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Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« on: December 08, 2010, 05:26:09 PM »
Hi guys,

I just want to thanks TW for letting me open a new topic. my sole purpose is to share our experiences encountered on this venture.

I hope anybody with the same interest share their ideas also.... Everybody is envited!

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Re: Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2010, 05:32:32 PM »
i begin,,,,,

a repost....

as of now, we have deploy 14 men in one existing mine hole, the hole is dried and air blower is pumped-in to remove for poison residue due for timbering..... in a few hours we begin, finding au veins then extraction and ballmill. as to the story of this previous hole, the vein has been found already, we only have to continue it...... hoping the "Boss" will give it to us......

we are using 25kva genset single phase, 2 3hp showfou submersible dewatering pump (single phase), a 1/2hp blower.....
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Re: Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2010, 08:51:26 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2010, 08:58:23 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2010, 08:59:34 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2010, 09:01:16 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2010, 09:02:44 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2010, 09:03:33 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2010, 09:28:00 PM »
our hole is aproximately 70 feet deep....
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Re: Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2010, 05:02:55 AM »
That's interesting, BFGates. Please keep us posted. We wish you the best of luck with that project.
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Re: Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2010, 08:08:42 AM »
hahaa,,
 now i do have a duet partner on this topic.. i will post mine later mate. just continue please...
thanks mods for opening this up.
I really believe, this is the basic for anyone, any wannabes in treasure hunting...
learn first the basics of finding the "natural" treasures... again, as a foreword, i'll post again my emphasis here...


Job 28
Job Tells of Earth's Treasures
    1"Surely there is a [a]mine for silver
         And a place where they refine gold.
    2"Iron is taken from the dust,
         And copper is smelted from rock.
    3"Man puts an end to darkness,
         And (A)to the farthest limit he searches out
         The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
    4"He sinks a shaft far from habitation,
         Forgotten by the foot;
         They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
    5"The earth, from it comes food,
         And underneath it is turned up as fire.
    6"Its rocks are the source of sapphires,
         And its dust contains gold.
    7"The path no bird of prey knows,
         Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.
    8"The proud beasts have not trodden it,
         Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
    9"He puts his hand on the flint;
         He overturns the mountains at the base.
    10"He hews out channels through the rocks,
         And his eye sees anything precious.
    11"He dams up the streams from flowing,
         And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
The Search for Wisdom Is Harder
    12"But (B)where can wisdom be found?
         And where is the place of understanding?
    13"(C)Man does not know its value,
         Nor is it found in the land of the living.
    14"The deep says, 'It is not in me';
         And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
    15"(D)Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it,
         Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
    16"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
         In precious onyx, or sapphire.
    17"(E)Gold or glass cannot equal it,
         Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
    18"Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned;
         And the acquisition of (F)wisdom is above that of pearls.
    19"The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
         Nor can it be valued in (G)pure gold.
    20"(H)Where then does wisdom come from?
         And where is the place of understanding?
    21"Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living
         And concealed from the birds of the sky.
    22"(I)Abaddon and Death say,
         'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'
    23"(J)God understands its way,
         And He knows its place.
    24"For He (K)looks to the ends of the earth
         And sees everything under the heavens.
    25"When He imparted (L)weight to the wind
         And (M)meted out the waters by measure,
    26When He set a (N)limit for the rain
         And a course for the (O)thunderbolt,
    27Then He saw it and declared it;
         He established it and also searched it out.
    28"And to man He said, 'Behold, the (P)fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
         And to depart from evil is understanding.'"

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Re: Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2010, 04:00:19 PM »
interestingly, the Book of Job tells us the given hardship orchestrated by Satan with the approval of God,,,, for us to be tested our loyalty to Him....

in grams though it is, but its real, not the tons and tons from our imagination....... i been through that, and maybe its not my time yet..... some are lucky to find one without effort and some are not..... ill try other means for a while, but thunting is still in my heart.
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Re: Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2010, 05:20:16 PM »
The Bible will always remind us that everything under the sun is His...and we need tor fear him...b - coz there is greater treasure no need to dig upon. the treasure of salvation,,,and the treasure of having him as our saviour... he claim to be the owner of every thing... are you sure of going to heaven?? b-coz going to heaven is the treasure prized to be more precious than the universe..the bible says what profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul..Mark 8:36
;D Safety is from God alone. >:(,,,

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Re: Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2010, 04:07:44 PM »
Guys,

after 3 millings, the biggest we arrived is 16 palay.....

some small scale mining units:

20 palay = 1 bahay
40 palay = 2 bahay
2 bahay = 1 gram

40 palay = 1 gram

16/40=.4

so our 16 palay equates to .4 grams of au only..... not good as compared to venbalmores 1 gram per mill...

so we are hopeful, coz our neighbors hole just 15 meters from our hole produced one time milling of 106 bahay, divided by 2 to get grams = 53 grams ! , in one ballmilling alone..... 53 grams x 1400 = php 74,200.00

sample computation:

if i have 4 ballmill and i mill twice a day...
74,200 x 4 x 2 = php 593,600.00 per day income!!!

of course it will be divided on all the players......

not bad at all..... so i hope and pray that our group will find the good vein also...

God with us all!
..... so there is the figure..
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Re: Small Scale Mining - the Philippine Way
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2010, 03:58:51 PM »
as of today, the biggest we arrive per ballmill at aprox 30kg soil sample is 1.2 grams, that is 2 bahay at 9 na palay. The amount is PHP 1,700.oo
but the good news is that, the vein is seen with a visible gold.

will update soon. tks for reading.
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