IGPA minutes 2/14/06

IDAHO GOLD PROSPECTORS

ASSOCIATION

MAY 2006

Web address: www.idahogoldprospectors.org

Meetings

Borah High School (in the rear) 6001 Cassia St., Boise, Idaho

2^nd Tuesday of every month (except December) – 7 p.m.

Our club has access to approximately 15 claims in Southwest Idaho, ranging from Atlanta to Fairfield, and the Boise Basin area to Silver City. Anyone who is a member in good standing is able to utilize these claims and keep any gold they find.

Miss Lucy Grimes Creek MOU Hannah 1 Dream Flap Jack Mac Paymaster Golden Rule China Wine Cup Silver City/Creek Claims

PRESIDENT: CLAIMS:

CHUCK KNAPP RON MACKELPRANG 208-345-9360

208-888-3651 CO-CHAIR ROB ROBISON, JAMES

chuckdelores@yahoo.com SIMMONS, ERIC WEBB

VICE PRESIDENT: NEWSLETTER:

TAMI PALIN WARREN & NANCY JINDRICH

TLPALIN@YAHOO.COM 208-343-5179

GENA CAMERON

SECRETARY: gecko140@cableone.net

TIFFANY LEIB

208-433-9978 LEGISTLATIVE:

tiffanyleib@aol.com AL MALMSTROM, RODNEY POE,

RON MACKELPRANG, AL PALIN

TREASURER:

JESSE LEIB ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES

208-433-9978 Individual $20.00 Couples $25.00

jesseleib@aol.com Families $30.00

MEMBERSHIP:

ROB ROBISON

208-703-0822

President's Message:

Hello fellow prospectors,

How did you like the presentation by Coyote Short? I was impressed with what she had to tell us. There should be some information about her stuff other places in this newsletter.

We need volunteers to work rendezvous for the Meridian School District’s fourth graders May 19th. We have done this for many years and the kids really enjoy finding gold. Meridian School District is serving breakfast and lunch. Breakfast will be 7:30ish.

It’s time for litter pick-up again. We didn’t go last month because of the wet conditions so we need to do it in May. The club buys breakfast after the pickup for those who participate. I’m going up to Idaho City before the meeting to start working my claim. The high water has certainly rearranged things. I left tools in a gang box tied to a tree. The tools are gone, the gang box is gone and so is the tree. For those who want we can go for an outing after breakfast. I’ll let you know at the meeting. We will need to get material to work at the rendezvous.

See you at the meeting.

May the bottom of your pan turn yellow.

Chuck Knapp, President

Phone 888-3651

E-mail chuckdelores@yahoo.com

Vice President’ Message:

Happy Spring, everyone! With the high water this year, I know everyone is itching to get out and prospect -- me included!

Please do not forget that the May meeting is our annual auction. Please bring any items you'd like to sell. Any type of mining/prospecting supplies are always appreciated, or camping/outdoor recreation equipment is great. But, any other items that you think someone else might like would be welcomed, as well as homemade goodies would be a hit! If you have an item that you would like to get a percentage back of the sale, please be sure to indicate that when you bring the item, we just request that at least 10% of the sale price be donated to the club. It is also acceptable to set a "reserve" price on an item, indicating that the sale price must go over a certain threshold in order to be sold.

Thanks, everyone, for planning for this auction -- bring your items to be sold and your checkbooks and have a great time!

Tami Palin, Vice President

IGPA MINUTES APRIL 2006

Secretary’s Report:

Secretary’s Report for the April 11^th meeting.

Chuck called the meeting to order and welcomed all the visitors to introduce themselves. We had lots of visitors and lots of sign ups last month and our attendance was 61, we haven’t seen that many in a while. Great to see everyone!

A vote was taken to approve the minutes from the last meeting as printed in the newsletter, it passed.

Jesse Leib gave the treasurers report, and reminded everyone that dues need to be paid by the end of April, or you will no longer receive the newsletter. New member dues will be pro-rated from now until the end of the year, but renewals will not. Al Palin said that Ron Mackleprang is getting a claims guide together. No word on when we can expect it.

Chuck asked if we would like to do the litter pickup in April or May. The club voted May. A set date will be decided at the next meeting.

The Constitution committee met and Ron Mackleprang is going to type out a list of items they feel need to be changed. The list will be printed in the May and June newsletters, and the club will vote in July on whether the changes will go into effect.

There is a forum to discuss the new mine in Atlanta, on Thursday, April 13^th, at 7:00 in the Student Union Building at BSU.

The GPAA is having an outing May 6^th and 7^th in Spokane WA.

Guest speaker: Geologist, Coyote Short

Chuck asked for volunteers for the Rendezvous Days in Meridian on May19th. Volunteers will talk with 4^th graders about mining!

Warren held the raffle and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted

Tiffany Leib, Secretary

cartoon image of miner panning for gold

CLUB ACTIVITIES:

Club Highway Litter Pickup – TBA

May 19^th – volunteers needed – Meridian School District’s Rendezvous (4^th graders)

Fuel Freedom International

Would you like to save on gas and give your vehicle more power? Check out my web site: www.prospector.myffi.bix

then see me or give me a call 888-3651. You can buy 2- 10 caplets or more at $2.00 each to give it a try.

Chuck Knapp

Information from BLM, Idaho State Office, Idaho Information Guide:

NEW CLAIM FILING

Claims located & filed with BLM on/before $170.00 per claim (See note #1)

August 31

Claims located on/before August 31 and $295.00 per claim (See note #2)

filed with BLM on/after Sept. 1

Note 1: Also, maintenance fee or waiver is due by Sept. 1 (of the same calendar year) for the next assessment year.

Note 2: Or pay $170 and file a waiver for the next assessment year, if you qualify for a waiver.

WAIVER FROM PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE

(Must own no more than 10 claims and/or sites, nationwide)

DOCUMENT NEEDED DATE DUE PROCESSING FEE

Maintenance Fee Waiver On or before Sept. 1 None

Certification (Form 3830-2)

Proof of Labor/Affidavit of On or before Dec. 30 $10.00/claim

Assessment Work

Notice of Intent to Hold (mill or On or before Dec. 30 $10.00/claim

tunnel sites, and new locations when

waiver was filed for second

assessment year)

ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE FOR NON-EXEMPT CLAIMS

(Owner(s) have interest in more than 10 claims and/or sites

DOCUMENT NEEDED DATE DUE FEE

List of claim names and serial numbers On or before Sept. 1 $125/claim

TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS

DOCUMENT NEEDED DATE DUE PROCESSING FEE

Transfer – Copy of conveyance document Per State law $10/claim/transferee

Amended Notice of Location Within 90 Days of County $10/claim

Recordation

Thanks to Coyote Short for her informative and interesting presentation. Below is some information that she shared.

Relative Strengths of Some Acids and Bases

_Compound	_Formula	_{Relative Strength}
_{Hydrochloric acid}	_HCI	_{strong acid}
_{Phosphorous acid}	^H₃^PO₃	_↑
_{Phosphoric acid}	^H₃^PO₄	_│
_{Hydrofluoric acid}	_HF	_│
_{Hydroselenic acid}	^H₂^Se	_│
_{Acetic acid}	^CH₃^COOH	_│
_{Carbonic acid}	^H₂^CO₃	_│
		_{neutral solution}
_{Hypochlorite ion}	_CIO^-	_│
_{Cyanide ion}	_CN^-	_│
_Ammonia	^NH₃	_│
_{Carbonate ion}	^CO₃^2-	_│
_{Aluminum hydroxide}	^AI(OH)₃	_│
_{Phosphate ion}	^PO₄^3-	_│
_{Silicate ion}	^SiO₃^2-	_↓
_{Hydroxide ion}	_OH^-	_{strong base}

_{The solvents of leaf acid from
Larol (Laurel) trees known as midiona trees (CN) in combination with carbolic
acid in rainwater the phosphate rocks contribute}^H₂^PO_4
and^H₃^PO_{2 the ancients gathered to
make}^H₂^SO_{4. They call it oil of gold.}

_{The application to the black
sand comes – add acetic acid, then dry, then add}^H₃^PO_{4. This takes away the extra iron. Dry.
Now in a dish add the oxalate acid.
Set in the sun. Cover it with
yellow glass and or green glass lid. The
dish needs}^H₂^O_{and oxalic acid.}

_{Summer time sun – from last frost March 21 – September
21.}

_{Where does Gold come from?}

_{Gold comes to us in a variety
of ways and forms.}

_{Zerovalent Au (gold not
attached to any other chemical form) occurs in nature as native gold and in
certain metallic alloys (two or more elements).
Monovalent AU (gold bonded or attached to one other mineral), only
anionic (negative charge) forms prevail as in the aurous (golden) complexes
(term used in the field – outside the classroom or laboratory – to refer to
groups of rocks with gold bearing minerals.
Trivalent AU (gold with three attachments to other minerals) only
anionic forms prevail as in the aurous complexes.}

_{Mono (on attachment) and
Trivalent (3 attachments) Au (chemical symbol for gold) occurs essentially as
soluble (will dissolve) and/or absorbed complexes of both inorganic (not
living) and organic (humic) (decomposed plant or animal matter) derivation;
also as absorbed forms on natural inorganic and organic (humic) colloids
(particles smaller than clay size); in petroleum.}

_{Gold migrates to the
surface (and near surface) in a variety of ways.}

_{1) Particles of native gold.}

_{2) Ions.
(Part of the atom which carrier either a positive or negative electrical
charge which helps it attach to another atom.)}

_{3) Gold hydroxides (a metallic element which
attached to oxygen).}

_{4) Soluble (dissolved) halogen (a group of
elements) salts (naturally occurring crystalline compound) and halogen
complexes.}

_{5) Thiosulphate (mineral bound to 4 oxygen atoms,
thlo – means contains sulfur) complexes:
decompose in acid solutions.}

_{6) Soluble sulphate (a salt of sulphuric acid)
complexes.}

_{7) Soluble arsenate (arsenic) complexes.}

_{8) Soluble antimonite (usually derived from
stibnite) or animonate complexes.}

_{9) Soluble nitrates (a compound of 1 nitrogen
and 3 oxygen atoms) or nitrites (1 nitrogen and 2 oxygen atoms).}

_{10) Soluble cyanide (poisonous inorganic salt) or
thicyanate.}

_{11) Soluble organic complexes.}

_{12) Complex sulphide, polysulfide, telluride and
sulphide-arsenic-antimony complexes.}

_{13) Colloids.}

_{14) Aerosols and vapors in water gas (steam).}

_{15) Integral part of or absorbed to humic
complexes.}

_{16) Integral part of or absorbed to suspended
particulate matter in water.}

_{17) Integral part of or absorbed to various
free-swimming or floating micro-animal organisms and plants in water.}

_{How gold comes from natural
waters.}

_{1) Decomposition (breaking up) of complexes due
to changes of pH (measurement of amount of hydrogen in a compound.}

_{2) Adsorption and/or copredipitation of soluble
gold complexes and colloids: limonite,
wad, aluminum hydroxide, silica-alumina}

_{gels, clay minerals and humic
gels.}

_{3) Changes in oxidation-reduction (loss or
addition of ions) potential (groundwater influx of other ions, etc.)}

_{4) Decrease in concentrations where gold is
canted as sulphide or chloride complexes.}

_{5) Reaction with various natural materials; in
general by reduction by reaction with members of the carbon family (organic
matter,}

_{residual carbon, graphite…),
iron manganese, etc.}

_{6) Coagulation of colloids.}

_{7) Sublimination mainly of volcanic and
furnarolic (undersea vents) processes.
The sublimates incorporate the available gold either}

_{in their structures or in
adsorbed form.}

_{8) Decomposition of organic (humic) complexes
due to oxidation (addition of oxygen).}

_{9) Sedimentation (settling) of particulate
matter carrying gold.}

_{10) Death and sedimentation of gold-bearing plans
and organisms.}

_{11) Precipitating action or organisms bacteria.}