General Meeting, Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Board of Directors Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the main terminal building at the Ogden-Hinckley Airport. General Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the main terminal building at the Ogden-Hinckley Airport. The Ogden Airport is located west of Ogden, just off state highway 79. Take the west bound 31st street exit from I-15

www.nupainc.org

Ogden, Utah 84412 P.O. Box 13301 Northern Utah Prospectors Association

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Volume XXI, Issue 7 July 2012

July 24 Meeting
President:
Sandy Patterson 801-393-2132

1st Vice President:

Mike Kozlowski

2nd Vice President:

David Linton

ICE CREAM SOCIAL!!

Recap of July 2022 outing at NUPA 5, Pfifer Creek, Wishful 1,2,& 3

Treasurer:
Tom Garfield

Secretary:
Sheri Gaddis

Parliamentarian:
Dave DeHeer

Claims Director:
Lonnie Fausett

Members at Large:
Mike John Kim Patterson Donale Richan Leo Richan Bob Shriber Hal Berry Alan Meyer

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ICE CREAM
N.U.P.A. website at: www.nupainc.org or http://nupagold.blogspot.com

Newsletter Editor:
Carolyn Durga 801-479-7247 cardurga@msn.com

Gold: $1,608.48 Silver: $27.80

From www.bloomberg.com as of July 5 2012

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Nevada: The Next American Gold Rush

Nevada has been a prolific mining region in the US since the famous Comstock silver discovery in the late 1800s. However, it is now gold that draws miners to Nevada. Gold deposits in Nevada are unique in that they cannot be seen by the naked eye. This makes them difficult to find. Despite this, gold occurs in massive trends that which constitute the second largest concentration of gold on earth after South Africa. In 1962, gold was struck outside the town of Carlin and ever since The Next American Gold Rush began. Nevada currently constitutes 73% of all US gold production and gold makes up 84% of all value of Nevadas mineral and energy production per year.

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How to Mine and Prospect for Placer Gold

By J.M. West
Sluicingcontinued from last month... The sluice may be maintained on the surface of unworked ground or supported on bents on the opposite side of the cut. After the first cut the boulders are thrown onto the cleaned-up bedrock. Where cuts are run on both sides of the sluice, the boxes are supported on bents as the ground underneath them is dug out. At other places the boxes may be set on bedrock and the dirt may be shoveled into the head of the sluice from short transverse cuts at the upper end of the pit. Work usually begins at the lower end of a deposit so that bedrock may be kept drained, and then proceeds across the deposit by regular cuts. The length and order of the cuts will depend upon local conditions. As heavy sands and gravel build up deposits between the riffles in the sluice, it may be necessary to stir these up to prevent packing and the consequent override of gold particles. A tined implement such as a pitchfork is often convenient for this. Larger stones that lodge in the sluiceway may be similarly removed. Supplying Water The quantity of water available will influence the scale of operations and the size of sluice used. A minimum flow of 15 to 20 miner's inches (170 to 225 gallons per minute) is required for a 12-inch-wide sluicebox with a steep grade. Smaller flows than this can be utilized by storing the water in some kind of reservoir and using the supply intermittently. A common practice followed where the quantity of water is limited is to use a grizzly or screen over the sluice to eliminate oversize material and thus increase the duty of the water. Reduction in the amount of material to be treated by first running it through a trommel to wash and screen out the coarse size is another effective way to lower the water requirements. Water usually is conducted via ditch to the sluice. However, if the ground is rich enough it may be practicable to pump water for the sluice. The feasibility of obtaining a gravity flow should first be investigated, as the expense of pumping may be more than the cost of a long ditch, when the cost is distributed over the yardage of gravel moved. A suitable number of sluiceboxes or some other removal system may be used to transport the tailings to a dumping ground away from the working area. A tailings or settling pond may be required to maintain downstream water quality. Ground sluicing utilizes the cascading effect of water to break down the gravel; hence, the requirements for water are much greater. The chief application of ground sluicing is to streambed deposits. Pipelines, flumes, or ditches would be necessary if ground sluicing were applied to gravels higher up on banks or terraces, and the larger scale hydraulic methods would then become more favorable. If booming is to be done, a dam and reservoir are needed. The dam is usually equipped with a gate mechanism that permits either automatic or manual control and quick release of the impounded water for maximum washing effect. The water may be passed over the upper face of a gravel bank or diverted against the bottom in order to undercut and carry away the gravel as the face of the bank breaks down. All materials are channeled toward the sluice.

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Door Prize Winners Frank Hopkinsscrewdrivers Jack Durgaclamp Kelly Taylormercury pan Glen Gaddislittle gold Just as a reminder, winners of the door prizes (white tickets) are asked to bring refreshments for Meetings. The treasurer will gladly reimburse you for this expense if you give him your receipt. No refreshments needed for July 24 meeting as it is ICE CREAM SOCIAL and refreshments are provided

Raffle Winners J. Cunninghamdoor knocker Sheryl Governaleshovel Kozgreen pan Jodi Wgold nugget M. Vanleeuwengold nugget Curtis Cquarterly gold nugget

Treasurers Report:
Checking: $2285.00 Savings: $5816.00

Utah dredge permits are available for online filing at: http://www.waterrights.utah.gov/streamdb/rds/default.asp Idaho dredge permits are available at: http://www.idwr.idaho.gov/RulesStatutesForms/StreamChannel/ DF/2012_Stream_Channel_Alteration_by_Recreational_Mining_Instructions_Final.pdf

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The Cost of Advertising

Do you have a business youd like to see advertised in the newsletter? Well heres the breakdown the cost. Just let the newsletter editor have the information.

Ad Size 3 Months 6 Months 12 Months 1/4 page $3.00 $5.50 $10.00 1/2 page $4.50 $8.00 $15.00 Full Page Business Ad for 1 month $8.00

Items For Sale

Older long-bed aluminum truck shell $50 Call for measurements Jack 801-648-2219 The club is looking for a painter for the clubs trailer. Do you know of someone or can do it yourself? We have the design, we just need someone who is willing to paint it. This is great advertisement for the club! Please contact our President (Sandy not Obama!)

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Free ad for club members!

To post your items in the newsletter, e-mail your ad to:

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Upcoming Outings and Events: Mark Them On Your Calendar!

July 10...Board of Directors Meeting @ Ogden Hinckley Airport Terminal Building at 7:00 pm. July 24...General Meeting ICE CREAM SOCIAL @ Ogden-Hinkley Airport Terminal Building at 7:00 pm

OUTINGS July 20 to 22, NUPA 5Pfifer Creek, Wishful 1, 2 and 3 August 4 to 11, Kaymack King and Queen September 14 to 16, Caribou (NUPA 6New Idaho claim) October 12 to 14th, Crescent Approx. November 10...Turkey Shoot, Approx. Dec. 15...Christmas Party

Be sure you come to the meetings and tell us what youd like to do and where you would like to go!

How to Mine and Prospect for Placer Gold (cont.)

The natural flow of a stream can be used by diverting the current with boards or simply with piled boulders. "Shears" can be constructed of 1- or 2-inch-thick boards 12 feet long nailed to pairs of tripods so that the boards slope back from the water flow at an angle of about 60 degrees. The tripods are built in such a way that boulders can be piled inside the base to hold them in place. A row of these shears may be used to divert the force of the water against a bank, or two rows may be used to form a flume. The seasonal nature of stream flow in different areas must be kept in mind when planning any placer operation. State and Federal agencies can provide information on stream runoff for many of the more important streams, information which will indicate the limitations in water supply that might be expected due to seasonal changes.

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