2014 CP Labor Day Outing PICS Options

[swizz]

That's enough right there to raise your heart rate...

A little bit..... BUT.... since the known bedrock is sandstone....
... one theory of mine is -
Sandstone and some of the clay above it can be an indication of decomposing bedrock. This would lend me to believe that this is a pebble of a mtn compared to what it once may have been, there is no 'exposed' bedrock to speak of. The original lode or vein may have disintegrated/eroded along with the rest of the top of the mtn and lay where mother nature and gravity let it rest. This likely would have happened over a very long period of time. Pre or post glacial, I don't know. Even though it's over 9Kft, that mtn is a nub compared to what it once was I'm bettin.
I'll leave this up but probably a better discussion for the Protected Forum if we discuss much more in depth.

[swizz]

More cleanup...
First classification has run through the BB.
This is the 30 to 50 mesh Gold in the bowl and ready to be snuffered. Like the rest, coarse and crunchy. Two more classifications to go.
30 to 50 mesh CP LD by ghostcreekmine, on Flickr

[swizz]

... and this is the 50 to 100 mesh. Not much to speak of, I think most of the Gold in this hole is in the 30 to 50 class as previous samples have shown. One more class to go.... the micron stuff.
50 to 100 mesh CP LD by ghostcreekmine, on Flickr

[swizz]

... and finally, the micron stuff that is minus 100 mesh. As I suspected there is very little of this. I've never found a good amount of flour Gold at the mine so I'm not surprised. The Blue Bowling is done, now to dry it all and I'll be able to get some better pics. Scratch, I'll be curious to see if your BB results are similar by classification. Tip: After classifying change the water prior to BBing.
Minus 100 mesh CP LD by ghostcreekmine, on Flickr

[Crusty]

Damn, gotta get me a blue bowl... took me days to sort through my one pan lol

[swizz]

...took me days to sort through my one pan lol

That's the exact reason I got one.

[swizz]

Finished.
This is the dry Gold still in the pan and now ready for vial. This sample tells me more about place we were digging.
Crusty, you can chuck this up on CP facebook if you wanna.
Dry Gold CP LD by ghostcreekmine, on Flickr

[Crusty]

Finished.
This is the dry Gold still in the pan and now ready for vial. This sample tells me more about place we were digging.
Crusty, you can chuck this up on CP facebook if you wanna.

Nice looking pan! Can't wait to get back up there and get to digging again! Will be interesting to see how well we do in the next trip, as I suspect we'll be lucky if we get through all the cave-in material.

[Scratch60]

These two flakes are from the first two scoops of cons into the blue bowl.
The vial contains the ten flakes altogether. Some are small and some are headache-inducing small. All this from the 30 mesh.

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[Crusty]

These two flakes are from the first two scoops of cons into the blue bowl.
The vial contains the ten flakes altogether. Some are small and some are headache-inducing small. All this from the 30 mesh.

Too bad you didn't have the same results as Chris out of the 30 :(

[Scratch60]

Too bad you didn't have the same results as Chris out of the 30 :(

I think Chris had the right idea. He ran his banker slower. Next time I'll set it up to run with less volume of water over a steeper angle. The riffles were getting backfilled and it never looked quite right.
Gotta remember, I'm still a tenderfoot.

[Crusty]

I think Chris had the right idea. He ran his banker slower. Next time I'll set it up to run with less volume of water over a steeper angle. The riffles were getting backfilled and it never looked quite right.
Gotta remember, I'm still a tenderfoot.

So I should pan the drain channel from your banker then? ;)

[Crusty]

More pics!

Trying to warm up in the morning rain

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[Crusty]

Working in the rain (and a bit of hail)

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[Crusty]

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