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Directions to meeting          CVP's Next Meeting: May 20, 2008

Education at Woodlake

The last education program for this school year is in Woodlake on Friday, May 9th. We will be introducing over 150 elementary students to prospecting. We need more members to help out. No experience is necessary, help where you are comfortable. These educational programs are one of the most rewarding things our club does. More info posted under Outings in the member section.

CVP ON THE NEWS!

Local TV KSEE24 aired the gold segment they filmed at Second Chance on April 24th. We had at least 20 members show up to prospect and mine while the cameras rolled. We had a dredge going, a Gold Grabber being worked, panners. sluices, and kids having fun! It was a beautiful day and the show turned out great. This is a great opportunity for our club to show the Central Valley what we are all about. Be ready to meet all the new members we are sure to gain from this show.

MS Walk Donation

Becky Arredondo announced that CVP collected $120 at the March meeting for her walkathon and she and Tony added $30 to bring the total to $150 donated to MS in the name of Central Valley Prospectors. She thanks everyone for their support.

LOCATION OF MEETING:
River Bluff Elementary School
6510 W. Palo Alto Ave. Fresno, CA
TIME: May 20th - 6:30 PM

Meeting Directions and Map

SOME IMPORTANT RULES -
-Wear you name badges
-Turn off your cell phones
-No smoking on the school property
-Lock your cars
-Help set-up and clean-up
-And always have fun!

CURRENT GOLD PRICES
[Most Recent Quotes from www.kitco.com]
Support needed to keep the
California State Mining and Mineral Museum
from closing - more info to follow soon.

Click for Museum Website

Contact Senator Dave Cogdill

Contact Assemblyman Tom Berryhill

(Information for the following two articles was taken from the April 2008 edition of the ICMJ Prospecting and Mining Journal)

More Wilderness Lands Proposed

"Several Congress members from Nevada are laying the foundation for new wilderness in Esmeralda, Lyon, and Mineral Counties. Senator Reid's office stated their staff has been meeting with stakeholders regarding the various wilderness designations. In addition, a pending energy bill includes 106,000 acres of Wilderness in the Wild Sky region of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington State (Senate Bill 2616). The Wilderness designation is supported by Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) and Representative Rick Larsen (D-Wash). Miners are encouraged to contact their representatives in Congress to make sure their voices are heard and potential mining areas are considered for exclusion."

HR 2016 Threatening Miners

"HR 2016, a bill that would create a National Landscape Conservation system, passed out of committee and has moved to the full House for discussion and a possible vote. Just what we need to grow more government and add more bureaucrats to the payroll. The bill would subject 26 million acres of public lands, currently under the care and control of the Bureau of Land Management, to additional regulations. It appears to be another attempt by environmental interests to place public lands off-limits to miners and other public land users, and would drastically expand the role of government in land luse decisions. The committee vote was mostly along party lines. Democrats voted for the bill and Republicians against it. Rob Wittman, a Republican from Virginia, was the lone exception and voted for the bill. Please contact your state represntatives in Congress to make your opinions known."

Gold Pan Animation

Take a look at this interesting animation of the dynamics of how a gold pan works. Gold Pan Animation

Gold Weights

Here is an explanation of how gold is weighed.

Rules of Conduct

For all CVP members that are interested in using CVP mining claims or partaking in outings, please read our "Rules of Conduct".

Board Meeting Rules

For all CVP members that are interested in attending a CVP board meeting: "Meeting Rules".

Outing this Saturday, May 10th

We were contacted to see if we were having an outing this weekend and we pulled one together for this Saturday. If you are free and want to do a little panning, come on out and join us. We will be starting at 9am and since we will be close to Fresno, you can keep your other weekend plans. Check Outings info in the Members Section.

May Outing to Sweetwater Claim

The first outing of the year to the Arina de Oro Claim will be on May 24th. The Arina Claim is located on Sweetwater Creek in Mariposa and it is a beautiful and historical place about 75 miles from Fresno. If you haven't been there, you probably need to get a map or follow someone else in. Four-wheel drive is recommended but we have members who get there with two-wheel drive. More information about this outing will be given at the May Membership Meeting.

Prospecting Reports

Club members are asked to take note of the new feature in the "Members Only" section of the Home Page entited, "Prospecting Reports." This is a great area for members to share some interesting spots where they have found gold or just good fun. Just sign into the "Members Only" section and click on the "Prospecting Reports" button. This will bring up a dialogue box that will ask you some pertinent information such as the date, location, and personal comments. This is a nice way of sharing information with other prospecting buddies who will do the same in return. It is a "win win" situation.

Need Someone to Prospect With?

CVP is all about friendship and sharing as well as finding gold. We have many new members as well as long time members who occasionally would like to go prospecting but want some company. Prospecting is not as much fun if you go by yourself and it is not always good from a safety point of view to not have a buddy with you. CVP has initiated a "Prospecting Buddy" Program where you will be matched with another experienced prospector who you can go prospecting with or maybe learn a few tips on new prosepcting techniques or equipment. If you are interested in a "Prospecting Buddy," then see any officer at the next membership meeting or contact Roger Plata, Director Claims & Outings for CVP. Roger's number is in the Members Directory located in the members section of the web site.