DOUGLAS COUNTY PROSPECTORS ASSOCIATION

updated 04- 25-2025

NEXT MEETING IS MAY12, 2025

at the Pine Grove Community Church, 1729 Buckhorn Road, Roseburg, OR 97470 .

ATTENTION ON DECK:

There is a petition to get the attention of Attorney General Pam Bondi concerning our problem of being able to use motorized equipment to look for gold while cleaning our streams and rivers of lead, mercury and other man-made items. Here is the link to sign the petition. https://form.jotform.com/251039014591047

We have until June 05, 2025 to get it done!!!

Greetings Prospectors,

This Saturday, April 19th, we’re going to our Red Mine #9 claim near Lees Creek to do some Maintenance and Mining.

We’ll meet at the Mini-Mart, 340 North Main Street in Myrtle Creek, at 9:00 a.m.

Club members and guests have found nuggets in this old Hydraulic Mining area.

Maintenance: Be sure to bring some rakes and shovels. A chainsaw and weed eater wouldn’t be a bad idea. We’ll mainly be removing brush, trash, and tree limbs. We usually work for a couple of hours, then either Mine or Metal Detect afterward. It’d be a good idea to bring lunch and some snacks. Don’t forget to include enough water for the day!

Metal Detecting: In addition to your Metal Detector, you’ll need Headphones, Digging Tools, Finds Pouch, etc. Make sure it’s charged or check your batteries. Bring an extra set. Pin-pointers are optional. Try not to wear boots or shoes with metal eyelets and nothing with STEEL TOES!

Prospecting and Mining: If you don't have a detector, you can still bring regular Prospecting and Mining tools. This is the claim where Gary demonstrated his Cascade Mini Highbanker in a Prospecting Channel video. THERE IS NO WATER!

If you want to do some sampling, you’ll need something to pan in and enough water to fill it, maybe once or twice. The dirt there is rich in Iron Oxide and will muddy your water quickly! Others fill buckets to take home and process.

Walt Evens President

541-315-2030

dcpagold@gmail.com

P.S.: Be sure to check out our website at http://www.dcpagold.org/ and then head over to our Facebook Group, become a member, and share your prospecting stories at https://www.facebook.com/groups/241379096318892/. We want to hear them!

P.P.S. If you received this email in error, please let me know. Also, if someone you know should be getting this email and is wondering why they're not, please let me know. Lastly, if a member does not have email, and is not getting a monthly newsletter in the snail mail, please let me know. We want everyone to be included.

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We know people are busy and don't always remember to keep up on things like renewing your membership in PLP.

That is why we are bringing back this very popular renewal option... we are sending our clubs who may wish to renew again, and get TEN BOOKS of 2025 Grand Raffle Tickets in advance, to encourage you to renew AND join the raffle.

If you renew your club membership now, you get to keep the book of tickets as a bonus gift from PLP(don't forget to mail along with your membership dues). And of course, you may purchase as many extra books of tickets as you wish. They are 12 tickets for $10.00. You can't win if you don't enter!

We'll drop your tickets in the barrel for the October 11, 2025, Grand Raffle Drawing.

If you wish to purchase additional tickets directly, you can call our toll free number (844-PLP-1990 whch is 844-757-1990 by October 6th, the deadline and leave a message so we can call you back or mail a check to:

Public Lands for the People

P.O. Box 1660

Inyokern, CA 93527

by October 1st and specify the number of ticket books you wish to be mailed to you.