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BUYER BEWARE! ILLEGAL REC GUIDE SERVICES
swizz
post Jun 14 2012, 08:36 AM
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There is at least one (possibly more) individuals/vendors offering "recreational" guided Gold prospecting trips in the Colorado front range. These services are advertised on Craigslist, Facebook, and often have elaborate websites.
The daily pay-to-play outings are advertised to be on land that is owned by CITY, COUNTY, and PARKS which are PRIVATELY OWNED by CITY, COUNTY, and PARKS. The privilege of recreational panning and sluicing activities is already offered to the public at no charge in these areas by CITY, COUNTY, and PARKS.... they are designated "recreational" areas put in place by you the voter/taxpayer. Why would you PAY someone any fee or sum of money to hold your hand there? Are you and your family that clueless? If you are... this is the demographic the illegal operations are targeting. You have already paid for the privilege to use these lands. The locations are offered to the public by the CITY, COUNTY, and PARKS for your public use... you have already paid taxes and/or voted for these privileges and can enjoy them at no charge. You gain no further privileges by paying someone (especially if they are operating illegally) to take you there... where everyone and their sister is already panning for FREE, lol. Your wallet just gets lighter while you listen to some guy's bs prospecting "tricks" theories and techniques. Do you really want to pay some greedy prospector for "learning" their panning techniques, their "sure thing" and "secret" spots on your recreational land (while others are there prospecting and learning for free), and "experience" their sales pitch and "learning" for a fee?
That's fine if you do.... just make sure they are operating legally. The good guys share these tips, techniques, locations, and honest experiences with others for free (Hank and others know I practice what I preach). People mining miners will try to charge you. There are no "tricks" or fees, this is reality. Fortunately there are sites like CP where this information, "learning", "techniques", advice, and "experiences" along with a vast archive of resources are freely shared here and LEGALLY without a fee. CP isn't the end-all resource but it is damn good one... I know of none better. Prospecting, panning , and sluicing on recreational designated lands is not rocket science and does not require a fee to a private company to help you do it. You can learn theory, panning technique, and equipment processes here, at other free forums, and on youtube for Christ's sake. It's that easy. There are no super-secret magic panning and sluicing "tricks" to learn... which these shoddy outfits often advertise. These "tricks" are available everywhere online. The only "trick" that occurs is when your money magically disappears.

Need to learn where to dig and swirl a pan? Perhaps you'd like to explore something outside of the city rec areas and enjoy your RIGHTS instead of dictated 'recreational' privileges? Or... stay within the recreational public use areas which are close to you and enjoy them (for free!) at your leisure? Rec privileges are nice (and most often free to the public). But certainly not nice enough to pay additional fees to an illegal vendor, lark, or scam artist to hold your hand while emptying your wallet and slipping you a bag lunch.
Enjoy your recreational panning privileges for free. happy088.gif True exploration, prospecting, and especially discovery is by far more rewarding than giving your hard earned money to some guy who wants to make you lunch and take you to a public rec area to swirl a pan and offer you secret "tricks". smiley-laughing021.gif

BEWARE:
The CITY, COUNTY, and PARKS legally require a permit and/or permissions for individuals and/or vendors to charge money for services rendered on their properties. ASK FOR THIS DOCUMENTATION BEFORE YOU PART WITH YOUR MONEY. A legally operating vendor or individual offering guided services, products, or services rendered on CITY, COUNTY, or PARKS owned lands MUST obtain and possess these permissions. They must present this documentation upon request.
If they fail to present it and give you a flowery story about why they are not required to present this, PURE BS... run away as fast as you can. In fact, run to the CITY, COUNTY, or PARKS as fast as you can to make sure it's legal for the vendor/individual to take your money and offer a prospecting guide service on their rec designated lands.... or others will unknowingly continue to fuel their illegal operation(s).

Sometimes these larks will state things like "we don't charge you for the location" and act like it's a legal disclaimer to hide behind. Fact is... they are charging for services ON these locations without permissions to conduct a legal business there. That is a land usage violation and punishable.
If you do not check the legality of the vendor/individual.... illegal operations like this WILL tarnish recreational prospecting and jeopardize the sanctity and privileges of ALL recreational users who prospect on these lands. More 'prospecting guide services' and scam artists will see the opportunity and set up shop to take advantage as well. Abusing the recreational system on this level is appalling on many levels and will certainly be the ultimate ruin of recreational panning and sluicing as we know it. These vendors typically preach that they are trying to preserve rec prospecting when they are actually exploiting it monetarily... quite the scam. I don't want to see rec panning and sluicing exploited like this, especially illegally, I would like the heritage of Colorado recreational panning and sluicing privileges to remain in tact and in good faith with the CITY, COUNTY, and PARKS. They did not open these areas so vendors could set up shop and charge people money for profit. This amounts to a blatant exploitation of what the CITY, COUNTY, and PARKS, have given us recreationally. The abuse of our recreational privileges by greedy individuals and vendors who charge money on those lands could very well ruin it for recreational panning and sluicing in our state. The state does not tolerate illegal activities which exploit recreational privileges on the recreational designated lands. They can take rec privileges away if the abuses of the system get out of hand... hell they can do it on a whim. Illegal outfits give them plenty of justification to close rec areas open to prospecting. They weren't opened for folks to run a mining business on... the rec areas are there for the public users, not illegal business operators. Please don't support individuals or vendors who practice on rec lands illegally, it could also bite YOU in the ass, please be careful.

KNOW THIS:
It is ILLEGAL to offer and charge people for services or to sell or advertise retail or wholesale items and products on these lands for profit without documented permissions. ASK to see these permissions and/or verify them.
It is ILLEGAL to guide persons and children without proper business liability insurance coverage. As a customer you have every right to ask.... especially if you are including children in your outing, as there are legal liability issues involving potential injuries, etc. ASK for a Certification of Limited Liability Insurance in addition to the required permits to run this type of operation. Do not sign you or your children's injury liability and compensatory rights away to an unscrupulous illegal vendor or individual who does not have adequate business insurance coverage and documented permissions from CITY, COUNTY, or PARK rec areas which you can view and print... if that is where they are taking you!!


Please do not buy into these scams, individuals, or snazzy websites trying to sell this illegal service. Make sure they are operating LEGALLY regardless of their sales pitch, elaborate advertising, and possible claims to "fighting for your recreational privileges" (they often claim that these privileges are "rights")... you already possess the privilege and these outfits are jeopardizing it right in front of you... and you're helping finance the demise of recreational panning/sluicing if you use their illegal services. The websites will typically paint a pretty picture stating that they are "working hard to make recreational prospecting a RIGHT" or state that they are "working hard to create more recreational areas for you". This is the most laughable and pathetic part of the ripoff and it is a common pitch for this scam.
They want more free public recreational areas available to quietly operate their illegal businesses on.... get it?. Heck, maybe they can recommend and sell you some of their equipment while you're there, right? Their motives are clear to me and many others. MONEY. Report them immediately if they do not present you with their legal documentation mentioned above. Please do your part. This miner-mining-miners crap is getting old, always a new scam like this... don't buy into it. Report it.
Call the CITY, COUNTY, or PARKS prior to shelling out money to someone offering 'services' on your recreationally designated parks, open spaces, and city owned lands. Ask if they know of the individual or vendor who is charging money for services rendered there.
Be sure that the CITY, COUNTY, or PARKS knows that you are being charged money for services rendered on their recreational property for that day and it is legally permitted... and please make sure that whomever is charging you money, is compliant operating with the proper permissions, permitting, and liability coverage. If not... please contact the CITY, COUNTY, or PARKS agency where the vendor is operating. You may also contact the State and report this activity if it is unlawful: DORA, COLORADO REGULATORY AGENCY

PLEASE
Know what you are getting into before opening your wallet, there are a lot of larks out there... and they want your cash in a bad way... for something you can easily do for FREE.
Need FREE help? We'll help ya... as will most at other clubs who truly value the REAL mining heritage and your FREE recreational privileges. Good guys don't charge ya for this... money grubbers, scammers, and larks do.

I am a Small Scale Miner (claim owner) who enjoys his RIGHTS... and I occasionally like to exercise my privileges to play on recreationally designated lands open to prospecting. I value ALL public lands and hate to see this type of illegal activity occurring on them for the benefit of money grubbin. It is an illegal abuse of the system, could result in loss of privileges, and definitely gives honest miners and prospectors a bad name.


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post Jun 29 2017, 05:38 PM
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- swizz   BUYER BEWARE! ILLEGAL REC GUIDE SERVICES   Jun 14 2012, 08:36 AM
- - ASTROBLEME   Great post swizz! Just like you, I take pride...   Jun 14 2012, 05:58 PM
- - Woody   If this was a Face Book artical I would click the...   Jun 14 2012, 10:19 PM
- - Mrs.CP   Excelent info for others to learn from. Knowledge ...   Jun 15 2012, 01:31 PM
- - russau   QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Jun 15 2012, 01:31 PM) Ex...   Jun 16 2012, 05:24 AM
- - Mrs.CP   Quoting Benjamin Franklin...... QUOTE Being igno...   Jun 16 2012, 12:28 PM
- - swizz   Bump. It's that time of year again... these gu...   Apr 12 2013, 01:14 PM
- - Caveman   Right on! This needs to get bumped out every ...   Apr 12 2013, 02:26 PM
|- - ColoradoProspector   QUOTE (Caveman @ Apr 12 2013, 01:26 PM) R...   Feb 25 2014, 07:57 AM
- - Mrs.CP   A shame, but I have still been hearing and seeing ...   Aug 6 2014, 06:50 AM
|- - leonard   QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Aug 6 2014, 05:50 AM) A s...   Aug 6 2014, 08:10 AM
|- - swizz   QUOTE (leonard @ Aug 6 2014, 08:10 AM) I ...   Aug 6 2014, 04:44 PM
|- - leonard   QUOTE (swizz @ Aug 6 2014, 04:44 PM) It i...   Aug 6 2014, 05:00 PM
|- - swizz   QUOTE (leonard @ Aug 6 2014, 05:00 PM) If...   Aug 6 2014, 07:17 PM
- - russau   deleted by myself.   Aug 6 2014, 08:01 AM
- - Mrs.CP   No reason to do that Russ. With the proper questio...   Aug 6 2014, 08:29 AM
- - fenixsmom   Since we are throwing in our two cents here I woul...   Aug 6 2014, 10:29 AM
- - fenixsmom   However, I would like to add that if you are usimg...   Aug 6 2014, 10:51 AM
- - Mrs.CP   I agree, thanks fenixsmom and kudos to your husban...   Aug 6 2014, 10:59 AM
- - fenixsmom   RE: BUYER BEWARE! ILLEGAL REC GUIDE SERVICES   Aug 6 2014, 12:28 PM
|- - leonard   I guess I don't see any difference if I wanted...   Aug 6 2014, 03:40 PM
- - fenixsmom   Hey Swizz, can you attach a link that says that pa...   Aug 6 2014, 06:00 PM
- - fenixsmom   Sorry, double posted on accident. Included this se...   Aug 6 2014, 06:00 PM
- - swizz   feinx..... Call the BLM Public Lands Information C...   Aug 6 2014, 06:22 PM
- - fenixsmom   Thanks Swizz will do!   Aug 6 2014, 11:42 PM
- - Mrs.CP   I find it hard to swallow most of what you are say...   Aug 7 2014, 08:48 AM
- - ColoradoProspector   Ok let’s see if we can sort out some of the ripple...   Aug 8 2014, 10:19 AM
- - Caveman   Very clear and understandable, and in "plain ...   Aug 8 2014, 10:32 AM
- - fenixsmom   Thank you very much for the clarification! I g...   Aug 8 2014, 06:21 PM
- - swizz   Excellent clarification, thanks!   Aug 8 2014, 08:52 PM
- - russau   Thanks for the indepth explaination of this law. s...   Oct 8 2014, 06:51 AM
- - swizz   "Guided Tour"?? This thread is about phy...   Oct 8 2014, 07:42 AM
- - russau   Swizz I understand what you have presented. I was ...   Oct 8 2014, 02:46 PM
|- - swizz   QUOTE (russau @ Oct 8 2014, 02:46 PM) Im ...   Oct 9 2014, 08:01 AM
- - ColoradoProspector   Your question(s) or comparisons are varied Russ bu...   Oct 9 2014, 09:24 AM
- - swizz   Well said Dan! That is it in a nutshell. When ...   Oct 9 2014, 09:43 AM
- - russau   YEP Dan and Swizz I understand you! But it sou...   Oct 9 2014, 12:52 PM
|- - swizz   QUOTE (russau @ Oct 9 2014, 12:52 PM) If ...   Oct 9 2014, 01:13 PM
- - swizz   ok wait... I think I know what you're asking. ...   Oct 9 2014, 01:27 PM
- - russau   Sort of! let me rephrase it. If person #1 goes...   Oct 9 2014, 02:09 PM
|- - swizz   QUOTE (russau @ Oct 9 2014, 02:09 PM) Sor...   Oct 9 2014, 03:33 PM
- - russau   I used to go to a lot of different states (before ...   Oct 9 2014, 02:15 PM
- - Caveman   SWIZZ!   Oct 9 2014, 04:29 PM
- - swizz   LOL.... sorry, it took some work to decipher his l...   Oct 9 2014, 05:02 PM
- - swizz   Why can't these guys do it legally? Get the p...   Oct 9 2014, 05:34 PM
- - russau   im sorry I brought it up.   Oct 9 2014, 07:06 PM
- - swizz   It's worthy of discussion. Forgive me for bein...   Oct 9 2014, 09:12 PM
- - Mrs.CP   I agree Swizz, we definitely feel the same way. Th...   Oct 11 2014, 09:21 AM
- - ColoradoProspector   Don't be sorry Russ, you seemed to have a ques...   Oct 15 2014, 05:21 PM
- - swizz   Bump, for the 2016 season.   Mar 25 2016, 05:34 AM
- - EMac   Up front, I haven't had any personal run-ins w...   Mar 25 2016, 12:02 PM
|- - Silky   QUOTE (EMac @ Mar 25 2016, 12:02 PM) Up f...   Mar 25 2016, 12:27 PM
|- - CP   QUOTE (EMac @ Mar 25 2016, 12:02 PM) Sorr...   Mar 25 2016, 01:57 PM
- - johnnybravo300   The guy we met that day offered his services to us...   Mar 25 2016, 09:09 PM
- - Denise   That time of year! There is a NEW group I s...   Jun 28 2016, 11:52 AM
- - swizz   Ridiculous, I hope they get busted. C.33. Commerc...   Jun 28 2016, 02:35 PM
- - Denise   This is offered for more counties than just Jeffer...   Jun 28 2016, 03:33 PM
|- - swizz   QUOTE (Denise @ Jun 28 2016, 03:33 PM) Th...   Jun 28 2016, 04:24 PM
- - MikeS   Bumping this up for the 2017 season.   Jun 29 2017, 05:38 PM


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