Bodfish Mike
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Why do you need a conveyor? Why not just shovel directly onto the drywasher?
I'm thinking it's the height of the washer. Lot's of extra work getting the material that far in the air. The conveyor is a good idea. I might incorporate one into my jig setup, but not as big as that.Why do you need a conveyor? Why not just shovel directly onto the drywasher?
I'm thinking it's the height of the washer. Lot's of extra work getting the material that far in the air. The conveyor is a good idea. I might incorporate one into my jig setup, but not as big as that.
Jim
Smart mining includes stockpiling. Feed pile at conveyor head, even feed to screen. If the unit was turned around and dumping into a pick up or trailer behind an atv BRILLIANCE!! There is no reason to shovel the dirt two to three times. A "two man" operation gets pretty silly when you have to shovel 90% of the material two to three times. Where as with a plant like that set up right on a claim with productive ground you could have two guys work a hole for a few days move dirt to the stockpile then run it all in one day and reclaim the hole if you were doing it right.
Not the type of rig for two guys on a weekend but, man what two guys could do in a month with a good plan on good ground. Four guys that set up with a truck and atv on a good claim over two weeks YES!!YES!!YES!!!!
It's pretty cool that the Keene guys are sharing their R&D with us. Some people would complain, if they weren't being hanged with a new rope
I agree but I don't think that what this machine and a conveyor are made for. Though shoveling into it or onto the conveyor makes it look like it runs the same volume. I think the idea is to run much more material through it than shown in the video. With the right kind of stripping and set up two smaller keenes would get problematic. Considering how much a 212 is without a power source this new big guy isn't for load up for the weekend and hit the hills sort of work and I can only imagine the price.I'm not going to disagree. However, imagine what two guys on "good ground" could do over a weekend with two Keene DW212's. You can spend all the money you have chasing gold with the latest and greatest, or you can be smart.
Small miners waiver has nothing to do with your equipment.
Your processing equipment really has nothing to do with the leo (Iknow i know dredging..Isn't SUPOSSED to be leos' call)...its surface disturbance and water they are trying to hang their hats on.. It's more about how you get it out of the ground how much of it and where the tailings go..and even with something that size you don't meet the minimum that should require a p.o.o.....and it's not up to the blm Leo to " expect" it
Small miners waiver has nothing to do with your equipment.
Yes, you guys are all right about regs. and the "letter of the law" concerning the small miners waiver. The point I was trying to make was; the bigger and more commercial you appear under the small miners waiver, the more likely you will be hassled by regulators and LEO's........that's allI believe the ONLY criteria for filing a Maintenance Fee Waiver (AKA Small Miners Waiver) is that you must have 10 or fewer claims on September 1st. You can have a commercial size operation on your claim and still file a Maintenance Fee Waiver.
nothing your doing can negate the S.M.W or affect what regulations you must work under. Any hassling will be because of what your doing not because you have a small miners waiver and are running "commercial" equipment. There is no wording that even creates a connection it's just a form to allow small operators from having to pay maintenance fees. If your a big company you have more than ten claims they make you pay the maintenance fee for every 20 acre portion of ALL of your claims. If anything its a way to keep outfits from claiming up everything they can. Its not like they make concessions for large companies with dozens of claims because they have zero equipment on them or are only running small exploratory ops. Nothing to do with how you are mining just how much land you are claiming and has no influence on why agencies will "hassle" you.Yes, you guys are all right about regs. and the "letter of the law" concerning the small miners waiver. The point I was trying to make was; the bigger and more commercial you you appear under the small miners waiver, the more likely you will be hassled by regulators and LEO's........that's all