Prospecting code of ethics Options

[fenixsmom]

Hiya folks! I was wondering about ethical recovery. I was pondering originally how many buckets of concentrate is ethical to bring home to work. That led to the pondering of ethics while prospecting in general. I believe this is a very important subject to touch on because it effects us all. The more damage we do to our rivers, lands etc., the more negatively others will see us. Although to some this may seem like common sense, there are those that don't give a flying you know what. I am a firm believer in preserving the land as close to as pristine as I found it. (Minus a little concentrate). So is there any advice you can give to those of us that are just starting out?

[CP]

Sorry folks, I forgot to specify anything about the "50 lb" question.
I believe what this stems from is yet another confusing recreational orientated term. There is a "rock collecting or sampling" weight limit rule that is written as "250 lbs of removed material allowed per year, per person". That is a general "rule" (not law as far as I know) that is applied to those who are just out to recreate and obiviously do not apply to the real prospector/claim owners.
They most certainly would probably exceed that weight rather quickly in their actual prospecting field work!
Yes I can see the uniforms trying to use this with gold prospectors and their concentrates in recreational settings.....no different the rock sampling is it at a recreational level?

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