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NATIVE GOLD QUARTZ from the MOTHER LODE Ruler is 1/4" wide (6 mm). U.S. 10 cent coin is 17 mm in diameter. Combined specimen weight (3 pcs): 24.4 Grains (Troy) - 1.58 Gram
Sizes: 9 up to 10 mm long (each piece) These three (3) chunks of quartz from the Sierra Nevada Mtns. contain gold (Au). Source is California, U.S.A. All three are from different sources. My prices aren't based on how much gold there is but on the fact that it's there. Those who've spent time in the goldfields know how hard it is to find. Featured rocks contain embryonic gold still inside the mother's womb. One pebble is predominantly quartz. Another is a black mineral, possibly graphite and grey quartz mix. The third is mostly ironstone with some quartz. All my specimens show visible gold and are authentic nuggets or gold+matrix specimens.
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REFUNDS We leave no stones un-turned insuring our customers get what they bargained for. If you're not satisfied with this item, contact me. Then, if the problem can't be fixed, return product within 30 days in 'as purchased' condition for a full refund NORTHERN MINING EXPERIENCE Gold was low back then, less than $400 per oz I'm
sure.
He wasn't my partner, just a guy who got lonesome
working
his lease alone and didn't mind an American helping
him
out a bit. I didn't expect any split of his gold or other payment. At least he agreed to let me run a little
highbanker upstream. Thirty minutes of digging with his 555 John Deere Cat's backhole would have given me plenty of material to run. Unfortunately, that possibility seemed out of the question. Oh well. This was genuine adventure and prospecting time afield. You can't really put a price tag on that, eh.
I've plenty of similar experiences in the goldfields
to relate. That's the yin and yang of mining because it won't be all fun and fellowship.
You'll encounter plenty Humphrey Bogart's 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre' types. I've no idea what my Canuck buddy's expenses
had been for the summer. One would imagine he could have broke
even,
but since he was one of those secretive cusses who
wouldn't
divulge his end of season take, I never knew. I heard lots of lamentation about operational costs (maintenance for his Cat, mostly). Too
much time working barren dirt led me to
believe
he probably didn't break
even. I hope he was able to return the following season because after showing him where the gold was, it should have been all gravy after that. Finding a smidgeon of gold is almost as much fun as finding a lot. Making consistent pay, however,
is high on every serious miner's wish list. It's an interesting, changable trade, this hunt for wild gold. Prospecting gets in your blood. You're off the beaten path looking for small chunks of shiny yellow metal. You're working at your own pace in a manner that suits you and the clock's been unplugged. I'm retired yet here I sit sharing my oro zest. Was a time I swung a real pickaxe, not this silver one. Hard, manual labor can prove rewarding in a perverse sort of way. A man takes pride in his callouses and bone-weariness. In my day, I learned plenty about where gold liked to hide. Tracing leads through meandering drywashes and creekbeds, reoccurring patterns appear on the earth's skin. These are like signposts leading you to your quarry. Almost as important as finding gold, if not moreso, is adopting an ethos. Don't be a slob miner. Leave as small a footprint on the earth as you can. "Of the many paths a man might follow, one thing's true...many sets of tracks are left, but one footprint was you." (Rivers of Gold, G. Ralph). I also believe one's word should mean something you can be proud of. One's good reputation is the basis for establishing trust with others. If a claim or property owner asks for 20%
royalty and you agree to those terms, 20% is what they should get. If you're the type who keeps an extra 10% out of the claimowner's share, who jumps someone else's claim, and can't be true to his word, you, my unfriend, reap what you sow. Chances are, in time, your just desserts are coming 'cos integrity matters.
If
there's one lesson about
prospecting a guy who's been
there
might pass on,
it’s "go where the gold is,
not where it
isn't". Lesson number two - "live an honorable life." Thanks for checking out my digs. Gold of Eldorado 8-13-17
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3 GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMENS 1.58 GRAM NATIVE CALIFORNIA GOLD IN QUARTZ
$55.0