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Post by Michael John on Oct 29, 2007 16:38:53 GMT -5
I paid a visit to my Chrysocolla mine yesterday, for the second time in less than a week, and found a lot of really spectacular stuff. I brought my girlfriend's Son with me, and between us we brought back over 100 pounds of absolutely gorgeous material. Working a deep area that I've been working for quite some time, I discovered a section at the bottom of the vein that caught my eye, and removed a lot of material that's some of the nicest stuff to date. I had an ear to ear grin on my face the whole time I was cleaning it all today.
The previous trip up there was a mixed blessing. While climbing, when I had about another 100 feet to go to reach the mine, I saw a glimmer of blue through the shale. After moving shale aside and clearing away dirt, I discovered a new vein! In a few hours, I excavated an area about 4' x 4' x 3' deep. I packed-up the best of that material and brought it home, but it wasn't too good. I'll probably leave that vein alone for a while, until I feel inclined to go through the trouble of going deeper to see if there may be anything better there. It was exciting to find the new vein, though!
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Post by ladyt on Oct 29, 2007 17:48:05 GMT -5
Sweet. Where are the pics? Tonja
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Post by johnjsgems on Oct 29, 2007 18:16:21 GMT -5
Any public lands in that area with collecting? That's close to home for me and I have a membership campground with a winery in Pahrump area. Let's see, rocks and wine oh my!
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Post by Michael John on Oct 29, 2007 19:34:50 GMT -5
LadyT, I'll be cutting tomorrow, so I'll take some pics of the rough and slabs for you.
John, The Pahrump Winery is one of the better places to eat in Pahrump. I don't drink, so I can't vouche for their wine.
You can rockhound just about anywhere that you want in and around Pahrump. The mountains on the north / east side of Highway 160 are the limits, though, as that's the Toiyabe National Forest. Also, once you leave Pahrump, to the West, in California, Death Valley is only a few miles away, and there's no collecting there, either.
The mountains and washes are chock-full of cool stuff around here. The Pahrump Valley covers a lot of territory, and the various areas of town have some different things to find than other areas. Basically, just drive out any dirt road that goes to the mountains (and turns into a wash) and start looking. Be careful out past the north end of town, though. That's where the famous Johnnie Gold Mine was (it's mined-out), and there are still some crazy old farts who hold claims out there, thinking they might find more gold, and they're more likely to shoot than ask questions.
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Post by catmandewe on Oct 29, 2007 19:48:28 GMT -5
I love it when I find a new place, good luck with it.............Tony
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Post by beefjello on Oct 29, 2007 19:49:37 GMT -5
Michael, the last stuff you pulled outta the mine was sweeet! Can't wait to see what you've hit this time! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2007 1:13:43 GMT -5
Can you give a poor old swamp creature a sample or too? Things are pretty murky these days.
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Post by Tonyterner on Oct 30, 2007 14:48:05 GMT -5
It would be great if you could take your camera next time and get some picks. Us here in mineless country always enjoy a good field trip.
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Post by LCARS on Oct 30, 2007 15:15:32 GMT -5
I'm still searching for that big score of VI jasper or rhodonite but the problem for me is where to find my prospects without breaking any laws.
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Post by Michael John on Oct 31, 2007 6:01:13 GMT -5
Frankenstein's Bartender ... glad you're enjoying it! Post some pics of what you're doing with it!
Creature from the black lagoon ... maybe we can work a trade? I KNOW you have stuff that I like! PM me!
tonyturner ... aint no way a camera would survive the trip.
If my friend comes over, we're going up to the mine tomorrow, so I'd better get to bed. I am NOT carrying more than 50 pounds down this time ...
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