INTRODUCTION

Your primary purpose as a prospector is to quickly and cost-effectively locate all outcropping mineralization within a given area, and to be able to infer areas of non-outcropping mineralization. If significant mineralization is located, a prospector should then decide upon methods of sampling necessary to assess and expand the identified mineralized zones.

Field Gear Breakdown: Waterproof heavy-duty pack, first aid kit, magnet, hand lens, compass

Hammer selection: Geologists rock pick with steel, wood, or composite handle Blacksmiths hammer with composite or wood handle; crack hammer

Sampling equipment: Broad chisel, gold pan, metal sample tags and nails Weatherproof notebook, clipboard and maps Gloves, eye protection, dust mask, miners helmet Flagging, waterproof marker, sample bags, ties Sample tags and lab forms Optional - shovel, mattock, axe, sandvik, broom, water pail, marker paint

Clothing and boots: Waterproof, brush proof, durable Multiple layers for weather flexibility Good visibility (red vest, hat)

Personal protection and safety: Try not to work alone, leave a travel plan with someone, tell them where you are going! Be keen with observation and bring weapons and armour.

Prospecting: Assuming you have done your research and selected a target area, you should; Cover all the outcropping ground, break lots of rock, be thorough but quick. Walk the creeks, use your gold pan to test the smaller tributary streams. Examine talus slopes, ridges and bluffs, any anomalous topography. Use the theory of the path of most resistance (ugly bush) as a good way to make new discoveries, particularly in old mining camps. In old mining camps, follow the prospector's trails, they usually lead to showings. Watch for gossans, kill zones, vegetation changes. Recognize oxidization, leaching and enrichment. Expose fresh mineralization by hand-trenching.

Sample Types: High-grade selected grabs or floats, give a reasonable size dimension if possible Measured chips, channels, panels Moss mats, pan concentrates, sluice concentrates Soil samples, lakes and bogs

Field Follow-up: Intensive prospecting to locate and thoroughly assess all surface mineralization Hand trenching and good cleaning prior to sampling ; Quality, reproducible sampling; be conservative and accurate, we metric measures Sample across true width at measured intervals; wall rock sampled separately Detailed mapping and notes

Property Grooming: Clean, high-grade specimens, cut and polish if possible; identify mineralogy Make clear and concise handouts with key maps; use photographs in presentation Set up meetings in advance with exploration companies and/or investors, don't be late! Make quick, quality presentations. Their time is valuable but don't wait for the company or investors to contact you, chase them.

//OOC: Source material borrowed from H.V. Warren School of Prospecting Notes