Welcome to the OPA message board

[Geoff]

Welcome to the new message board for the Ontario Prospectors Association.
Feel free to make posts in any board and discuss with other prospectors across the province and the country. You will need to register a user name before you can post but this is FREE and takes only 1 minute to do.

Cheers!

[cudel]

Ok so how do i get started and can it be a family affair. Im always wanting to something like this. Hope to hear from somebody soon.

[cudel]

Hello is there anybody around to talk about prospecting in ontario?

[nanogens]

I think you and me must be the only guys in Ontario thinking of prospecting as a hobby judging from the lack of messages. Perhaps this is a new forum and people have not signed on yet.

I'm located not far from Toronto. I wonder if there's any prospecting (particularly gold prospecting) to be done in the rivers surrounding Toronto.

I've never done any prospecting before and I think it might be back breaking labor just trying. But hell, I'm willing to give it a shot.

How about you?

[cudel]

Well same here, see it on tv all the time, im in the london area and nothing here, but here lots about thunder bay area. Im up by sudbury all the time and would like to give it a try there as well, but no one seems to want to say anything. Stopped in bancroft once at the mine place there and the guy showed me a hunk of quarts with gold in it and i must say it was neat to see that made me want to take it and run. But sure would like to see this site get more responses hope to hear from you soon.............joey

[nanogens]

I'm sure there must be gold just about everywhere. Someone told me that while panning for gold, he'd also keep his eye out for other gems. He usually made more money off selling the gems more so than gold. So its something to keep in mind.

I would suggest just finding a river wherever you are, a secluded spot... and just start trying your hand at panning gold.

Don't expect it to pay for the trip let alone make you rich though. Its hard work and if nothing else just take it as good exercise.

Here's a good site on gold panning :

www.mdpub.com/prospecting/index.html

[cudel]

Well im not too sure on any gems or gold but if where i am in the london area i cant see gold here as its too flat and as far as i know the glaciers didnt come through here. closer to my home town in the ottawa valley there might be.

[kenectic]

I'm trying a little prospecting in the mid Ontario regions where i live, so far nothing yet; but i've just started.
very hard to find equipment in Ontario, i bought my pan from the states on Ebay.
The rivers are to fast, to much rain but it might be good in the fall if the rains have washed a lot of placer Gold my way; Lets hope,,,,
If i find something i will let you all know

[cudel]

Hey kenectic good to see more ppl on here as for gold i think your in the bancroft area and im always going threw there and i went and sen buddy on the highway and i remember him showing me some stuff with gold in it and let me tell you it was nice to see. But my gold yr is done this yr but next yr ill try for sure.

[explorer]

hey i wana go gold pannign too, count me in I live in Ottawa I have a stuck and basic equipment

let me know

[garry]

Please give me your comments on the Amendments to the Mining Act! We need all opinions

[msmith02]

As far as the proposed Ontario mining act amendments. I'm having a hard time understanding how a online map-based staking system would be beneficial to the individual prospector? We don't have access to the same resources as the larger mining company's among other things (IE: money). For the most part I agree with proposed changes just not when it involves taking the men off the ground from actually doing the claim staking. Maybe I'm missing some facts? Can anyone fill me in on how myself, the little guy can benefit from this particular change?I'm quite fond of prospecting and really don't want to be forced out of prime prospect areas by the larger players by making it easier for them to "click and claim" with out even setting foot on the claim. Dose anyone else have any facts or opinions on this topic?I'm all ears.

Regards

[globalechos]

I can't bieleve it. They cant alow big Co. to do it that easily???

[globalechos]

Hey I'm new at this Hobie as well. I live in north eastern Ontario.

Can we dreg here? IF not, Why not?

[ed]

HI, IS IT LEAGEL TO USE A SMALL 2 OR 3 INCH DREDGE IN ONT. ED