Au Mojave Prospectors of Hesperia
Au Mojave Event Reports
Memorial Day Outing on May 25, 2024
Au Mojave Prospectors had their Memorial Day Outing on Saturday May 27th. We all met at King Richards ranch at Coolgardie off of Copper City Road. From there we took a bumpy road to Opal Mountain, over an hours drive away. There was a steep climb to get up the hill to where some interesting looking rocks and minerals were. We filled a few buckets with some prospects and brought them down to where we parked. After exiting the mountain area on an almost vertical climb, with some of us without 4 wheel drive, I decided to look into buying stock in Toyota. My 2WD Tundra is showing its' age, with over 16 thousand miles. After returning to Root Hill, we had our BBQ Pot Luck dinner and all ate our fill. To those who could not attend, you missed a great opportunity for mineral hunting. On our next outing we will probably go to a local private claim, and maybe we will still have access to Joes' trommel. This hand built machine must be seen to be believed.
Au Mojave booth at Randsburg, Sep, 2024
Au Mojave participated in the old west event at Randsburg, having a booth where we did gold panning demonstrations. We auctioned off a gold nugget. Sales from the raffle were generous. We had many Au Mojave participants and the outing was a great success. There was even a genuine John Wayne impersonator to add some spice to the show. It was fun browsing all the local shops and buy hats and T shirts. We set up in the dark at 06:00 and appreciated extra clothing. Everyone stayed for the tear down and it all went well. Looking forward to this event next year.
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