Winter Dredging, 10,500 feet..Dec.10th |
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Winter Dredging, 10,500 feet..Dec.10th |
 Dec 19 2006, 02:09 PM
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 Shovel Buster!  Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 1-June 06 From: thornton,co Member No.: 345  |
heck yes!! let me know when and where, also if theres any one with a good pair of diving gloves I can borrow im sure I wouldnt need the dry suit, the only things that froze were my fingers cuz the ends of the gloves are worn out ,and i can double suit to keep from freezin my important parts (o right im married i forgot, she has them on the weekends)
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Dec 21 2006, 08:20 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Looks like were going to need a few snow shovels also.
  I cant take it....Im out the door to go dig...and im not talking about just the snow. Stay tuned. 
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Dec 22 2006, 07:42 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
 Rats... Ok, so we dug ice too. There was alot more snow than I was hoping for.
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Dec 22 2006, 07:53 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
It sure was beautiful after the snow fall though.
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Feb 8 2007, 09:33 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Interesting tid bit that stuck in the box......twice!
Had a dry pan of the cons from the winter dredging sitting in the sunshine......nice garnet catches the eye.......but then you look closely and find this. Well, well, well, what do have here?  High altitude dredging for gold and this shows up in the pan too!  Any ideas on what it is? Must be kinda heavy!  Oh, and size is 3mm or less at the widest piont. Very small! CP
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Feb 8 2007, 02:25 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 644 Joined: 2-December 03 From: London England uk Member No.: 36 |
I think that it is a fossilzed shell if you were really lucky it would be opalised
:biggrin:but as your in the rockies it is probably pyrites.
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Mar 17 2007, 03:47 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Im just glad we found the little guy. We went back out today to eye up the area and how much snow is there. Looks good to us! Here is a pic of Dan and Timmy by the dredge hole.
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Mar 17 2007, 03:52 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Speaking of little guys....Look who we found in the dredge hole........
Say hello to my little friend!! Looks like were going to be dropping the dredge nozzle in tomorrow. Its about time too...Im ready for a little fed air. 
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Mar 18 2007, 11:14 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 7-April 06 Member No.: 329 |
Well I'm officially jealous. Looks like today is as nice a day in March that you will get to do a little dredgeing.
Today I'm gonna do a trial assembly of the old 5" to see what was is lost and missing since my new engine is still apart. Hopefuly it won't take too much to get 'er ready for the upcoming season.
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Mar 19 2007, 08:29 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Dont be jealous Duck, just get out there.
Sounds like the new dredge is coming along well! Here is a pic of CP longarming. Everytime we go there, the creek water level has dropped during winter. With the spring thaw coming, our hole is going to be really nice.  All this winter work we have done will sure pay off when the water lever is higher.
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Mar 23 2007, 12:11 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
OK.... So we may just be a lil' nuts!
But....In fact we had a purpose other than just early work.  These "exploratory tests" have been very helpful in testing this spot of the creek. The following pics will show what I mean. Here is the first one......pic is of the work done last week (pic of me above).
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Mar 23 2007, 12:37 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Now, this pic is of the previous gold with the other gold found during the "winter tests"......Notice anything different?
Even though we are only talking about maybe 20' of creek.....it really pays to read the flow and anticipate the deposits! Think I know where we will be working next time! And by the time the spring melt levels off.....this will be one sweet hole! Here's a short video if ya' like..... (1min) MrsCP is doing some testing both of the ground and drysuit dryness.....but I think the drysuit failed! Winter Testing Vid
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Mar 24 2007, 08:07 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE Now, this pic is of the previous gold with the other gold found during the "winter tests"......Notice anything different? oo oo I see it. We ready to go back yet?
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Jan 13 2008, 10:20 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Temps have been way too cold to run the pump so far this year to dredge......
 Most of the time its below 20 and thats not to mention the wind chill. Tempatures need to be at least above freezing with lots of sunshine. Careful running your equipment in these cold tempatures, and always dress for the weather. We were using dry suits/waiders and thick gloves to work in the water. Denise -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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