Green Gold 4: Paydirt! Staking a nephrite jade claim.

[@ZE0XE0]

Oh man this gets me in the mood to go out rockhounding. The snow can't melt fast enough!

[@MrRedsjack]

I don't know if anyone cares but I met an archaeologist which found lots of jadeite tools, many of them unfinished (jadeite is the more expensive jade compared to nephrite jade) in a specific location in northern Italy. The discovery was many years ago before jade went up 50 times in value. Now there are no specific details online regarding the location but I remember the place if anyone cares

[@aerynventress7702]

If people can put that much work into figuring out where you are based on peaks, they can put that work into their own prospecting. Jeez. Thanks for sharing! Pretty cool to see those gnarly weathering rinds.

[@ant-1382]

Realy interesting to see a jade outcrop like that. No matter the quality it's just cool to see. Sure even the lower quality stuff has value. I'm a hobby lapidariest, and carver. Jade is a wonderful stone to work with.

[@codyironworks307]

Well are you getting ready to hit that claim this spring?

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

That marbleized Jade sliced about an eighth of an inch thick quarter of an inch thick then made into a lamp with an LED light behind would be a beautiful mantelpiece.... I always dreamed of being able to do what you get to do when I retired butter motorcycle accident took my haking days away... I was putting everything together that I would head down Kentucky and Virginia in Georgia those areas and using gemstone honey and play around making things out of gemstones but then the accident happened.... So I just figure guys got other plans for me... I've been on the men for 5 years now and the doctor say I got quite a ways to go yet that's okay I got plenty of time keep having fun kiddo enjoy it to its fullest God has blessed you with a mighty mighty fine find. . John 10:10 says it where do you live life to its abundance and looks like you got an abundance of jade.... Sherman before you get oh I'm glad I found your Channel I'll be out here watching keep up the good work.... Most of all enjoy the blessings.... BBE..

[@Cate7451]

How is your recovery going? Bit by bit. It's good for recovery to get out and do what you love.

[@richardklapka5147]

I'm seeing a 5 yr. old video today. Hope you scored big-time on that jade claim! I was excited for your discovery! Rk.

[@845nirgendwo]

I just watched another video of the exact same location from someone else. Did a couple side by side screen shot comparisons to confirm beyond any doubt. Hope he got his claim and permits in order before he posted this video. The jade would make for some awesome counter tops, tiles, etc.

[@USMiner]

Do you have a link or way to find the video? I'm having a lot of trouble with claimjumpers out there, a posted video would help.

[@845nirgendwo]

@@USMiner Let me go back and find it again. Dig your videos BTW. Ty 😎

[@milesnn]

Awesome some beautiful looking pieces I really hope it pans out big time for and u will find some great material keep the videos coming as u go thanks

[@crackerjax4330]

I just picked up the hobby of rockhounding. I enjoy it enough that I almost couldn’t climb back up the hill I came down I had so many rocks on me. Unfortunately, my brain isn’t designed for it. I have watched hundreds of videos and I still can’t be certain of one single rock I have, haha. As soon as I think it’s one thing, I see a video where it looks just like something else. I never was very good at chemistry ...

[@TheRandomLurker]

Man, I wish I had money, I'd really consider trying to get some of that for various projects. Gorgeous material, even the bulk from what it looks like.

[@USMiner]

Are you a carver/lapidary?

[@TheRandomLurker]

Wannabe Blacksmith/Jeweler. Tons and tons of things I want to do, but still struggling to get a good work space and tools.

[@tiovela6317]

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[@MsThylacine]

Fun to see the rough and then polished nephrite samples! I would have walked right by it without knowing what I was looking at, though I'm not a rock hound, or from your area. Just goes to show how different the finished product can be! Beautiful!

[@looboo52251]

Good find, congratulations! I found a 10 piece at a festival for sale from a vendor. He thought it was something else. I am making pendant out of a corner piece.

[@dogguy8603]

How are you able to identify Jade? Does it form around granite? Or is it random? So many questions lol

[@IndusRiverRock]

I love 💚 Nephrite Jade Thanks for beautiful sharing 😊

[@bigbo1865]

Looks like alot of black iron inclusions but given the tonnage nice score..!!! Here in Washington state (Snohomish county) where I live we find a lot of nice botryoidal jade just miles from my house.... Good for you..!!! Please give us an update on where you are at this point 2019..🤔 I got to ask though are you absolutely sure it's not a green quartz variety....?

[@USMiner]

2019 is on hold as the claim is under option with a mining company. I hope to get some footage of some interesting things but I'm restricted as far as what I can say and show at the moment, in the future I hope to be able to update things though.

[@nassralmisari7615]

what kind of rock that was in out croops I want to know the jade veines where should be found

[@zandemen]

So, is that placer deposits or talus? I don't see any rivers there.

[@TrueIndie88]

Great find... I can't wait to see how you do on this.

[@jstewartproulx2179]

Softer rock wears away first so jade lens should be at higher spots, scout a wide area for high spots.

[@lalzada4466]

Lal kpk good

[@richardoconnor7162]

could you see a table top made of even the low grade stuff, would be cool.

[@USMiner]

Ideas like this are my primary commercial aim with this claim now since the higher grade stuff is proving quite rare and uneconomic to recover, I will cover this in more detail in a future video hopefully. Actually, my intent is tombstones and memorial markers, etc.

[@kevinklingner3098]

Is that a big lens of jade.

[@brendanstanford5612]

Do you have an idea of the extent and duration of this operation to mine and haul this jade off your claim? I'm a young general contractor in Utah. If there was ever an opportunity for employment on your claim I would be interested. Money isn't a huge deal for me anymore. I would just love to work with you and learn from you :)

[@USMiner]

I think I have all the people and equipment I'll need lined up already but I will keep you in mind. It probably won't start until next summer or fall, depending how quickly Wyoming is with permits. I ran a small placer mine in Arizona and it was quick, but up here there are additional levels of permitting. The ultimate determining factor will be if I can find a market, I will only mine small scale for collector type material if I can't find a bulk market, and that would all be single man.

[@brendanstanford5612]

USMiner. Well congratulations! I know you put a lot of time into your prospecting, so you earned this find. You have an email I can get from you so if you ever do need a hand you know where to find me?

[@USMiner]

[e-mail]

[@brendanstanford5612]

USMiner. Thanks. Good luck and happy diggin

[@jonnynumber7284]

USMiner hey brotha! Love watching man getting fat off the land! Way God meant it to be.... Anyways is there season of jade buying or better places to sell jade then eBay? I'm looking at it right now and let's just say it isnt "flying off the shelves"... I dont knw I live in California and near ... Well... Its California so there's some good jade nearby... Really would appreciate any additional tips brotha! Godbless you me and I guess the Chinese! Lol

[@mmmmmray]

How do you dig it out, move it, and who do you sell it to?

[@dankeebler6171]

That must drive you crazy leaving all that out there. Build a trailer for your four wheeler to drag those pieces out where you can't get the equipment to.

[@angryketchup185]

Hi I love your videos especially the ones like this when you are searching for jade I have 2 pieces of some kind of mineral and I'm not quite shure if it's jade or other stone and I would love if you can help me to know how to identity them I'm form mexico and the pieces where found on Oaxaca (Sorry for the broken english lmao)

[@USMiner]

First thing I would try is a hardness test, if it scratches with an iron nail then its not jade. Then streak test, rub it across the back side (rough, with no finish or glaze) of a ceramic tile or toilet lid and if it leaves a streak of any color then its not jade. Sandpaper may also work to turn it to powder, the powder of jade will be pure white and no other color. If it passes those tests then it may be worth looking at further.

[@CrossBow206]

Great videos really enjoy them, I don't nothing about this stuff other than what I have learned from your videos, I live in Utah and spend a lot of time out in the desert who knows what I've been walking over, lol

[@smde1]

Since you have filed - you can be easily located and the legal description of your claim can be located - in Wyoming using MILS or MAS online.

[@cody4335]

Are you going to post some more videos when it get warm out this spring ?

[@USMiner]

There will definitely be more videos when the snow melts off and I have time to get out and make some finds interesting enough to show. I may do some tutorials or educational type stuff in the meantime if I get the time away from work.

[@polgora]

What does a discovery marker do? Is it like a claim marker?

[@USMiner]

It's required by law to mark the original point of discovery for a future mineral claim. It's where the papers are located when you first stake your claim, and is the first "stake" you put into the ground to mark it as valid claim.

[@polgora]

Ah okay that makes much more sense, thank you!

[@rompergoddess]

Congratulations from Canada!! What a rush it must of been to find all that Green!!!!

[@bentracey4779]

Thank you for all the info you put out.

[@420Brew]

So watching a 3rd video of you on Jade I have to ask, how many claims are staked there now since 2years ago?

[@whiteknight7wayne493]

Great vid. Im gonna get me some of that kind of stuff out there with some hard work and rockhounding! Congrats. very informative in every way

[@Gyva02]

electric or hydraulic wench and pull the boulder onto a metal skid, then attach wench cable to the skid and pull to you. Use the 4 wheeler to put the skid into place. Just an idea that might work on a few of those boulders I saw, good luck!

[@TheCambobsherwood]

Isn't lime stone a tint green? Is jade in Missouri?

[@gergc4871]

Congrats! What a great find. I was curious, have you ever heard of people taking the "rubble" and tumbling it to polish? Basically for a nice fish tank gravel or for a terrarium. Or to fill a clear cylinder and lit from within?

[@USMiner]

Yes, there is a man who does this with the blasting debris from his claim here, tumbles small pieces and sells it by the pound. Except he sells it for like $50-$150/lb, so it's be some pretty expensive aquarium gravel! I found an old millsite with a giant handbuilt tumbler still sitting there too, so they were doing something similar back in the 50's or 60's too. The clear cylinder is an interesting idea, I've been trying to figure out how to light this stuff up, the colors are so much more vivid in sunlight or under a flashlight.

[@gergc4871]

USMiner I was wondering because I've seen similar but filled with sea glass instead and they look awesome.

[@scotchstephens1763]

How much does jade run?out of curiosity, is it only found in Wyoming, possibly Montana where I'm from

[@USMiner]

My understanding is anywhere from $2 to $200 lb for low to medium quality nephrite, then gem quality nephrite is sold by the carat or gram and is much more (and jadeite can be worth much more than this). Mine is probably running $2 to $20/lb on average. But when dealing with 10's of thousands of lbs it adds up. It is found in many locations globally, but I'm not sure if there are any established deposits in Montana.

[@MsMonas1]

I love that blue type and wondering if you cut any?

[@USMiner]

I did cut some, the weird thing is it looks blue when it's broken with a rough edge, but cut and polished it's just green with a bit of black in it, no blue! Some weird light refraction thing I guess...

[@MsMonas1]

Was a sweet shade of blue though... The giant find of jade was really impressive, well done!

[@dirkverhoest936]

any luck with this. i just found a shit load of it and dark blues, in cali. all private property and ready to mine. peace

[@garydyarman6483]

could we see some samples polished????????

[@MrZylix-6]

Nice find man!, Congrats! You're going to be a very rich man indeed, I would happily pay shipping and cost for a small slab of that. It would be perfract for my Costume of Variks the Loyal from destiny, I'd use the jade to make a judgment sigil medallion to add a cool effect. Either way great job dude, keep us updated.

[@scotchstephens1763]

I appreciate the input. I'm an avid gemstone hunter in Montana and enjoy videos of places near me where I can find some good stuff. More of a collector than a seller, granted I'm a younger guy but I believe one day maybe I will sell what I have collected and have had cut but not at the moment I guess I hoard what I find, I'm far from rich but it is what it is

[@davidleslie1963]

Are you selling some small gem scraps?

[@latestsports-viralsportscl3971]

wow what a catch buddy! looks like you hit it big! great channel

[@mrslkungpowchikn1206]

Wow, congratulations!! Thats so exciting! Can you believe it? I bet it was hard to realize it was true, and real!! Yahooo! I hope you do great things with the 💰, but keep on the hunt and continue to teach! Maybe you can do classes? Not sure if you have kids but even doing some classes or camps for kids interested in science, outdoors, detective work, and also enjoy the thrill of potentially find not only beautiful earth but also something worth some good money!! My 8 yr old son was very excited to look for gold and gems with me. Always when we camp or i have a mothers day i have been so interested in hunting the rocks and gems more seriously this year. But, because i still never know for sure what i have, his enthusiasm has died waaay down. To me, they all kind of look very similar. I even have id books too lol. So i think love interactive classes is a great way to learn...and FUN! I know you would do amazing with adults and kids alike. And we all, especially young developing kids, need more reasons to be outside and appreciate it...as the outdoors is our real world. And far more beautiful in person than on screen.;) Thanks for doing all of these great videos. I have enjoyed learning from them. You are a really good teacher:). And finally, it was nice to get a lot of different pieces on camera of how jade can look lol, and also what one might “think” is jade, but isn’t - and why. Knowing the stuff that is same colors etc, yet not what we are seeking, i find so incredibly helpful!! Now i am excited to go back through the 1000s of rocks i have collected, yet have no idea if any of it is REALLy jade, or gold, or anything of value beyond the pleasure it gives me looking for pretty rocks that can be turned into something nice or useful.:) Congrats again! And hope you decide to continue doing the videos! ;)

[@USMiner]

Thanks, quite an in depth comment! I'm really a pretty bad teacher though. The wonder of videos is that I can edit out all of my rambling and pauses and ums and ahs into a coherant thought. I'm very scatter-brained. :) I don't have kids, but if my vids help anyone then that's cool, I was teaching myself this stuff when I was a kid (pre-internet days), wishing I knew someone else into rocks. Now with the internet it's nice because we can go to a place like this and see other people talking about things we are all curious about and not feel so alone, I like to contribute to that. I'm not particularly family friendly though because I tend to curse a lot! Good luck, I hope one of the 1000's of samples turns out to be special, they all are in their own way when you find them together, I know the memories I have of my mom taking me out to look for rocks/arrowheads are among the best of my life and we still have much that we found from those days.

[@RICDirector]

On camera focusing...if you put a piece of flat grey paper or foamboard (in other words, something featureless) behind what you're shooting, that little SOB will focus. Reluctantly, but it will focus.

[@plant2win]

So what ever happened to this claim?

[@clubjrgaming2610]

Hallo USMiner well well, i can only say this, i´m sitting in Denmark and have this idea of going to learn how to prospect after gold, not in Denmark but in the USA if i may do so, have seen tons of videos at this point,read about lots of where to look or what too look for ect.... then came across you, after some hour looking at you and what you could not do, and now have turn it into an hobby stat, and then you found a claim,with this in it... wow, hope everything goes right for you :), well i really feel you was the one to find that site, yes the Chinese is blowing this rock into more value than most other rocks, just damn luck you are in time for the uprising of that marked.....you can alway go there and bring samples, and make sure you got a good contact in China, then it rolls from there....just make sure you have really good sample along ....then you can mine the moon next after this event...best of luck , gonna look forward too see what it brings .... what it does to you in life. :) Best Regards Jess DK...last thing, keep Smiling ...

[@USMiner]

If I could get to the moon I would mine it, we need new frontiers! New places to explore. Asteroids, Mars, I would go. Good luck with prospecting, you can come here and prospect, I've met a lot of people from other countries out in the field. Australia is good too.

[@clubjrgaming2610]

USMiner Hallo Okay, then i got my first area to have in my plans for the 2018...well gona contact you when i have a date....thank you ...😊 best regards jess.

[@jimv.661]

A newbie question. Are claims staked on public land, private land, or both?

[@USMiner]

Usually federal but can be staked on private if the minerals are public and not withdrawn.

[@jimv.661]

I guess this is what confuses me. What determines if it is public or not withdrawn.For instance. I have a very small property is SE CO and in the deed, the minerals are deeded 50% to the seller back in the 70's. Would that mean that I have rights to the other 50%, or is there something else I should be doing to protect it. And if I don't have rights to that 50%, can someone just walk in and claim it?

[@USMiner]

This is a question for a title company or an attorney, you will need to trace the chain of ownership.

[@jimv.661]

Thanks. I was just wondering if someone could walk onto my property and make a claim. I'll have to ask a title company or attorney in the area. I have large veins of quartz running thru the property, and there is a full blown mine down the hill a couple of miles.

[@USMiner]

No, they cannot trespass, the surface is segregated from the mineral estate. If the minerals were public and locatable, they would still need to comply with the BLM code (I forget the number) which dictates the procedure to follow when making a claim on private surface and it starts with a letter to the surface owner to notify you and request permission to enter for some period of time. You would have to look it up or consult an attorney for more details regarding that.

[@christimcnulty8853]

Can I send you some photos of rocks I found in Nevada?

[@USMiner]

[e-mail] but photos are notoriously difficult to ID from. Lookup streak test, hardness test, and specific gravity first. Those narrow things down considerably.

[@ModernProspector]

I love how carveable yet tough jade is because of it's woven composition.

[@ChristopherTrott]

Did you cash in on this?

[@elcalifornio3916]

Very nice discovery 👍👍👍

[@gravityguy1164]

Congrats on your claim and your vids are very informative. How do you determine if your jadeite is not nephrite? According to my limited research, Wyoming is known as a source for nephrite. Thanks

[@lisalastnamesmith]

Thanks for sharing. My little boys really enjoy these videos.

[@babrebayan8216]

Hi ihave the same place and the similar green crystals here in iran.can you help me to sell this green stones and crystals ,and anotherquartez and amethyst and citrine i have now? Please help me if you can.thanks

[@jessewilson8676]

If you could cut some huge slabs it would make some nice coffee tables or counter tops

[@zhp500]

More like flooring/wall tile grade jade.

[@rebeccagriffey9307]

Congratulations!! You are so fun to watch. Heading out your way in May. Hope to find a few jade specimens to bring back to my classroom. Thanks for all your tips and tricks!!

[@USMiner]

Appreciate the compliments! I'm willing to help out for educational uses in the classroom (I grew up every year wishing I had someone to teach geology here but there never was), if you have a difficult time finding specimens once you get out here then let me know and I can make sure you don't leave empty handed. My email is [e-mail]

[@mohammedmbarki2882]

Its the feldspart ?

[@thunderandrain09]

No, it’s Leaverite.

[@edwardjade620]

I am waiting to buy it since when you are ready to sell.

[@skyblueblue4608]

i am from pakistan and we are doing jade business...if you want to buy we are looking for exports...reply if you are interested

[@evestayplace3705]

All of that is low quality jade... the larger pieces, you would end up spending more money moving them around than they are worth. But you could make lots of trinkets out of the small stuff and make some good money with a road side stand.

[@JerryPetrowskimc]

You going to upload anything new soon?

[@USMiner]

I am rendering down a fairly comprehensive update video to this series right now, which I will upload tomorrow afternoon hopefully assuming my computer stops crashing.

[@shaunmoav3126]

how do I buy your Jade on eBay

[@joaosturza]

we need updates!

[@sswwaaf]

Would you care to share what kind of profit you made off of them for us beginners want to make some good fines to make some income

[@Jokerzp]

and what next ? who will by this stones ?

[@badsantaclaus4522]

Happy for you!, I love to see what's under ground.I bet it's a lot better, Be careful getting permits and claim, People will watch you and hope you screw up They will have everything ready to file if you do.

[@luis2604alfredo]

I have a 42 pounds jadeite jade green princesa and has imperial also i have no idea how much is worth can someone help me?? Thank you

[@kirkcavenaugh758]

If you want some help with the labor I'd be happy to work for ya

[@rocksdonteat6210]

Should be other minerals. Like rubys, garnets, stuff like that. Maybe picture rock.

[@debbiemitchell6055]

Woot woot! Your Rich! If you find just ONE big piece of perfect apple greenJade it could be worth millions of dollars!

[@dogguy8603]

Deb mitchell well so long as it is the right kind if jade lol

[@pvampire]

Not nephrite. Jadidite jade is valuable...nephrite not so much.

[@deantape2759]

its all about how far light travels through it. type of jade dosent matter much and even color isnt as big of a deal as clarity.

[@sonshinethomas7986]

Woot Woot Tooten Rich bowls to cups and morters too!!!!

[@jessewilson8676]

Debi Mitchell the saying is a single stone could be worth several cities.

[@philhohnen6193]

Why not add some water to reveal true colour?

[@mikenichols1045]

WyomIng jade. It's very common in Wyoming. I did not get a good look at what's being claimed or watch the entire video but you should look up WyomIng jade. I can point you to a clif of deep apple green WyomIng jade.

[@paulreiser7374]

Correct. Nephrite Jade is common in Wyoming. Much public info can be found regarding the fact.

[@jaqg69]

Where I'm going there's all those colors and even pink jade

[@ModernProspector]

Jorge Quinto Roads, where we're going we don't need roads.

[@luisbito8391]

saludo tremendo encuentro ojala y en cuentres color perfecto imperial green es como la esmeralda eso son bueno pero tienen manchas cambiando el tema como se hacen las reclamaciones de deposito de gem and jade que uno tiene que hacer

[@billygagne2139]

Hey do you sell any specimens And I subscribed to you defiling your Page good luck by The way That's great man Nice to see you Find what you're looking for

[@USMiner]

Thanks, unfortunately as I'm sending these samples for testing they aren't turning out to be as high quality as I had initially hoped. Still have some value, but the search still continues! I do eventually plan to get my website working to sell specimens, just too busy so far.

[@jackywang9620]

have you gotten gem grade nephrite now ?

[@chrisbusenkell]

that jade is worth money? yeah, its translucent but i thought you graded the jade on that degree of translucency, "dirty" jade is not valued much

[@peternelson3433]

Wow that's pretty cool didn't relise that there was such a strong possibility of jade in Wyoming. Now i know what state to look at or the state's for when i go looking for some jade. Sent its more of a hobby then a job, i dont do it much.

[@sangteajongte1943]

I have green gold and want to sell please help

[@SamanthaKMidnightslip]

Incredible video!!

[@goldcountry1314]

I’ve got some amazing nephrite here in mariposa ca. Come visit and bring your detector!!!

[@USMiner]

I went through Mariposa a few years back, one of the few places I could see myself living, great little town with a lot of stuff to explore around it!

[@goldcountry1314]

USMiner I moved here from the big city I absolutely thought the same about mariposa and made my dream come true. Things haven’t been easy up here, but it’s been good. I have to be honest, after watching your videos, I am trying to find out where u are! Damn, those are fat nuggets!! People don’t realize, these things take time. No one sees the pain. They only see your finds. Message me at [e-mail]. I’ll give u much more info about my nephrite and send pics of some bitchin water-worn pieces. I also recently located a jade vein in gneiss on the mine. Like u said in another video a lot of the slate and schist type rock (I’m not an expert) has gone jaded. Bitchin shit. It absolutely helps get the mind off the gold fever! Come over to my mine and I’ll put u on some veins and placer jade. Great crystallized gold and amazing crystals here dude...and let’s spend the time it takes to get the nuggets out. I lost all my detectors in the detwiler fire last year so I’m working a scorpion gold stinger. Sucks on hot rocks and need to get a minelab, hopefully by the end of the year. Anyways, be sure to email me. I want to ask u a couple questions!!!!

[@420Brew]

Look if I'm out and about I can find location by fingerprints of the ground!

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Nice find nice claim. Can’t believe no one claimed it before. Happy for you.

[@RJDCR]

kool , hope you've done well there...Rock onnn

[@RJDCR]

beautiful color....if not 10 a lb....then no less then 6-7 bux....prices keep goin' up....as the value o the all mighty buk , keeps goin' down....

[@thomasjones1778]

Hey wait a minute. That's my great grandfathers (lou) uncles daughter/cousins claim that was stolen by Wyoming Wendy in 1972 when visiting ol Lou in jail via a cake. Now i reckun it best be returned asap or ol louwill turn up out of the grave a knockin.

[@michealwintz852]

Congratulations on your find. I know how rough that terrain can be. I was born and raised in Idaho in Nampa. I spent many years exploring the high desert. Also up in the mountains great fun. Thank you for puting together another wonderful video. 💜😉☕🍩 Ms Michal

[@sswwaaf]

Thanks for the video

[@Yourname3000]

Poor man actually believes he has quality Jade. Anyone with a geology background can identity other minerals mixed into those boulders. Entertaining none the less...

[@ProvenJade]

at $14.00-$18.00 a kg, he does have something regardless of your interpretation, considering there's thousands of pounds worth there.

[@jurassictactics941]

I'm waiting for video 5!

[@jurassictactics941]

Want to add me on facebook. Dale Westaby from wisconsin.

[@christophernoblett1897]

I would love to carve axe heads from that stuff even the low quality stuff wow. Or make a Stonehenge from it all lol green man heads amazing 💪

[@USMiner]

That would be cool, have you carved before and do you have any of your work online?

[@Ninja-tech]

Will you send me a piece? And how much? I need a good chunk or two for my treasure.

[@crohkorthreetoes3821]

So you refused to show the horizon and then you announce the name of the previous claimants... Doh!

[@abdiganihussain8397]

I would like to send a sample of jade can i have your email

[@333whateverdude]

Very interesting , let’s make a deal I can bring the excavator

[@YUPE1988]

Im in guatemala Lets make a deal Theres a lot jade here

[@thomasackerman3995]

I enjoy all the info you provide ..their is gold in them that hills

[@lmalsjorza7638]

I wouldn't read the old timer's names. It gives people a way to trace your location. Crooks are smart.

[@leijiang656]

Too dirty. Too many black spots in them.

[@danielcrowther7260]

Still making good money tho. Haters still broke

[@ModernProspector]

I think I know where you are. I won't give away the location of the better vein as when the Chinese have to start outsourcing for their most sacred mineral the price will explode. I can give you the local of that opal deposit and a few potential diamond, peridot, garnet deposits as well as a few others if you have an email we can chat as long as you keep the locations to yourself. I have quite a bit of knowledge on gem and precious metals locations all throuout Wyoming.

[@USMiner]

Yeah, I'm hoping eventually I can find a bulk market to China. Even at $10/lb, some of those boulders are $10,000 each. It's real hard to judge quality without a big saw though. I know where all the main opal deposits are, I've explored there a bit 15 years ago, it goes on for many many miles, you can find common white opal scattered around outside that area too. I never found any fire the few times I went out though so I concentrated on other stuff. If you know of diamond or peridot near there, then you know something I don't. The one peridot intrusive I investigated I think may have been miscategorized, but maybe I'm wrong.

[@ModernProspector]

USMiner Do you have an email I can contact you at?

[@USMiner]

[e-mail], oops meant to write that last time.

[@ModernProspector]

If you haven't already, you might want to gold prospect the area where Strawberry Creek meets up with the Sweetwater River in the Lewistown district as it appears that strawberry Creek sits on a fault line. The ore from around the Burr Mine and the Hidden Hand mine. The hidden hand is patented so that's off limits but the burr and the hidden hand appear to sit along the same fault line and should have plentiful gold in between. The Burr assayed 1600+ opt in some of the lenses. I have some beautiful looking ore from some of the mine dumps in the area.

[@ModernProspector]

Thanks, I'll send you an email sometime.