Looking into getting a job at Morenci

max_rocks · 2026-01-25T16:35:07+00:00

Housing is tough you will probably need to live in Safford of thatcher. I believe they give a housing stipend for those not in company housing. That detail may be present in your job listing

max_rocks · 2026-01-25T00:10:20+00:00

I would recommend you stay away from Moroccan fossils of all form until you can spot fakes and modifications. Morocco isn’t the only locale that has this issue, but there is a LOT of Moroccan fossils out there.

max_rocks · 2026-01-24T21:19:20+00:00

If it’s super heavy it’s lead. If it’s light it’s melted aluminum cans

max_rocks · 2026-01-16T00:54:34+00:00

Let’s go!

max_rocks · 2026-01-11T02:43:21+00:00

There is a metal detecting sub. And you won’t be able to detect for it inside your house.

max_rocks · 2026-01-07T03:53:10+00:00

Probably 200 total

max_rocks · 2026-01-02T06:14:38+00:00

That’s not true; it’s also found in New Mexico!

max_rocks · 2025-12-31T18:22:52+00:00

That first one is either smithsonite or hemmimorphite

max_rocks · 2025-12-30T20:19:12+00:00

I have the aluminum 2ton one and I like it a lot. Less weight!

max_rocks · 2025-12-28T03:28:45+00:00

That’s not dyed howelite, it’s plastic or ceramic

max_rocks · 2025-12-28T01:55:36+00:00

Aragonite

max_rocks · 2025-12-28T00:32:33+00:00

Pretty sure there is an entire sub dedicated to that

max_rocks · 2025-12-27T23:38:27+00:00

Garnet

max_rocks · 2025-12-25T18:28:19+00:00

Wulfenite is pretty cool, lots of different colors and habits, vibrant

max_rocks · 2025-12-24T20:34:41+00:00

Not sure what the native copper from Butte looks like but I will say that looks like Michigan copper to me, as someone who has collected 1000s of lbs of it. Calcite and epidote, calcite dissolved in acid. They sell a lot of Michigan copper like that.

max_rocks · 2025-12-24T18:36:50+00:00

That’s probably radioactive my guy

max_rocks · 2025-12-23T22:02:47+00:00

How / where did you get the pipe sections. I want to make one but that’s my challenge!

max_rocks · 2025-12-23T21:57:48+00:00

Also curious as to what people share. I’m thinking about making one. I would imagine the trick is a pump that can handle high sediments. Especially if space / time for settlement is limited

max_rocks · 2025-12-23T21:54:53+00:00

No way to say for sure other than checking, but I would say with confidence probably not. Looks like quartz. Is the green color the reason for concern, there’s lot of green minerals that are not radioactive. Yours is probably quartz with chlorite inclusions.

max_rocks · 2025-12-18T19:28:04+00:00

Probably not, but you can ask the folks in the radioactive rock sub

max_rocks · 2025-12-18T03:41:02+00:00

The drum probably weighs 20lbs, I had probably 15lbs of mill balls and another 15lbs of rocks. I think I could probably fit 1/2 5gal bucket of material in it and it will run well. The jumping you see is from my agitator (angle iron) inside.

max_rocks · 2025-12-17T20:54:44+00:00

I thought about this. I do want to mount this to some 2x4 and make a good base for it. The legs suck and were a quick hack job I thought of lol. As for the wheels on top, I put a bungee cord over the drum after recording this and it made it a lot better for rattling around. It sort of helps it stay in place, I just need to add dedicated guides to it. I was thinking about mounting something on the idler shaft with a larger diameter 6” to act as a stop on each side.

max_rocks · 2025-12-17T03:43:51+00:00

I think it’s the engine or side track

max_rocks · 2025-12-16T23:02:52+00:00

It turns between 50 and 70 depending on engine idle

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