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Placer and Hardrock Gold Mining. Concentrating Machinery Design and Sales

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This Service is being offered to instruct the casual miner, or recreational miner, the ability to find

and retrieve Gold. working with them on their claim or various placers in the Western United States. 

We also assist small to mid- Size mining operations.

What we teach is 33 years of experience in the industry!

Various descriptions listed below.

How to Prospect, how to recognize good areas to mine. (How read the Claim).
How to test areas for maximum production ( How to Pan, How to sluice, How to Classify).
What equipment will work best for you (Many folks spend thousands of dollars, to never recuperate a third of the cost).
How to operate your equipment for optimum performance and recovery of Gold

The Rules! Do's and Dont's BLM, USFS, Fish and Game rules and regs. ( Many small miners get "Kicked off their claims and public areas and in some cases fined because they don't know em!) besides what you do out there affects all miners!

How to respect your environment, the rights of others and how to reclaim your work area, as not to leave a mess for the future. ( Were here for a very short time opposed to the age of the claims you mine, put it back as you found it for our next generations! if theres to be any!)

Laws of Physics, Laws of Gravity, Laws of the State, Geology, Metallurgy, Mine engineering, Laws of the Prospector!

Last but not Least Safety!

What we Cannot teach!

How to Cheat
How to Steal
Patience
Physical Ability
How to be politically correct
How to Drink, or get Drunk. (I occasionally indulge but not when working or Prospecting! Very Dangerous, remember your working with physics and gravity BAD!)
How to cook
How to stay clean Mining ( We've never met a dirt digger who could stay clean!)
How not to enjoy what you are doing!


What we will not Tolerate (Would cost you loss of your money)

Use or Carrying of illegal drugs, in, or around my presence. ( Not even prescribed wacky tobaccy!)
Use or Carrying Firearms. (Not even if your a law Enforcement Person! We don't care, guns aren't needed!)
Abuse of us, your friends, your family, or the Land you work on.

What you can expect from us!

Knowledge, patience and education passed to you from all of Doc's 33 years experience, as much of my time as your willing to pay for in advance.
A Hefty 5'9" guy, 55+ and holding years of age, Believes in God, does not believe in politics or politicians, Smokes Cigarettes, Chews tobacco, Occasionally partakes in a Beer or Two, Is not politically correct, loves and enjoys all people, loves outdoors, loves all animals big and small, Deeply Loves his country, loves the rights given to him by his country, respects the laws both state, and laws of the land, Loves a joke and a laugh, and lives each day as if it were the last. Loves to teach and enjoys the reward of passing knowledge.
Loves Gold and Dead Presidents!

Doc's a Professional Prospector and Gold Miner!

We charge a $500.00 retainer good for 6 months, all is applied to your invoice if bookong date is within 6 months of your purchase.

We charge $480.00 a day for our work + Motel + Fuel (Gasoline to and from Caldwelll, ID)

any questions before, or for booking a date.

call Donna, Norm, or Doc  at

(208) 459-1172

Place retainer $500.00

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