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Paul Its a way of filing a placer claim in a steep canyon. But Im still unclear on the details about size and  how to describe the claim. For example in the section below, can 2 guys claim the gulch highlighted in red, or would you need 3 signers.

I was researching online about filing a gulch claim, and found  this post, which I copied below. Can someone tell me if the part about 2 locators fitting in a 60 acre square is correct, or do they mean 80 acres? 

"Second only to acreage the gulch claim is a real problem. Sure, it's legal to file a gulch, but BLM discourages it and for good reason. If your claim is in an area which has been surveyed you are supposed to file in accordance with the Public Land Survey System. You can file a gulch if your minerals are in a very narrow area, such as a river. Although we've seen a lot of gulch filings we haven't seen many which are valid. While people know they can file a gulch claim by using metes and bounds such as "Beginning at the confluence of Slug Gulch an Starvation Creek and extending up Starvation Creek to the North with 50 yards on each side of the center line..." The gulch claim must still be constrained to 20 acres for one locator, 40 for two and so on. However, most people don't realize the gulch claim must fit into a 40 acre square with one locator, a 60 acre square for two locators and so on. Most people run their gulch claims across multiple 40 acre squares trying to take up as much creek as they can. It is not a valid claim. You should consult the BLM manual prior to filing a gulch claim. It's a risky type of claim but if you insist on doing it do it right and read up on it."

Minelab is very good  about warranty on these. email them with pics for a free replacement this time

Nice Rick!!  but wow I feel like a looser now. I was out there last week ,and the ground only gave up a quarter oz for me.

But it was windy, snowy, and rainy every day ,so thats my excuse

Ya I hear you on that Klunker, I never seen one less than 12 feet long, myself!!!

Buy these with the larger diameter positive terminal, and the problem is solved.

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And you can roll a single wrap of electrical tape around your supplied batteries to keep them from bouncing around

I agree we shouldn't have to do that.

Try wiggling the headphone wire at the plug to see if you get any audio static or cuts. Ive had probably 10 pairs of Koss headphones go bad, due to that wire breaking. It usually starts out  as an intermittent audio cut

yep sounds like you're not keeping your module in line of sight, or your headphone wires are frayed at the plug. I like Chris' idea with the extension cable!

The other secret is perseverance!

Nice shooting Lunk! The 7k definitely  puts the hurt on old patches,

These are working good for me...

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 I try to shield the dirt from flying with my foot or hand sometimes, to keep the targets from going into orbit.

 Also when hammering into bedrock, Ive lost quite a few targets due to them flying out of the hole and landing up to 10 feet away.

Fun book to read on this subject called: Baja's Hidden Gold

I got it in my eye last month and the irritation fogged and blurred up my vision in one eye.  Its slowly getting better but that stuff is no joke. Fortunately I dont usually get it, but this time  I was taking some sinus medication that possibly interacted with the immune system. The oak is funny stuff.

Hi Fred, Here is a small article I found on the subject, in the mineralogical record.

the claimant have until DEC. 31 to file their proof  of labor so if a wavier was filed  the blm cant close the claim intil after dec 31

But if the claimant didnt pay the maintenance fee or file the waiver by Sept 1, the claim is invalid.

Or is it still valid until December 30th, if he filed a small miners the year before?

That's weird, I'm using free apps too like back country navigator and cached Google maps, in some pretty hostile canyon country. I wonder if they used a different GPS in yours?

Is it an older samsung? My old galaxy 2 was horrible. But the version 6 edge im using now has an excellent gps.

Onx hunt also gives me grief when trying to cach maps on the mobile for offline use.  Usually after the download, it reports that not all the data was able to load and it acts goofy when I'm trying to use those maps in offline mode.

I use a samsung galaxy6 in the California hills, and it seems to get as good or better satellite reception than my garmin handheld.

Back country navigator for topo maps and Onx hunt for parcel property ownership info, works good for me. And of course google maps.

You're a gold magnet, Norm! Great pic.

You just gotta come down into the CA foothills a little lower. Its year around detecting. Snakes are sleeping, grass is down, bugs are gone! Less drinking water needed for the long hikes. Easier digging in soft soils...

Scott, Mine runs noisy also over wood debris. Madrone roots seem to always give me a nice signal. Its just the nature of the beast we swing and the trade off for the extra sensitivity.

No doubt it would be nice if Minelab created a ground balance dedicated to our American soils.

Hahaha Scott!  Just wait till you hit 3 and your all triangulated!