Flecky Gold in the Rock pic

[TAKODA]

Cleaned piece . Some spotty stuff in this rock .

 

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[prospect007]

nice looking finds.

 

[Hardrocker]

Very pretty stuff!

I have a hard rock mine and am always thrilled to see people find something exciting. Are you able to sell those rocks as specimens or mill this ore to retrieve the gold?

 

[TAKODA]

Very pretty stuff!

I have a hard rock mine and am always thrilled to see people find something exciting. Are you able to sell those rocks as specimens or mill this ore to retrieve the gold?

I have sold a few as spec pieces . I have gave some away for various reasons ; presents and such .
I've gave some to landowners . If it's not a good piece ...... In my opinion ...... I crush it out and take
the gold . I've only been hunt'n gold for about 12 years and the first couple of those I was pretty much
half ass'n it . Actually hunted as much in Georgia as I did in Alabama for several years , just different
types and ways of hunt'n and doing things . I had no land connections in Georgia , so it was smash
and grab road gold , knock and pay , walk the water via public right of way or hit development / constuction
type sites . Paid more than one equipment security guard in my time . Took some good gold from
Georgia but I have developed a far better situation in my home state so I haven't been over there
in a couple of years , not to hunt gold anyway .
I've sold enough gold to be in the black against what I've spent over the years . I've kept a lot too .
I should have never SOLD any of it ....... I don't need the money ....... I think maybe I just liked the
wheeling and dealing of it .
I have not made an accurate count to date , but I figure I have over 50 spec type pieces that I have
decided to keep / collect so far .

You git'n anything good off your stuff ? I like to see other peoples stuff .

 

[Hardrocker]

I have sold a few as spec pieces . I have gave some away for various reasons ; presents and such .
I've gave some to landowners . If it's not a good piece ...... In my opinion ...... I crush it out and take
the gold . I've only been hunt'n gold for about 12 years and the first couple of those I was pretty much
half ass'n it . Actually hunted as much in Georgia as I did in Alabama for several years , just different
types and ways of hunt'n and doing things . I had no land connections in Georgia , so it was smash
and grab road gold , knock and pay , walk the water via public right of way or hit development / constuction
type sites . Paid more than one equipment security guard in my time . Took some good gold from
Georgia but I have developed a far better situation in my home state so I haven't been over there
in a couple of years , not to hunt gold anyway .


You git'n anything good off your stuff ? I like to see other peoples stuff .

Very interesting. It sounds like you just find these randomly then as opposed to having a vein that you work?

I have been working the vein that I'm on for about 5 years now and am now finding the best gold so far. The picture below is the gold I retrieved from crushing just 2 ounces of rock with a pestle and mortar. Only a small part of the vein carries this much gold, but I'm very exited about it! Sorry for the blurry photo, but you get the idea.

 

[Goldwasher]

oh...he works veins....not all that randomly

 

[TAKODA]

oh...he works veins....not all that randomly

Good answer Washer . Short and accurate . My name is Takoda and I approve of this
message .

 

[strickman]

nice stuff T,good to see you are in it .I sure love to see your specimens - they never disappoint .

 

[ecmjamsit]

Calaverite from Anaconda Gulch near Cripple Creek, Colorado

Piece of ore from the Cripple Creek Mining District. The purple stuff is flourite, the shiny stuff is calaverite and the gray stuff is porphry. This is a telluride ore. The ore was usually roasted, then crushed and cyanided. In 1900 the Cripple Creek District produced over 1 million ounces of gold. This area was not founded until 1891. I posted this sample because I rarely ever see any telluride type ores on here. This sample is worth more as a raw specimen than the gold it contains. If you double click on the picture it will show the detail in full screen!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripple_Creek_&_Victor_Gold_Mine

 

[trikeman72]

Piece of ore from the Cripple Creek Mining District. The purple stuff is flourite, the shiny stuff is calaverite and the gray stuff is porphry. This is a telluride ore. The ore was usually roasted, then crushed and cyanided. In 1900 the Cripple Creek District produced over 1 million ounces of gold. This area was not founded until 1891. I posted this sample because I rarely ever see any telluride type ores on here. This sample is worth more as a raw specimen than the gold it contains. If you double click on the picture it will show the detail in full screen!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripple_Creek_%26_Victor_Gold_Mine

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Hey I've seen rocks like that in one of my adit tailing piles!! Lots of them actually. Didn't know they was worth nothing. Well least I can haul a cpl buckets of em out and see what I end up with.

Great post thanks!!

 

[hvacker]

Piece of ore from the Cripple Creek Mining District. The purple stuff is flourite, the shiny stuff is calaverite and the gray stuff is porphry. This is a telluride ore. The ore was usually roasted, then crushed and cyanided. In 1900 the Cripple Creek District produced over 1 million ounces of gold. This area was not founded until 1891. I posted this sample because I rarely ever see any telluride type ores on here. This sample is worth more as a raw specimen than the gold it contains. If you double click on the picture it will show the detail in full screen!

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia








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I just got back from the Cripple Creek area (Crystal Peak) I have never seen a place so riddled with mine shafts as Cripple Creek. Next time I will do the mine tour.