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Colorado Prospector - Gem and mineral prospecting and mining forums _ Prospectors and Rockhounding Field Work _ gold from the ore

Posted by: skunkapemining Dec 26 2003, 05:26 PM

One of the pieces of gold I crushed out of the ore.Note the quartz still in the piece of gold. This spec is -50 mesh.

bill

Posted by: skunkapemining Dec 26 2003, 05:27 PM

Here is what it looked like at 10x

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 27 2003, 07:15 AM

Very cool. B)
The first one looks like a picture from space.
Was it taken in the blue pan?
Thanks for sharing Bill!

Posted by: Gat-Wa. Dec 27 2003, 02:24 PM

Cool pics bill that first one man what a close up! if theres alot of that good lookin gold per ton WoooooHooo :D
welcome to the cp forum
Gat.

Posted by: skunkapemining Dec 27 2003, 03:02 PM

Those pics are with an Intel Play microscope for kids. It goes from 10x -to 200x. And I can even operate it! :D
The blue is a piece of paper under the slide,its hard to get enough light at 200x.

Now that I have found free milling gold in it,it is time for the assayer to do his job.I will have to go back up and spend a few days getting a trench cut, then prospect the gulch below it for placer. All by hand! I hope the area is rich enough to claim!

Here is a picture of the stringer.
bill

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Dec 27 2003, 07:35 PM

Hi Bill and Kriss
Welcome to the forums.

Glad to see I ain't the only one who wonders if he can play with the kids stuff! :P
Now if I could just find the dang instructions.........hmmmmmm.

Well we sure hope that it pans out for you two, GOOD LUCK!

I thought since you were talking bout having fun with ore I would put in a pic of some Colorado ore from the Idaho Springs area.
This stuff is getting over 5 ounces/ton. :) This piece weighs about 8# and is the size of a softball.
One of our members works at this mine and will be selling some of this ore in the for sale forum soon.

This is a popular area and I don't know if they want the name of the mine mentioned, so I'll refrain till I know for sure.

Love to see the pics you two, and I hope you like this one.

CP