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Post by catmandewe on May 16, 2024 23:46:13 GMT -5
Glad you made it back safe. Just pulled in tonight from our Nevada trip.
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on May 16, 2024 23:44:50 GMT -5
They are pretty good right now, some ruts but mostly good.
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on May 8, 2024 21:16:49 GMT -5
Was great to meet you Ronn and your daughter Olivia too. Glad you enjoyed the sparse accomodations, its not the Hilton but it is fun. I was going to fix the lean on the outhouse, but its starting to lean on me. Think I will leave it.
Travel safe and until next time!
Tony
PS- We need to get the RTH field trip/get togther going again. It has been far too long.
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 16, 2024 18:00:05 GMT -5
I have a customer who is looking for stones from both Antarctica or Greenland for a collection of his.
I have tried all the other normal channels and can't seem to find any.
Anyone in here know where I can get these?
Thanks!! Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 15, 2024 17:39:04 GMT -5
I have a few contacts that may be interested. Do you know what she wants for the collection?
Tony
PS you can take it to PM or call me if you dont want to air it out on the internet.
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 10, 2024 11:01:58 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Robin!! Hope you have a great day!
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 8, 2024 23:51:16 GMT -5
Ha, so that's how it happened! Great thread bump, glad I saw this. How much do you have left, catmandewe? LOL It has evolved to about 600 tons right now and more equipment then I know what to do with. The original $1 pile is now 2 piles and there are several $3 sections also. I have a shop in town where we refurbish old equipment, so it keeps me busy. RTH lings can use the camper if they want also. Working on getting a second camper out there for visitors. Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 8, 2024 12:34:59 GMT -5
Welcome Jeff! Everything has value, the problem is determining what the value is. True value is when both buyer and seller are happy with the selling price. That looks nothing like Pietersite to me, need better photos to determine what it is. Tony PS- Tommy you need to get back up here, the $1 pile is about 300 tons now.
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 7, 2024 23:39:45 GMT -5
I have those in stock if you cant find them.
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 4, 2024 22:52:05 GMT -5
vegasjames my friend who manages the claims and paperwork for Johns literal scores of claims hasn't seen the rule loophole that allows sales without a claim. Not saying something doesn't exist, but since anyone who might try to take advantage of it is going to need that rule, can you point me to it? There are some rules specifically for minerals and metals, but applying them to materials that can be ores that you have no intention of processing as ores is not going to fly, even with a friendly BLM manager. Don't have an exact citing, but part of it would fall under the prudent man rule. For example, if you have a prospect for example you have to prove what you are mining is valuable enough to file for a valid claim. How can you do that without selling the material to prove value? And again, I asked the BLM twice to clarify is a mining claim was required to mine and both times they clearly said no. That the claim is not required, the claim merely gives exclusive rights to what is being mined. Is there any law that says you cannot sell what you mine? Not that I ever heard of.
Each BLM has their own rules, so maybe this does not apply in all States. I am just going by what I was told more than once by our local BLM office.
And not everything mined is ore, and not all ores are processed. Many minerals are sold as collectors specimens, or simply cut for use such as turquoise that is not processed for its metals.
How about all the obsidian on the market that was dug from popular public dig spots for one?
In order to sell your material to prove the "prudent man" rule you must first file a letter of intent, this gives you permission to sell the material to see if it is worth mining. Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 4, 2024 10:55:03 GMT -5
Wow, thats weird.
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Post by catmandewe on Mar 28, 2024 16:50:01 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the donations. These have been readied for USPS pickup. Thank you for the tip on Pirateship, pebblesky ! That was easier than the USPS site and cheaper. I didn't feel like reboxing them so I'll remember the box tip for next time. ronnsrockroundup unfortunately rocks are ineligible to be shipped via media mail - good to know it exists though! What if you write on all the rocks, then they might classify as media. Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Mar 24, 2024 18:12:48 GMT -5
Way to go Chris!!
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Mar 20, 2024 11:40:53 GMT -5
I have bulk slabs for $15 a pound and bulk slabs for $6 a lb. They all come from old estates and the price difference is the difference in cost for me to acquire them.
If I cut my own slabs from rough, I figure out the cost per pound in rough, slab it all up and weigh the slabs and double the cost. It works out fair because I lose 1/4 to 1/3 the weight into the oil sludge and the rest is time and cutting cost. Willow Creek comes out to $40 per pound in slab form, it makes it a hard sell but it is what it is. Namibian Pietersite works out to 80 cents per gram for slabs. Lots of people say that is too expensive, but I really cant sell it for less unless I want to lose money.
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Mar 10, 2024 23:31:33 GMT -5
Thanks Everyone!!
Spent the day at our local rock show. Came home and had cake, cant beat it!
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Mar 1, 2024 0:00:36 GMT -5
I use a rotary with 2 to 3 times the amount of 80 grit and just let it run for a while (average about 5 weeks) without changing grit, then I move it to a vibratory and do polish for 2 days. I have found that both SC 80 and AO 80 work, but AO comes out almost shiny before moving on to the polish stage. (I usually only do one or two batches a year but it is usually in a 100 to a 500 lb barrel which do create more action, so smaller barrels can take longer. I do keep a Rebel 17 going, just for fun, when I can keep one in the shop) Tony WOW! Tony that is a Huge tumbler! I am curious, how much grit do you use in a 100 lb tumber?? I just got a 12lb tumbler and the grit reccomendation for it is all over the place. Lortone reccomends a lb of grit. Most folks seem to rccomend 12 Tbls and then a friend of mine who I trust and has been doing this a long time uses 4tbls. So for my first load I used 6 TBls. Fingers crossed it works 100 lb barrel uses a coffee can full. I had a 1000 lb tumbler that we dumped a whole 55 lb sack into, but it has since found a new home. On my rebel 17, I use half a cup of grit (search engine says that is 8 tablespoons). There is not a set number, play with it and see what seems to work. Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Feb 29, 2024 0:56:16 GMT -5
I use a rotary with 2 to 3 times the amount of 80 grit and just let it run for a while (average about 5 weeks) without changing grit, then I move it to a vibratory and do polish for 2 days. I have found that both SC 80 and AO 80 work, but AO comes out almost shiny before moving on to the polish stage. (I usually only do one or two batches a year but it is usually in a 100 to a 500 lb barrel which do create more action, so smaller barrels can take longer. I do keep a Rebel 17 going, just for fun, when I can keep one in the shop)
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Feb 29, 2024 0:47:02 GMT -5
I have sandstone sculptures and I bet if I look I can find some in the $1 pile. I am still in Arizona but will be headed home as soon as the current winter storm is over. Hit me up in a week or so to remind me cause I have a bad case of CRS.
Tony
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Post by catmandewe on Feb 15, 2024 16:38:43 GMT -5
Sad news, we will miss her.
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Post by catmandewe on Feb 13, 2024 1:19:08 GMT -5
Everyone that has paid up till tonight is going out in the AM.
Tony
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