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The only actual mining we did was the tailings work which amounted to about 100 yds. Hope photos go through. Looks like one might not make it

Hello all. Been a while but I haven’t had much of anything interesting to share. Last summer a friend from Colorado came up for a couple of weeks to help me run tailings. After about a week my little steel track loader broke down so to salvage the week I rented a Kubota rubber track skid steer. Big ...

Chuck, I came across Elmer Keturi’s autobiography many years ago and , like you, found it an amazing read. I’ve since reread it and will probably revisit it again soon. With respect to remote prospecting, I am currently trying to remember some of the things you taught me about identifying target ano...

Jim, One of the most important lessons ive been learning in this mining game is PATIENCE. There are so many disruptions to getting any actual mining done, it will drive you stark raving mad if you cant roll with the punches. Its especially difficult when working alone. It doesn't seem to matter if y...

Hello Chuck and Jim, Leonard and others whom I don’t know Been a while since I’ve visited the Forum. I have a lot of reading to catch up on. Thank you Chuck for the nice comment on our time together last summer. It was a blast! Very little work at my diggins has happened over the past 5 months. Most...

We’re looking into the use of anfo to blast our frozen muck and gravel. No immediate help on google. Need some reliable info or links to such. Any help appreciated

Hey Jim and Slatco and everyone else following my adventure. Thanks for your kind words and supportive comments. It really helps in facing the adversity to know other miner friends are pulling for me. I'll keep plugging away for at least the rest of the year, God willing. I'm hoping the really hard ...

Greetings from Vault Creek, Spring 2021. Been a while since I posted but for a long while there wasn't a whole lot of interesting stuff to relate. Gradually my little operation is taking shape as a bona fide underground mine. After several months of jack hammering and hoisting mostly ice and occasio...

And it's relatively warm in the winter.

Hey, Mythical, I have 57' of frozen muck on top of 33' of frozen placer gravel. The only power equipment down shaft is a 32lb electric jack hammer. Of course my hoisting apparatus is run by an electric motor as is the elevator I use to get up and down.