haile gold mine in sc

[lucky strike]

Hello everyone, first post to the forum. I have been reading t'net for many years. T'net is the best site that I have ever seen. The wealth of knowledge from the members is the greatest I have ever seen, thank all of you. Now a little background about me. I am 70 years old and have been chasing the gold since 1958. Learned a lot from a great teacher/mentor, who is 93 years young and still panning. Now to my thread. The feds gave the final OK to romarco on Nov.3rd to start mining, the state gavet their final ok on Nov. 5th. The mining co was told they could start mining on Nov.21st, they opted to start in Jan. 2015. All of the tree hugging groupe signed off on the deal but one. They have stated they are going to appeal the ruling. They will lose if they do.romarco mining has stated that in the 12 years they are mining, they will recover 3000 ounces per week at a minume. In 12 years' they say on the low side of ounces recovered will 1.8 million ounces, on the high side the amount will be 3 million ounces. A lot of work but a lot of gold.

 

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[goldgit'r]

lucky strike you have a pm!

Wes

 

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[lucky strike]

Wes, I will pm you later. I have to get back to the shop and run more material. The winter cleanup is is my favorite time of year. You get to see the fruits of your long season of labor. Keep chasing the gold.

 

[lucky strike]

Well, the tree huggers filed an appeal. The mine will be on hold until the appeal runs it course. The people who are hurt by this is, the 800 who thought that they would start to work in Jan. This job meant, the process of rebuilding their lives. So sad.

 

[goldgit'r]

They are wanting to get their pockets lined a little more.

Wes

 

[lucky strike]

Wes,I think you are right, it's either that or they want to keep their name in the news. The money they raise for the most part,
comes from out of state. The lady who runs the mining co did an interview with a reporter, she released some good information.
She said at the start up of the mine, they would employ 800 people, then over 5 years they would cut back to 300.They will have
8 pits, the deepest pit will be 880 feet deep, man, that is one deep hole.The reporter asked how much the gold would be worth, she
stated, 3 billion dollars. The town really needs for this to go forward, they have been hurting for so long. The biggest employer in the
area is one of the state prisons. I believe the mine will go forward, and the tree huggers lose again. K C T G

 

[goldgit'r]

Yea, but that 3 billion dollars is gross, it's going be expensive to get that gold.
I hope they do get it worked out and up and running.

Wes

 

[bichinlilvixin420]

That was amazing to hear the history and a blessing that ya’ll shared it! I am in Belton S.C. (Anderson County) and I have been finding a LOT of gold in my very own yard!! I’m not sure how to go about all of it and I am taking it one step at a time…. I know that it’s testing higher than my 22karat testing acid, along with silver and possibly platinum. I don’t have the equipment I need to implement the process so I’m doing it “old school” and that takes awhile. I’m sorry let me back up….. this pertains to the “refining process”.im learning as I go. I have 2 very LARGE buckets of fine (pulverized) crushed rock and mixed ores so far ready to smelt…. That in its own took a LOT of work!!!!! It keeps me busy while I save up enough to get all of the smelting accessories. I guess you could say I have the “fever”.
Prospecting is a MAJOR PASSION and HOBBY for me! I LOVE being in the woods and playing in the creek and I have since I was a child….. finding gold along the way is just an added bonus. It’s an art, I guess you could say….. the possibilities are endless and there’s NEVER any room for boredom! I research all I can on mining and refining and gold history in my area and ran across this site and just wanted to say hello!!!!!

 

[bichinlilvixin420]

Lanny, thanks for the welcome, I to have a lot of memories, stories to tell. Maybe one day I will share some of them. As far as grabbing a youngster, I have tried for years to do just that. I have tried to get the 17-18 year olds, they have girls, playing games on whatever device they have, on their minds and nothing else. When I do get someone they learn the bare basic's and strike out on their own. They end up giving up. No ground to work, no knowledge to get area's to work, so they quit. I am 70 and my health is starting to go south on me,so I thinking about passing the torch to someone else in about 2 years. Not a fast as I used to be, slow on everything. I have had a great run chasing the gold, 56 years at it has been a blast. Wouldn't change one thing about it. Gold was bringing 34-35. Dollars an ounce in the sixties, it took a lot of gold to make any money. Still wouldn't change a thing. Keep on chasing the gold.

Hey! Wish I would have found you 10 years ago! Breaks my heart to think I missed out on the most amazing opportunity to learn from a seasoned prospector….. I would give ANYTHING for that chance!!!!!!

 

[bichinlilvixin420]

Welcome lucky.

If you stick with it like my partner that taught me many, many things about chasing the gold, you've got lots of good years ahead of you.

My buddy is 82 and we've gathered lots of memories over the years, which leaves me with all kinds of stories to tell.

Maybe you should grab on to a youngster and teach him your tips and secrets like your 93-year-young mentor did, and as my 82-year-young mentor did for me.

All the best,

Lanny

Lanny, or Lucky Strike!!! Hello!!! Where are y’all located at? Is it in my state?!

 

[arizau]

That was amazing to hear the history and a blessing that ya’ll shared it! I am in Belton S.C. (Anderson County) and I have been finding a LOT of gold in my very own yard!! I’m not sure how to go about all of it and I am taking it one step at a time…. I know that it’s testing higher than my 22karat testing acid, along with silver and possibly platinum. I don’t have the equipment I need to implement the process so I’m doing it “old school” and that takes awhile. I’m sorry let me back up….. this pertains to the “refining process”.im learning as I go. I have 2 very LARGE buckets of fine (pulverized) crushed rock and mixed ores so far ready to smelt…. That in its own took a LOT of work!!!!! It keeps me busy while I save up enough to get all of the smelting accessories. I guess you could say I have the “fever”.
Prospecting is a MAJOR PASSION and HOBBY for me! I LOVE being in the woods and playing in the creek and I have since I was a child….. finding gold along the way is just an added bonus. It’s an art, I guess you could say….. the possibilities are endless and there’s NEVER any room for boredom! I research all I can on mining and refining and gold history in my area and ran across this site and just wanted to say hello!!!!!

Just a heads up....this thread has been inactive for almost 10 years! I suggest you open a new thread with some specific questions.
It sounds like you have skipped an important step in ore processing and that is concentration.

Good luck and welcome to the forum.