NUPA NUGGETS

Northern Utah Prospectors Association August 2013

Next Meeting, August 28, 2013

Chris Wright of Cascade Refinery is our guest speaker
Presidents Message
Hi everyone, hope you all enjoyed the 24th. We had a great turn out for our tail gate/ice cream meeting. Thanks to Sheri for bringing the ice cream and root beer for the floats... Yummy. Thank you Frank Hopkins for the great presentation of the home made dry washer, it was very well constructed and Frank brought some of (Sheila's) gold to demonstrate how well the dry washer works. Carolyn told us about her plan to accompany a medical and construction mission to Africa planned for the end of November. Our August meeting will be a big one. We will be having Chris Wright from Cascade refining is coming to give us a presentation We will be raffling off the dry washer that Frank made and demonstrated. We will also be having our quarterly drawing for the nugget along with the regular door prizes and raffle. Good luck to all of you that are heading out to find that oh so elusive yellow stuff. Gold: $1,366.14 Silver: $23.14 As of August 19, 2013

In This Issue
Pres message Treasurers report Utah topaz Dry Washer Raffle Mining terms An opportunity Calendar

May your pans smile back at ya

Mike
OUTINGS
Check with the Forest Service before planning to go to any Idaho claims to ensure access. The fires in Idaho have made travel to our claims difficult and in some cases impossible. Crescent Creek September 2022

Additional information will be posted for the next outing at the meeting prior and in the newsletter.

Officers 2013
President Mike John 435-866-2275 1st Vice President Mike Kozlowski

Treasurers Report
Checking: Starting Balance Deposits Interest Withdrawals July 31 Balance $ 3,002.96 40.00 .20 396.01 $ 2,119.13 Savings: Starting Balance Interest

July, 2013

$ 4843.49 .41

July 31 Balance

$ 4844.71

Topaz and other minerals found at Topaz Mountain, Juab County

Geologic Information: Topaz, Utah's state gem, is a semiprecious gemstone that occurs as very hard, transparent crystals in a variety of colors. The topaz crystals at Topaz Mountain are naturally amber colored, but become colorless after exposure to sunlight. The crystals formed within cavities of the Topaz Mountain Rhyolite, a volcanic rock which erupted approximately six to seven million years ago (Tertiary Period) from volcanic vents along faults in the area. Other minerals that can be found at Topaz Mountain are red beryl, amethyst, garnet, pseudobrookite, bixbyite, opal, and hematite.
Utah topaz with bixbyite found in Thomas Range Utah

2nd Vice President Steve Sherman

Treasurer/Newsletter Carolyn Durga 801-690-4202 Secretary Sheri Gaddis Parliamentarian Dave DeHeer Claims Director Lonnie Fausett

Where to collect: Single colorless topaz crystals can be found in the washes around Topaz Mountain. Crystals are usually less than an inch long. Larger amber crystals or clusters of topaz and other minerals can be found by breaking open the white rhyolite to find cavities. How to get there: From Nephi, Utah, travel 33 miles southwest on State Highway 132 to Lynddyl. Turn south on U.S. Highway 6 and drive for approximately 5 miles. Turn west on the Brush Wellman road and travel 38 miles until you reach the Topaz Mountain sign. Turn north on the dirt road and drive about 2 miles, then turn west toward Topaz Mountain. Useful maps: Utah highway map, Lynndyl and Fish Springs 1:100,000 -scale topographic maps, and Topaz Mountain East 7.5-minute topographic map. Topographic maps can be obtained from the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore, 1594 North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100, (801) 537-3320 or 1-888-UTAH MAP. Land ownership: BLM public lands, School Trust Land (state land) on section 16 of Township 13 S., Range 11 W., and possible gemstone leases. Precautions, miscellaneous: A four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended but not required for the last few miles of the journey. Do not collect on marked claims. Bring a rock hammer, chisels, and protective eyewear if you intend to break pieces of rock. A hat and water are recommended. Watch for rattlesnakes. Please carry out your trash. Good luck and have fun collecting!
Utah Topaz .. www.geology.utah.gov

Members at Large Kim & Sandy Patterson Leo & Donale Richan Bob Shriber Hal & Lynda Berry Alan Meyer Curt Dayton

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Dry Washer
Constructed and demonstrated by Frank Hopkins To be RAFFLED at the August Meeting at $1.00 per ticket

Membership Dues
Membership dues are from January through December. Anyone joining after October 1 will be considered a paid member through the next calendar year. New membership Renewal Mailed Newsletter $40.00 $30.00 $5.00

E-mail copies of the newsletter are included as part of membership. Mailed newsletters add $5.00 to renewal to help defray cost of postage and printing.

Constructed from plans found in Sam Radding's Book of Plans, Volume I. The book can be borrowed from the club library. Contact Frank for questions about his experience building the equipment.

You will have an opportunity to choose your newsletter delivery preference when you renew your membership.

Common Mining Terms

ADIT Passageway or opening driven horizontally into the side of a hill open at one end. A tunnel is open at both ends. AMALGAMATION BONANZA BULLION Using mercury to extract gold and silver

A very rich ore or situation Metal in bars, ingots or other uncoined form

DRIFT Horizontal passage underground that follows the length of a vein or formation as opposed to a crosscut which crosses the vein FACE The end at which work is progressing in a drift, crosscut or stope

FINE GOLD Purity of gold or silver expressed in parts per thousand. 925 fine gold is 925 parts per 1,000 or 92.5% pure FLOAT Piece of rock that has moved from an original location through natural forces such as frost heave or glacier (or gravity) FOOTWALL GANGUE Wall or rock on the underside of a vein or ore structure Worthless minerals associated with valuable minerals in ore

GRUBSTAKE Finances or supplies furnished on the promise of some share in a discovery HIGHGRADE LODE Selective mining of best ore in a deposit

A mineral deposit in solid rock A starting place or origin of a metal in place

MOTHERLODE

PLACER an alluvial deposit of sand and gravel containing valuable minerals that have washed out of the motherlode PORTAL The surface entrance to a tunnel or adit Potential mineral deposit not yet proven through

PROSPECT exploration

SHAFT A vertical or inclined excavation starting on the surface usually equipped with a hoist but could have access ladders for shallow openings SKIP STOPE TAILINGS TRAM WINZE to level Self dumping bucket to haul ore and waste to the surface An excavation room underground where ore is extracted Material rejected after the milling process has extracted ore

To move or haul cars of ore and waste in a mine Like a shaft but sunk from a point inside the mine, usually level

An Opportunity to Contribute
As mentioned at the July tailgate meeting, I (Carolyn Durga) am going to accompany a medical mission to Tanzania in November and December of 2013. The mission is organized by New Experience Ministry and I agreed to accompany them as I am familiar with Tanzania, the culture, customs and even a bit of Swahili. I mentioned at our meeting that I am happy to accept donations to help with medical supplies that are likely needed to be purchased in country. Everyone on the mission will be limited on allowed baggage so it is hard to take clothing, books, medical supplies, etc. I would also be happy to also accept earmarked donations (for ex: if you want a donation to go to an education fund or to enable a specific child to attend school.) Tanzanian families must pay school fees which is quite a hardship for many families yet education is very highly valued and families do what they can. I will be happy to provide a receipt and follow up information on how the money was used to anyone requesting it. Another way to donate is to go online at www.nxministry.weebly.com. Below is mission information from the website..
This year we are going to Tanzania, a country with an estimated population of 45 million with an age structure of 44 percent of its population below 15 years of age. Life expectancy at birth is 51 years for males and 54 years for females. 70 percent of the population is rural with a total fertility rate of 5.4 births per woman. Early marriage and low contraceptive use help explain the high fertility. Other factors are family preference for sons, low educational attainment, low status for women, large age differences between spouses, and a desire for large families. Tanzania remains one of the least developed countries in the world, ranking 152nd out of 187 countries by the Human Development Index. The majority of Tanzanians live below the poverty line (US $1 a day). New Experience Ministry will be bringing a team of doctors, nurses and dentists to 5 rural areas, KIKOKWARU B, KILIMANI, TPRA, NANJA and NGARASERO to conduct public health efforts in the largely agricultural area to help remove and control underlying causes of poor health. We will hold public classes to teach sanitation and proper nutrition. We will also work directly with the children in Tanzania to improve their quality of life. Over 40 volunteer health care workers, child development workers and support staff are planning to fly many miles across the globe with their own money to help assist the city of Arusha and the outlying areas in November 2013.

FOR SALE
ATV cover ATV Rear Basket 12VDC Igloo Cooler Gold Buddy $25 $85 $35 $225 $275

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Air Compressor New in crate 150 psi, 15 cu ft/ min 6500 Watt diesel Generator 10 HP, 75 db noise level, 203 lbs, wheels new in crate retails $3975/ Offer 3" water pump new 220 gpm, 98' lift, retails $2989/ offer Falcon metal detector MD-10, with case $80 12 Gauge shotgun Western Field, variable choke $90 gold pans large $2.50, small $2.00, Plastic 5 gall bucket size $3.00 5 gallon outboard motor fuel tank $10 125-150 HP boat props 2 ea 2 wood sluice boxes free Appliance lift (not Chinese) $45 4000 watt Honda Generator has governor problem, runs good otherwise, removed from motor home. $350 $25 ea

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Frank Kuba

801-643-5090
We will pay you for your New Diabetic Test Strips unopened in the original box We prefer that they don't expire for at least 1 year We may still take some if they are less then a year. Call for Prices Miles 801-391-9912 We can answer your questions

Club logo clothing for sale at club meetings. We have hooded sweatshirts, t-shirts, hats and denim shirts. We also have some basic prospecting tools and practice gold sand. Wide range of sizes from Large to 4x.and lots of colors. Pay with cash or check.

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