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 Feb 22 2022, 07:46 PM
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 Rock Bar!  Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813  |
QUOTE (Diamond Digger @ Feb 14 2022, 05:54 PM)  MR... I mined diamonds from 8 years old.... there are only one set of indicators for a Kimberlite pipe or its vicinity, these I gave you in the PM. I know Astro very well we met in Colorado when I was over there prospecting. I tested his claims but never found anything real no G-10.s no chromium diopside... and well diamonds are very rare. I even paid $500 for the privileges' to test his claims at the here mentioned locations.... but nope there were no diamond indicators at all unfortunately. He is a nice guy and I would really have loved to find the right stuff on his claims but nope nothing... I even tested drill samples from an Australian company that drilled there and found nothing. Not every Kimberlite have diamonds... its a hard but cold fact. However it is not easy to convince a convinced person of facts..... I never mentioned this, will be the first time I bring this out, most people get very caught up into the idea of sitting on a fortune but alas it only ever pans out in about %1 of the cases. However if you think that purple amatists is a diamond indicator I cannot do mush to convince you otherwise but experience will eventually do the job for me! So hard reality knocks.... diamond indicators are very specific... if a kimberlite does not have 23ppm (Parts per million) of Chromium diopside and an abundance of G-10 pyrope (fire) garnets it is bare... nothing there no matter how hard you wish for it.... done. Sorry I had to crush a few dreams here but diamond mining is very very specific.... you either have the correct indicators or you waste money on useless claims. DD I know I am going to be unpopular after this post but I know my business... it is diamond mining. DD  ,I was concerned about what you were up to when you contacted me expressing interest in my company's mining claims. This concern was amplified as you bragged extensively about your brother-in-law being upper management in DeBeers. But when you told me that you could provide access to a machine that could extract diamonds using only 2 liters of water per day, to get the diamonds out of the thick clay on my claims, I gave you a chance at the very reasonable rate of lease of $500. However, you failed to prove your ability as professed, and the lease expired. I sincerely understand your continued interest in the Stateline Mining District and don't think your post will make you unpopular. My company considers proposals on a case-by-case basis, and we encourage you to work with us rather than against us and all of the other prospectors working in that area. DiamonEx, that Australian company you referenced, never provided the drill core results as I was contracted to receive, yet you say you tested them? This revelation, along with the timing of it is, well...very interesting. At least you learned to drive on the right side of the road during the day that we spent together.  Hope your search for diamonds is successful as it is a very fulfilling experience!  Astrobleme {aka} Johnny F. Tonko President Tonko Mining Company, Incoporated -------------------- 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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Feb 23 2022, 04:30 AM
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 Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 22-December 10 From: USA Member No.: 7,480 |
LOL yeah I have no interest in the claims you have there. Sorry. I went to test them in case there was something there. There was nothing.
No matter how good an ability is, it just can prove anything if the claim is bare. Nothing there Nada zilch. And I will refrain from saying anything else. Just that you are wasting a lot of money on barren ground. Have fun. DD I was concerned about what you were up to when you contacted me expressing interest in my company's mining claims. This concern was amplified as you bragged extensively about your brother-in-law being upper management in DeBeers. But when you told me that you could provide access to a machine that could extract diamonds using only 2 liters of water per day, to get the diamonds out of the thick clay on my claims, I gave you a chance at the very reasonable rate of lease of $500. However, you failed to prove your ability as professed, and the lease expired. I sincerely understand your continued interest in the Stateline Mining District and don't think your post will make you unpopular. My company considers proposals on a case-by-case basis, and we encourage you to work with us rather than against us and all of the other prospectors working in that area. DiamonEx, that Australian company you referenced, never provided the drill core results as I was contracted to receive, yet you say you tested them? This revelation, along with the timing of it is, well...very interesting. At least you learned to drive on the right side of the road during the day that we spent together. Hope your search for diamonds is successful as it is a very fulfilling experience! Astrobleme {aka} Johnny F. Tonko President Tonko Mining Company, Incoporated [/quote] |
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Feb 24 2023, 10:40 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 22-December 10 From: USA Member No.: 7,480 |
Musk Rat,
Back in town hit me up for a prospecting trip.... Just started the process getting the mine up and running. Got some time DD |
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