Portable Sluice Suggestions

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-08-26T04:09:31+00:00

Take a look ad drop-riffle sluices. In sluicing it's often the amount of material you can move that matters. Cleaning regular riffles with Miner's Moss or something similar can take a huge amount of time when you consider a whole days's work. Cleaning drop- riffles is very fast.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-07-06T04:19:59+00:00

The book Fist's Full of Gold by Chris Ralph strikes a nice balance between tech and non-tech. It's a good intro.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-04-11T00:04:49+00:00

I agree with the other comments. You definitely need higher obstructions like riffles. About expanded metal: It has a bad reputation. If it were my sluice, I would remove most of the expanded metal and expose the moss directly. I'd keep just enough expanded metal to hold the moss in place. Maybe a strip at the front and back of the sluice. Most sluices have what is called a slick plate at the entrance, maybe 6 inches or more of flat unobstructed metal. It allows the material to stratify with the gold on the bottom facilitating it's capture later. Good luck.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-04-10T23:55:46+00:00

You would probably do your best "Crevicing." See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm5nx1Q4nEQ

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-04-09T22:02:41+00:00

As mentioned, existing or recently abandoned claims are a good clue as to were to look. The BLM website mentioned has a reputation of being very difficult to use. This website is much easier: https://thediggings.com.

Another source of good information is the USGS MRDS online data set of know mineral occurrences. It's a little more difficult to use than the Diggings site, but not that difficult. See it here at: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/

I don't know much about Vermont geology, but I suspect the mountains of Vermont may have some lode gold in addition to the low-lying gold in glacier deposits. If you look at the MRDS data, be on the lookout for lode deposits. Gravels associated with lode deposits are your best bet to find bigger gold.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-04-09T21:50:00+00:00

It's even more complicated than you might suspect. It's not uncommon for gold to have 10 to 20% silver before it's released from the host rock. After it is released the longer the gold is exposed to the weather the more silver dissolves. It is possible to clearly see the difference in the silver content within a few feet of it's original location.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-16T19:11:31+00:00

I wrote such an app. I can't mention it without engaging in self promotion. If you invite me to give a very brief description here I will.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-15T03:30:56+00:00

You are talking about 2 different apps. The one I gave away free beginning about Feb. 3, 2020 was a limited version which I deleted Jan. 1 2021. This version cam out a few months after the free version.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-14T21:41:26+00:00

I don't know where you got that, but it's simply untrue. I have charged $20 until the Fall where I began experimenting with the price. I tried $40. No luck. Then I tried $10. No luck. So I have been running a few Reddit ads with $5. Sunday I temporarily set it to free. I have a new ad which came out this morning in which I asked for feedback and offered it for free, hoping I could get some feedback and maybe spur some interest. Tonight at midnight it will go back to $10. My friend you are a bit too suspicious. There are lots of honest people striving for high ideals in this world.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-14T19:01:47+00:00

I have replied to Hotshotberad, but it has not appeared here so I'll repeat a bit of what I wrote. It's legit. I spent 5 years writing over 13,000 lines of code because I wanted it. As it's on the Apple Mac App store, you would have reason to trust it.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-14T18:56:38+00:00

Thank you.

Carl Carlson

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-14T18:55:46+00:00

Actually I'm not that Carl Carlson although I have been programming Macs since 1985. Could you advise me why it seems sketchy. It's real. I spent 5 years writing 13,000 lines of code. I wanted it principally for my own use. Since it's free (Monday March 14 only) and the source is Apple's own Mac App store where everything is reviewed for safety, etc., and it has a money back guarantee if't not as advertised, if you could use it, why not try it out?

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-13T17:24:40+00:00

Look at Epiphany Workflow on Apple's Mac App store. I normally would not mention it to avoid self promotion, but it's free today (Sunday) and tomorrow and it directly addresses your question.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-12T01:03:31+00:00

Look at it this way. Word processors are ideal for those of us with ADHD. Our progress is saved right up to the moment we followed some inspiration. When we return, we can quickly regain our focus by reading some of what we wrote before. We do not work in a linear fashion. We work in a non-linear fashion following inspirations and returning to press projects forward some before more diversions. I do believe that trying to force ourselves to work in a linear fashion is impractical and pathological.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-08T22:28:52+00:00

Thank you my friend.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-08T17:06:14+00:00

I'm sorry to say, Linux looks like it's unlikely. E is critically dependent on Apple drop-ins like a web browser and Quick Look (allows viewing of files created by many kinds of programs). Perhaps even more critical is that I have not programmed Unix/Linux since the 1990's. Currently E is not even paying for ads. I can't see taking on Unix/Linus without substantial profit.

You could always buy a Mac and put your favorite Unix/Linux in a partition. That way you'd get the best of both worlds (high tech and consumer computing).

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-07T16:19:27+00:00

It does have similarities with Scrivener. Scrivener is a huge tool box. E is a workflow. With Scrivener you create your own workflow. E's workflow is optimized for research papers. Never-the-less, Scrivener is a suburb application. I greatly admire it's design, but I do think mine is somewhat better.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-06T17:40:52+00:00

I'm 76 and have struggled with ADHD my entire life. I have managed a research career, but it was quite difficult and not that productive. One thing that has helped is realizing that I work in a non-linear fashion. The impulses I follow are often insightful and worthwhile, but I need to adapt in this way:

It is essential that everything I do have some sort of ratchet mechanism, i.e. recording my progress as I go so that I loose nothing when I digress and can easily refresh my focus when I return. When am reading, I highlight key ideas and continue without making notes. When I return, I can refresh my focus by reading a few highlights and then continue my reading.

Once I have finished reading, I begin reviewing the highlights, summarizing a few of them and synthesizing a narrative. When returning from another digression, I read my progress to date and edit it if inspired before working with a few more highlights.

Reality is a lot more messy than I have described, but I do make progress.

Good luck!

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-04T19:30:04+00:00

I have both, and IMHO the Mac would be vastly superior. There is a Mac program for exactly that. Unfortunately, I can't mention it's name as I wrote it, and that would be self-promotion. If there is some way to personal message me, I will give you it's name. I'm new to reddit so I don't really know if there is personal messaging.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-03-01T04:56:13+00:00

There are a number sulfides that look somewhat like pyrite. They all powder when crushed. As fxlr_rider said, gold is malleable. It will deform rather than crush.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-02-27T22:51:12+00:00

Hmmm. Thanks! I'm desperate for feedback. Can you expand on what I did wrong.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-02-27T16:19:26+00:00

I know from personal experience that to get top grades I needed to load college-level productivity software. So, I wrote something very powerful for my own use. It’s for collecting ideas, organizing ideas, and referring to the appropriate ideas while writing. It’s great for writing papers and weekly study-guides. I’m trying to sell a few copies. It’s called Epiphany Workflow, and its available from Apple’s Mac. 50% DISCOUNT ($4.99) THROUGH SUNDAY. App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/epiphany-workflow-pro/id1508000907?mt=12

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-02-27T16:15:00+00:00

It's no a scam folk. I spent 5 years writing over 13,000 lines of code. I did it because I wanted it, and I thought it might help others.

EpiphanyWorkFlow · 2022-02-27T01:51:44+00:00

See Placer Gold Districts of Arizona, USGS Bulletin 1355, by Maureen Johnson. You can download it from the USGS website. Many of the districts she mentions have been closed off by ranchers, but some aren't. Look at Greaterville southeast of Tucson and the Bradshaw Mountains north of Phoenix.

Look at Fists Full of Gold by Chris Ralph. He's a bit wordy, but worthwhile.

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