:09 AM ASTROBLEME Hello Everyone:
Hope you had a Merry Christmas... Dec 27 2008, 07:57 PM amethystguy Can you look for shocked quartz to determine if th... Dec 27 2008, 09:42 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (amethystguy @ Dec 27 2008, 08:42 P... Dec 28 2008, 12:56 PM Bennie thats some interesting concepts there JT ,
In the... Dec 29 2008, 11:42 AM amethystguy Did any of you guys ever sluice "down stream... Dec 29 2008, 05:09 PM ColoradoProspector Sure seems like a good idea Jason!
The imp... Dec 29 2008, 05:28 PM Bennie as far as diamond bearing kimberlites in the state... Dec 29 2008, 06:26 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (Bennie @ Dec 29 2008, 05:26 PM) ... Dec 29 2008, 10:28 PM Bennie absolutley JT
diamond preservation in kimberlites... Dec 29 2008, 11:16 PM ASTROBLEME Howdy Everyone:
Hope you all had a Merry Christma... Jan 2 2009, 07:38 PM Mrs.CP Fantastic info Johnny! Thanks for posting the ... Jan 3 2009, 06:10 AM amethystguy Mr. Tonko I really like your idea of the correlati... Jan 3 2009, 08:55 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (amethystguy @ Jan 3 2009, 07:55 PM... Jan 4 2009, 11:12 AM ColoradoProspector Wow! Very cool information, thank you Johnny. ... Jan 4 2009, 11:57 AM ASTROBLEME I just came across this new website that has some ... Jun 17 2009, 10:35 PM nm jack Great info Johnny. Have you ever looked at NM? Sur... Jun 18 2009, 12:04 PM ASTROBLEME Hi Everyone:
This discussion has been running for... Dec 5 2009, 01:04 PM ColoradoProspector Oh rats, you must have hit a server memory limit J... Dec 5 2009, 03:38 PM ColoradoProspector Ok, got all those pics loaded back into the thread... Dec 7 2009, 02:52 PM Coalbunny Johnny, why not tell us about diamonds found in la... Dec 12 2009, 12:32 AM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (Coalbunny @ Dec 11 2009, 11:32 PM)... Dec 16 2009, 08:04 PM russau yep, id like to have that kind of nuisance myself... Dec 12 2009, 06:21 AM Coalbunny Except there they really weren't diamond-beari... Dec 16 2009, 03:55 AM Forestwalker I just moved to Laporte and hope to drive up there... Jan 24 2010, 04:25 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (Forestwalker @ Jan 25 2010, 01:05 ... Jan 25 2010, 05:03 PM ASTROBLEME You just never know what might show up on the web... Feb 7 2010, 01:22 PM russau hey forest walker, to find out who owns what peice... Feb 8 2010, 06:46 AM nm jack QUOTE (russau @ Feb 8 2010, 05:46 AM) hey... Feb 8 2010, 09:49 AM ColoradoProspector Thanks Astrobleme, that's very interesting rea... Feb 8 2010, 08:36 AM Forestwalker Good to have that on the record so people can have... Feb 8 2010, 07:55 PM russau the platt books ive bought cost from $25./... Feb 9 2010, 06:34 AM ASTROBLEME Notice of Intent Revisions
Here's a link to P... Feb 13 2010, 09:00 AM ColoradoProspector Great advice Astrobleme, thanks for posting this i... Feb 13 2010, 08:01 PM ColoradoProspector Good luck to everyone on their diamond prospecting... Mar 3 2010, 01:52 PM Hawkewind That .pdf article was really good...printed it up ... Mar 3 2010, 02:18 PM Boogie SEARCHING FOR PLACER DIAMONDS
Worth saving to dis... Jun 15 2010, 11:56 PM Diamond Digger Very interesting stuff on this link.
First let me ... Dec 23 2010, 09:14 AM russau after checking my wifes expensive wedding with my ... Dec 24 2010, 06:04 AM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (russau @ Dec 24 2010, 05:04 AM) af... Dec 24 2010, 10:51 AM Diamond Digger Hi,
I did say I only use the light after I sorted ... Dec 24 2010, 01:24 PM russau thanks for the link Digger! Dec 25 2010, 06:34 AM ASTROBLEME Diamond Digger posted this in the Off Topic forum ... Dec 31 2010, 07:22 PM Diamond Digger Johnny,
Well yeah it looks like the same rock but ... Jan 1 2011, 02:31 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (Diamond Digger @ Jan 1 2011, 01:31... Jan 1 2011, 03:39 PM Diamond Digger And a very Happy new year to you too!
May your... Jan 2 2011, 02:37 PM Diamond Digger Gents,
I have seen many video's and have done ... Jan 17 2011, 06:35 PM russau the way the ecconomy is right now, id be afraid to... Jan 18 2011, 07:14 AM Diamond Digger QUOTE (russau @ Jan 18 2011, 06:14 AM) th... Jan 18 2011, 08:30 AM russau eco-hippy positive??? just wait untill you hit the... Jan 19 2011, 07:58 AM Diamond Digger Yeah.. but then Women are bad for you as well but ... Jan 19 2011, 01:21 PM ASTROBLEME The law protects both the miner and the resource. ... Jan 21 2011, 07:20 PM Chuck S QUOTE (ASTROBLEME @ Jan 21 2011, 06:20 PM... Jan 22 2011, 07:47 PM ASTROBLEME Here is a great resource on diamond discovery in C... Jan 22 2011, 10:12 PM Diamond Digger Astro,
mmm checked it did not see anything about d... Feb 6 2011, 02:48 PM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (Diamond Digger @ Feb 6 2011, 01:48... Feb 6 2011, 10:39 PM ASTROBLEME Here is a link that was posted in Africa today (2-... Feb 16 2011, 05:34 PM Diamond Digger Astro,
That mine can be made to pay but sadly it s... Feb 18 2011, 02:48 PM ColoradoProspector Here is an interesting article from Mining.com on ... Jan 21 2012, 09:38 AM swizz Dan, that link is busted... getting an "error... Jan 21 2012, 10:02 AM ColoradoProspector Woops my bad, I broke the link when I posted it. ... Jan 21 2012, 10:14 AM ASTROBLEME The Wyoming State Geological Survey recently poste... Oct 25 2012, 08:32 AM |
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