The list is getting smaller on things that need to be done before we start running dirt through the trommel and hopefully finding gold. I was out at the claim today for several hours. Les has hauled his trailer up to the claim and will be camping out all summer.
We have accomplished the following in the last few days.
Rented a mini excavator. A brand new machine with only 2.5hrs on it rented from Prince George. The excavator was delivered to the claim from Prince George yesterday afternoon. Les has already started clearing the mining area yesterday and today. We need to clear off the overburden, build a settling pond, and dig a trench before we can start running dirt through the trommel. The excavator now has 10 hrs of use already.
Purchased a trommel from Salmon Arm. We purchased a custom built trommel from an old miner named Hugh. Hugh was 84 and in awesome shape for his age (must have been all those summers prospecting). The trommel came with almost everything needed to run it. Included in the purchase was 600ft of 2.5 inch hose, a 1yr old (brand new) 5hp honda gas motor, sluice box, and a water pump. We think we got a good deal and could sell it for much more then we paid. Since the trommel is built on a trailer Les drove it to the claim. Today we tested the trommel and everything appears to be running very well.
We bought a new diesel motor (to run the water pump) and 300 more feet of 2.5inch hose in Prince George. The 900 feet of hose we have will be used to pump water from the creek up to the trommel which will be located by the trench.
That's it for now.
All the best,
Gold Miner James
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