Blue Clay / Sandy Gravel Assay Results

[racingjoe66]

Okay Guys and Gals, I had 2 samples of material tested and came back with the following results:

Sample 1----gold 0.142 oz per ton
------------silver 0.275 oz per ton
------------platinum 0.021 oz per ton
------------palladium 0.014 oz per ton
------------osmium 0.028 oz per ton
------------ruthenium 0.020 oz per ton
------------iridium 0.007 oz per ton
------------rhodium 0.004 oz per ton

Sample 2----gold 0.133 oz per ton
------------silver 0.199 oz per ton
------------platinum 0.017 oz per ton
------------palladium 0.016 oz per ton
------------osmium 0.023 oz per ton
------------ruthenium 0.021 oz per ton
------------iridium 0.007 oz per ton
------------rhodium 0.005 oz per ton

I am new to all this and wondering if the gold / silver is even worth mining with these results? I assume the other material results are so minor they aren't worth going after? The material sent off to be tested was a mixture of sandy gravel that is sitting on top of a blue clay layer and mixed in with these 2 samples was some of the blue clay that was right there at the sandy gravel layer. Would it be worth it to go deeper into the clay to have it tested further for gold and silver only? Going lets say 6 inches deep and then again at like 24 inches deep into the clay or what do people suggest?

Thanks for any and all input!!!

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!

[Assembler]

The clay sample shows some prospects with fire process. Take some real world tests to start with.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Upgraded Night Vision Monocular Digital Infrared Monocular Telescope for 100% Darkness with 8X Zoom - Grab it through Amazon!

[Assembler]

No only a fool would do that.

View attachment 2014908

Now how many tons does it take to produce a returns in zone 2?

In zone 5 you should be able to see it with your eyes aided with magnification for sure.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I can tell you exactly how many times I’ve had anything XRF assayed…zero. But if I was anticipating moving earthen materials (traditional measured by the ton), I’d want answers as to how much of the profitable metals per ton (traditionally measured in Troy ounces). Parts really don’t interest me unless it parts compared to a bucket full or ore. Maybe these reports are tailored to folks that think the same way?

 

[Assembler]

Kind of my point.

This is ok with a deposit that you need a microscope to even see the values (hundreds of tons type of scale).
However on a small scale you can not move enough materials to be worth it.

 

[Assembler]

I can tell you exactly how many times I’ve had anything XRF assayed…zero. But if I was anticipating moving earthen materials (traditional measured by the ton), I’d want answers as to how much of the profitable metals per ton (traditionally measured in Troy ounces). Parts really don’t interest me unless it parts compared to a bucket full or ore. Maybe these reports are tailored to folks that think the same way?

This is a little like the process of an "Assay ton sample" where you divide the pile many times to come up with the parts to make the final sample. This is a very good way of getting a average finial sample.

The real world mining is not like that per ton of extraction.

 

[gold tramp]

Good ole Mitchel would pan well samples out, had a roll your own cigaratte in his mouth, ashes would fall in the pan while he was showing folks gold from the the well blowins, anyways he rolled fine gold into his smokes and as he smoked the ash would fall into the pan salting his samples, guess he would make money off this technique, he had some shady dealing at times....
Some folks got it some folks don't ...
Gt.....

 

[Assembler]

In zone 5 it is a waste of time as you should be able to see the values with your eyes. If not you may be doing it wrong in many peoples books.

 

[Assembler]

Good ole Mitchel would pan well samples out, had a roll your own cigaratte in his mouth, ashes would fall in the pan while he was showing folks gold from the the well blowins, anyways he rolled fine gold into his smokes and as he smoked the ash would fall into the pan salting his samples, guess he would make money off this technique, he had some shady dealing at times....
Some folks got it some folks don't ...
Gt.....

Now that is a new and interesting fire assay that I have not seen yet.

I'm sure the results gets better the longer he smokes......lol.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

This is a little like the process of an "Assay ton sample" where you divide the pile many times to come up with the parts to make the final sample. This is a very good way of getting a average finial sample.

The real world mining is not like that per ton of extraction.

Apples and Oranges

 

[Assembler]

Apples and Oranges

Yep the Apples test may show you that there is something worth looking at. However the Oranges is what you may see in the bottom of your pan / sluice box etc. after processing a ton or more.

 

[alloy_II]

This is ok with a deposit that you need a microscope to even see the values (hundreds of tons type of scale).
However on a small scale you can not move enough materials to be worth it.

Gold content of water, plants and animals.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Yep the Apples test may show you that there is something worth looking at. However the Oranges is what you may see in the bottom of your pan / sluice box etc. after processing a ton or more.

Clearly ; )

 

[alloy_II]

Colloidal gold is a sol or colloidal suspension of nanoparticles of gold in a fluid, usually water. The colloid is usually either an intense red color (for particles less than 100 nm) or blue/purple (for larger particles).

Activated Carbon can be placed as 25 lb bags in watercourses like irrigation ditches, streams, etc. to gradually collect gold where no other method is practical, or perhaps legal.

Used as a final collector in sluices, high-bankers, even past the best gravity traps, wheels, etc., it can redeem even the finest colloidal gold and precious metals, as the sluiced waters pour into a simple tub, where one of these pre-packed bags sits

 

[Assembler]

Like I said before if the clay is rich enough worth messing with, the fire process has it's place. You will likely be one of the few going after the clay.

However if you can find the rock that the values are coming out of it could be a more simple extraction process to recover the values. Just saying.

There is room for different types of processes that is for sure.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Colloidal gold is a sol or colloidal suspension of nanoparticles of gold in a fluid, usually water. The colloid is usually either an intense red color (for particles less than 100 nm) or blue/purple (for larger particles).

Activated Carbon can be placed as 25 lb bags in watercourses like irrigation ditches, streams, etc. to gradually collect gold where no other method is practical, or perhaps legal.

Used as a final collector in sluices, high-bankers, even past the best gravity traps, wheels, etc., it can redeem even the finest colloidal gold and precious metals, as the sluiced waters pour into a simple tub, where one of these pre-packed bags sits

View attachment 2014943

View attachment 2014944

Have you done this? What mass of gold could reasonably be expected to be extracted from a 25 pound bag of activated charcoal sitting in a river for say several years?

 

[Assembler]

Clearly ; )

The apples test will not

Have you done this? What mass of gold could reasonably be expected to be extracted from a 25 pound bag of activated charcoal sitting in a river for say several years?

The process will work for flour / fine dust values. Not sure I want to wait the years time factor though.

Most rushes in history were over in a few years time.

 

[Assembler]

Have you done this? What mass of gold could reasonably be expected to be extracted from a 25 pound bag of activated charcoal sitting in a river for say several years?

I should point out that any stamp mill is way faster then a few years to get a return if the values are there.

 

[Assembler]

As I was pointing out the apples test is only good for averages out of a given test pile. It will not tell you what you will recover (with the methods you have) per 10 tons block out run sample (blocking out rock ore).

 

[Assembler]

Have you done this? What mass of gold could reasonably be expected to be extracted from a 25 pound bag of activated charcoal sitting in a river for say several years?

You may get just enough values to tell you that there is something there or enough for another test.

Was not there people on this forum that used fish oil and gunny sack material to collect flour / dust out of streams in the past?

I think the turn around time frame for fish oil / gunny sack bag is as short as a few months to a year or so.

 

[Assembler]

Why not use the centrifuge on the clay slurry to pull out as much heavy solids as you can and fire process what you pull out?

You could also shake down the clay slurry for the heaviest materials and fire process this material.

This would be a fast and realistic test to see what can be recovered. Don't be to surprised if the costs and time for recovery is fairly high.