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April 2016 Page 1 Volume 30-4 A Monthly Newsletter Published by the RoadRunner Prospector’s Club April 2016 April 2016 The Spring Picnic is this month on April 23 rd , the Saturday immediately after the General Meeting. There is an article in this newsletter devoted to it and I urge you to be in attendance. As it is a “potluck”, bring a dish that can be shared. There will be electric generators for crock-pots and the like. Be sure and bring your RRPC name badge for the gold drawing. I hope to see you there. In March we had the first dig of the year. As most of you know we are going to have four digs a year. They are more work than you would think for the Board; no not the digging of the holes; that is done by a backhoe, but all the preparatory and paperwork with the filings is performed by Board members with other members as- sisting. All of that takes time. Considering the turnout at the March dig (we had perfect weather), and considering the turnout that I witnessed at prior digs, in my view, they are the best type of prospecting outing for a club. This is not to take an- ything away from the Spring Picnic, because the picnic is a fun outing. However, the feedback that I have heard from members is that the “digs” are well received so we are ramping up the number. If you find gold, please let the Board know be- cause we can always schedule another dig on the same claim. It is not as though you are giving away a secret location by advising the Board of your good luck at a dig; we all know about it. We cannot schedule digs on many of the claims because they all are not easily reached by a high clearance pick-up nor is there sufficient parking for many vehicles. For those members that have not yet paid their dues, please do so. Do not let your membership lapse. Also, the warm weather is fast approaching. Be aware of possible fire warnings, stay hydrated and watch out for ‘buz-tails’. Make it a good month and be safe out there. Frederick Horn, President Presidents Corner
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Volume 30-4 A Monthly Newsletter Published by the RoadRunner Prospector’s Club April 2016
April 2016 The Spring Picnic is this month on April 23rd, the Saturday immediately after the General Meeting. There is an article in this newsletter devoted to it and I urge you to be in attendance. As it is a “potluck”, bring a dish that can be shared. There will be electric generators for crock-pots and the like. Be sure and bring your RRPC name badge for the gold drawing. I hope to see you there. In March we had the first dig of the year. As most of you know we are going to have four digs a year. They are more work than you would think for the Board; no not the digging of the holes; that is done by a backhoe, but all the preparatory and paperwork with the filings is performed by Board members with other members as-sisting. All of that takes time. Considering the turnout at the March dig (we had perfect weather), and considering the turnout that I witnessed at prior digs, in my view, they are the best type of prospecting outing for a club. This is not to take an-ything away from the Spring Picnic, because the picnic is a fun outing. However, the feedback that I have heard from members is that the “digs” are well received so we are ramping up the number. If you find gold, please let the Board know be-cause we can always schedule another dig on the same claim. It is not as though you are giving away a secret location by advising the Board of your good luck at a dig; we all know about it. We cannot schedule digs on many of the claims because they all are not easily reached by a high clearance pick-up nor is there sufficient parking for many vehicles. For those members that have not yet paid their dues, please do so. Do not let your membership lapse. Also, the warm weather is fast approaching. Be aware of possible fire warnings, stay hydrated and watch out for ‘buz-tails’. Make it a good month and be safe out there. Frederick Horn, President
Presidents Corner
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MONTHLY MEETINGS General Meetings: 3rd Thursday of the month - 7:00 PM @ Arizona American Italian Club 7509 North 12th St. Phoenix, AZ (No meeting in December) Monthly outings: Four organized digs, Coin Hunt, Spring Picnic and Christmas Par ty. Please refer to the Event Calendar on the last page. Guests are welcome to attend regular meetings and outings. Board Meeting: ForthTuesday of the month - 7:00pm Club Office New Member Orientation: Club Office 9:00 a.m.. See calendar for dates. The Bird Tailings is published as a service to Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club, Inc. members. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the management or of its members. Publication of information in this newsletter constitute, no guarantee of accuracy. Use of any information found in this newsletter is at the sole risk of the user. Neither the RRPC, it’s board of directors, nor the editor of this publication assume any liability for damages resulting from the use of information found within the newsletter content. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in part or in whole without written consent of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club. The newsletter encourages submissions of any article mining related, opinion pieces, cartoons, want-ads, sales of items, etc. Roadrunner Prospecting Club phone numbers: Voice message 602-274-2521 Office Fax: 602-274-4335 Mailing address: RRPC P.O. Box 56804 Phoenix, AZ 85079 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.roadrunnergold.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoadrunnerGold Club Office is located at: 2744 W. Osborn R. Phoenix, AZ 85017-5023 (Open 9:00am to 1:00pm Wednesday). Between Thomas Rd and Indian School Rd, west of 27th Ave.
Member Address Change Form: Send to: RRPC, PO Box 56804, Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804 or email: [email protected]
Member Number: ________
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BOARD & OFFICE DIRECTORY
PRESIDENT Fred Horn VICE PRESIDENT Karl Weber SECRETARY Faye Weber TREASURER Bill Hunt—(602) 348-8261 3 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Robert Zins (Acting) (Vacant) 2 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Bob Hood (vacant) 1 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Reeve Kahabka (Vacant) ————————————————————— Office Manager Membership Manager Pete Baker Pete Baker Website Newsletter Pete Baker Pete Baker Brian Jost Facebook Mike Powelkop
Dues/Fees: • Annual dues are due by December 1st of each year. • Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF = $44.00) due by December 1st of each year. • $20.00 Map Packet Replacement Fee • $10.00 badge Replacement Fee
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Claims for Sale The board has decided to put the following claims up for sale. These claims were visited very
few times and in addition two are at a long distance/drive time from the Phoenix area. The claims are also being advertised in the ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal.
Map 13, Claim E Mine Lab $5,000 Claim F Gold Master $5,000 Claim G Gold Bug $5,000 Claim H Lobo $6,000 Map22, Claim F-1 D6 Placer 1 $15,000 Claim F-2 D6 Placer 2 $15,000 Interested members can contact the club office.
Spring Picnic – Pot Luck – April 23, 2016
HIP HOORAY, OUR SPRING PICNIC IS ON ITS WAY, PLEASE COME AND SPEND THE DAY!!
Last year’s Spring Picnic Pot Luck was such a success we will be doing it again this year. As in the past, the picnic will take place on the Betty Claims on Map 6. Members should bring their own utensils and a dish for sharing. Generators will be available to provide power for hot dishes. The club will provide drinks; lemonade and ice tea along with cups. The Pot Luck will begin following the completion of the contests. Chuck and Sheryal Gentles have graciously volunteered to organize this event. Feel free to contact them if you have questions or would like to volunteer: (623) 687-8211, [email protected] The Pan Toss and Panning Competitions will begin at 10 am and sign-up sheets will be availa-ble. Note: Members must wear their ID badges in order to get a ticket for the nugget drawing. Members should report to the Picnic Ticket table upon arrival in order to pick up their nugget drawing ticket. Only one ticket per membership.
Gold in Quartz—Patriot Claims
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RRPC at 2016 Phoenix Gold Show
Life member, Al Ordorica, orchestrated a vendor booth for our club at the annual GPAA Gold and Treasure Show at the Arizona State Fairgrounds on the weekend of March 12th and 13th. Plans were set in motion to man the booth for the entire show and what to bring. Several Wednesdays at the club office were dedicated to booth presentation, membership packets, show “freebees”, visual aids, video presentation, and Club attractions. Set-up was Friday, 3/11 and the booth was looking really sharp! Saturday morning of the big day, the public hit the doors and we were immediately busy answering questions about our Club and signing up new members! The show was great fun and a huge success for our club. The Board is planning to be a part of this terrific event next year. It is a pleasure to see and meet so many “fellow pro-spectors” and be a part of keeping modern-day prospecting alive in Arizona. A huge thank you to the following members for their help: Al Ordorica, Mike Slater, George Kneckt, Karl and Fay Weber, Pete Baker, George DeHaven, and Reeve Kahabka for making it happen!
Reeve and Al hanging the banner
Finished display Ready for the doors to open
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More Gold Show Pictures
Bob, George and Al
Bob and George laughing it up with
some visitors
All new members received a gold pan, lanyard and a VIP size nugget.
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March Dig on the Carrie #2 Our backhoe dig on Saturday March 19th outing on Carrie 2 was a great event for all partici-pating members. This club-sponsored event will take place four times a year and is for all member age groups from young supervised kids to seasoned senior members. We safely dug enough good sized pits and a trench to provide ample ground for all to show their skills in the art of the hunt for gold. Please plan to join us for our next dig event which is tentatively sched-uled on September 17th. The location of the next dig will be announced at a later date. Fun will be had by all and with some luck, all will find some gold.
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Gold Fever Turkey Creek RRPC Map 8
Some of the most used club claims lie on Turkey Creek off the old Senator Highway. This is near the Goodwin marker which is all that is left of the old mining town founded in 1863. This area was named after John Goodwin, the first territorial President of Arizona who was appoint-ed by Abraham Lincoln. Turkey Creek is rich with gold mining history and is still a good pro-ducer of gold today. Map 8 contains 15 claims, some of them were previously owned by our members. The large Ponderosa Forest offers a cool relief from the Phoenix valley. The creek provides seasonal water flow which affords the opportunity to prospect with dredges, re-circulating sluices, high bankers, and of course panning! Be careful here, as most of the land is “claimed-up” and it’s easy to stray off of our claims.
The Patriot Claims are closed to motorized access and you need to park and walk to the claims. There is an old cabin (private property) where you leave your vehicle behind on the approach-ing road. The Patriot Claims are closed to all prospecting January 1st thru April 15th ever year by the forest service.
Several of the prospecting stores recommend Turkey Creek for finding gold, including A&B Prospecting. Remember to take your plan of operations since this is in the Prescott National
Forest. This is a great spot for camping and staying awhile!
Cautions and warnings: Wear your badge Take lots of drinking water Claims near other claims...be mindful and respect others Leave a prospecting plan at home so others know where you are Leave no holes! Have fun and find GOLD! If you would like to comment or contribute to Gold Fever articles please contact me at [email protected] Next article will profile Map 8—Turkey Creek. Bob Hood
BUDDY LIST Chuck Forster, (608) 835-9605, [email protected] Area: Mesa Available: Tuesday through Friday, Can drive. 4WD. Beginner. Equipment: Hi-banker, Metal detector. Preferred claims: Maps 12 and 13. Would like to explore Ray Mine claim.
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New Buddy List Sign-Up Form
In a effort to help better match up fellow prospectors, we have designed a Buddy List sign-up sheet. This sheet is available at the monthly meetings and entries will be posted in the monthly newsletter. If you are interested is using this service, please fill out the form below and mail it to the office: RRPC, PO Box 56804, Phoenix,
AZ 85079. You may also email this info directly to the club ([email protected]). So, if you are looking for someone to go out with or want to volunteer to take someone out, please fill out this
form and submit it for publication in the newsletter.
Name: ____________________________ Phone: __________________ Email: _________________
City/area where you live: ______________________________________________________
Days Available Can you drive? Type of Vehicle Beginner?
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Yes No 2wd 4wd Quad Yes No
Equipment Available: Dredge: Dry Washer: High-Banker: Metal Detector: Other(mule/burro,etc):
Which claims do you like?: _________________________________________________________________
Comments: ____________________________________________________________________________
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The following folks have joined RRPC since our last newsletter. Please welcome them into our club: Paul Good & Allana Henry Phoenix, AZ Joely Charrier Tonopah, AZ Gary & Ruth Luukkonen Prescott, AZ Greg Larson Chino Valley, AZ David & Mama Deere Phoenix, AZ Jeff & Stacy Hager Fontana, CA Paul Forton Chandler, AZ Gale & Vickie Livelsberger Spring Grove, PA Michael & Adriana Harrington Laveen, AZ Jeff & Rebecca Foundle Anthem, AZ Marc Anderson & Patricia Doolen Wickenburg, AZ Timothy & Debbi Graber Phoenix, AZ Mike & Beth Roney Cordes Lakes, AZ Ken & Rosa Hightower Phoenix, AZ Malcolm Thomas Phoenix, AZ Brian & Anne Bierman Peoria, AZ Rob & Sharon Munter Tempe, AZ Michael & Marilyn O'Neal Lake Havasu City, AZ David & Tracy Brooker Scottsdale, AZ Walt Lloyd Gilbert, AZ Troy Madsen San Diego, CA Brad Taylor & Sarah Lewis Salida, CO Don Lawyer & Debbie Salazar Lincoln, NE John Alberico Yuma, AZ James Benson Chandler, AZ Mike Robinson Odessa, TX Brandon & Kristina Hicks Buckeye, AZ
VIP Winners from the March meeting: Suzie Carena – T-Shirts Laura Childress – Meeting Support Herbie Herbert – Meeting Support
April Classifieds—Continued For Sale: GPX4800 Minelab. It will come shipped in the original box. Again this one has not been used very often and has also been registered with Minelab. You will receive with the GPX4800 a 11" DD Commander coil with skid plate. You will see that this metal detector has very little use at all. I had this one for friends when they came to visit and wanted to go out with me. It also comes with a carrying bag, camouflage cover for the control box, shoulder straps and belt for bat tery pack, one battery with recharging from home or auto plug in. I'm asking $2,900 for this metal detector and will also take gold instead of cash. If wanting to pay with cash you must call the day you will make the deal and we will deter
mine the amount of gold you must give. Please call Laurel Zorn at (520) 836-1975 or email me at [email protected].
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March 2016 Classifieds For Sale: 3” dredging equipment. And, a pull-along ATV trailer. Please call Hans Sommer for details and pricing – (928) 237-7318 For Sale: (1) Like New, Traded-In Minelab GPX 5000, included all stock accessories.
$3500.00 (normal price $5795.00) Like New, Traded-In Minelab CTX 3030,
includes all stock accessories. $1800.00 (normal price $2499.00)
(1) Used XP Deus Metal Detector (call for details and model)
Other equipment for sale, call for listing of items.
Contact - Rob Allison (623) 362-1459 or (602) 909-9008 cell or text message,
Email: [email protected] For Sale: Tesoro Bandido Metal Detector with new coil, barely used, $400. Please call Jim Boast in Mayer, AZ: (928) 632-9075. Wanted: I’d like to talk with somebody that’s worked and knows the Bradshaw Mountains (north or south). Mike 928-499-0202 For Sale: 4” Keene Dredge, Never Been Used. Mod el 4-400ph, 6.5HP Honda, Quick disconnect, 20’ suction hose. Sale due to illness. $2,200.00. Please call Bob Del Grosso at (480) 395-9212. For Sale: 40”x48” 2 wheel trailer, with wood for a box. Brand new. $175.00. Mini sluice $35.00. Please call Don Stultz at (623) 544-2716.. For Sale: Portable Braun Jaw Crushing System. One ton per hour capability, trailer mounted with new tires and spare. 4” x 2” crusher with 2” hammer style pulverizer. 3” rock to 80 mesh in one pass, also, possible to rerun 80 mesh product. $5,250.00 or will trade for 4 oz of gold. Please call (602) 570-8147 ask for George. For Sale: Gold King dry washer, 12x36 inch box with 3.4 hp Briggs & Stratton blower, Seldom used. $600. Gold King dry washer, 9x24 inch box with 2 cycle McCulloch blower, Used 3 sea sons. $400. Call Bob Penkethman at (623) 546-1694. For Sale: Gold Buddy dry washer, Ryiobi engine, 31cc, dry vac, stand and hoses. Keene Sluice, A51 10”x36”. Call Jim Hamilton at (623) 847-4972.
(Classifieds—continued) Wanted: Buying placer gold. Will pay 85% of spot. I only buy gold from club members. No large quantities. Please call George Knecht at (602) 418-6266. For Sale: 3" KEENE HIGHBANKER/DREDGE. 5 hp Briggs & Stratton. Includes all hoses, mats, and some extra parts. Used approximately 30 hrs. Got Gold every time! $800. Call Jeff Barlow at: (928) 301-9965. For Sale: Must sell due to back injury. 1) Used Gold King 2½” Dual Purpose Concentrator (DPC) complete with new suction and foot valve hoses, foot valve and 5 hp B&S engine -- $450. Call Bob Gruenert in Phoenix at 602-502-3549. For Sale: AZ Gold dry washer – includes blower and all hoses. $350.00. Please call Lou Plavsity at (623) 907-9970 For Sale: Must sell because of health and medical reasons two of my metal detectors. GPX5000 Minelab with many extras. This metal detector has not been used very often and all of the items that come with it have been registered with Minelab. You will receive the GPX5000 in the original box. All extra items are as listed. Carrying case, 2-Battery's, External speaker which can be clamped on any clothing if you do not wish to use the head set, head set speakers, 2 -Videofox walkie talkie's, carrying case for coils, carrying case for all extra accessories, CD by Chris Gosslig (How to become a gold prospec tor, plastic scoop, Minelab pro-finder probe, camouflage cover for GPX5000 control box, GPX5000 manual, Shoulder straps with waist belt for battery pack with recharging cables for home or auto plug in. 5 different coils with skid plates which are: 1. 11" round mono Commander coil, 2. 11" DD round Commander coil, 3. 8" Mono commander coil, 4. 8 X 6 Sadie nugget finder Advantage Litz Wire coil, 5. 10" X 6" el liptical DD Commander coil. All extras cost over $1,340. I have many pictures of all items to show you. I'm asking $3,900.00 for all. I'm willing to take gold in exchange for cash. Must call for how much gold it will take to buy the metal de tector for it will depend on the price of gold on day you make the deal to buy. If you do not want some of the extras I will lower the price some. Please call Laurel Zorn at (520) 836-1975 or email me at [email protected]. Also for sale is my GPX4800 Minelab. It will come shipped in the original box. Again this one has not been used very often and has also been registered with Minelab. You will receive with the GPX4800 a 11" DD Commander coil with skid plate. You will see that this metal detector has very little use at all. I had this one for friends when they came to visit and wanted to go out with me. It also comes with a car-rying bag, camouflage cover for the control box, shoulder straps and belt for battery pack, one battery with recharging from home or auto plug in. I'm ask-ing $2,900 for this metal detector and will also take gold instead of cash. If wanting to pay with cash you must call the day you will make the deal and we will determine the amount of gold you must give. Please call Laurel Zorn at (520) 836-1975 or email me at [email protected]. When emailing me please make sure and put something in the subject space, for if there is nothing in the subject space I do
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