New prospecting show Options

[leonard]

I watched a new prospecting show last night at 7:00 pm on the Weather Channel. It was right up this forums way. They were gem hunting on Mont Antero and Lake George. Boy do they earn any gems found on Antero. Rugged hike in and working on the sheer rock faces. They were getting amazonite, florite, and smoky quartz. What was neat was no swearing, no drama, and people actually getting along and doing work together.

I'm putting it on my must watch list.
Leonard

[amorton]

So just watched the two episodes. Little bit of drama but not too thick. I do think they went a bit crazy with the claim jumper thing. I saw a guy in a hoodie with no equipment who was running away from people / camera crew screaming claim jumper at him I would have left too. I value the mineral claims and understand the possible impact on the claim owner but one thing I have noticed that does bother me is the sense of ownership of that particular piece of land their claim is on or near. From my own personal experience prior to getting into prospecting while hiking and exploring the mountains. I have been confronted and accused of doing something wrong and literally did not even know I was on a mineral producing piece of land. I have found that some claim owners have a very paranoid attitude toward any presence on or near their claim. Their claim is to the resources on that PUBLIC LAND it is theirs and mine and any one who wants to be there. I dont mean to vilify claim owners but the few I have met in the field came across as immediately hostile and very suspicious of why I was on their land. Now I am sure most claim owners are fairly level headed "example present company" and will simply ignore hikers climbers and other no prospector types. But you dont remember the guy you never saw or they guy who just said HI while in the woods or on a river but one in your face confrontation will stick with you for a long time.

Back to the show I liked it the gems they found were amazing and i liked seeing how they were being mined and what they were looking for. I hope they expand on what they look for to find a possible spot. Also quite cool that it was all colorado prospectors.