The April 2012 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, April 14th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

We will have a booth at the Las Vegas GPAA Gold Show this year. The show will be held at the South Point Hotel & Casino on 4/21 & 4/22.

Item 2:

The speaker this month is Keith H Meldahl, a Geology Professor at Mira Costa College. He has written 2 books , The Hard Road West and Rough Hewn Land.
Item 3:

We will be selling special raffle tickets for a one week trip to Alaska to participate in the GPAA 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition.

• Tickets are $10 each
• Only 500 tickets have been printed. Once they have been sold, the trip will be awarded.
• This trip is for the first week out at the camp (June 23 to 30, 2012).
• If there is room available on a different week, the GPAA may allow you to trade. But no guarantees can be made.
• What is included:
• Alaska Gold Expedition 2012 for one person on the week of 6/23/2012 to 6/30/2012.
• ATV Rental for 1 week
• Round trip airfare from Southern California
• Total value of the package: $2,500

Item 4:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 5:

We have four great raffles each month (not counting the Grand Prize & Alaska Trip) that you can participate in while at the meeting. Not only is it a lot of fun (especially when you win), but it helps to support the club.

• Door Prize Raffle (Free): Just by signing in, you are entered into the Door Prize Raffle. We normally have 1 to 4 items that are given away each month.
• 50/50 Raffle ($1 per ticket): This is the easiest raffle of them all… if you win, you split (50/50) all of the money collected for the 50/50 raffle with the club. For example, if $70 is collected, then you, as the winner, get $35 and the club keeps $35.
• Gold Raffle ($1 per ticket): There are typically 3 to 4 items each month. One bag of gold concentrate to work on your panning skills and some nice gold nuggets to show your friends.
• Table Raffle ($1 per ticket): You might think… what am I going to do with a table?, but the Table Raffle is an array of items sitting on a table that the winners can choose from. There are typically 10-15 items ranging in value from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars on occasion. The nice thing about the table raffle is that you can see what is there before you purchase your tickets.

Item 6:

Our awesome Grand Prize Raffle is still available, so be sure to get your tickets before it’s gone!

Description:

Through a generous donation, the club is able to offer an incredible trip to Roaring Camp Mining Company on the Mokelumne River in the Mother Load Country of California.

Here is what the package includes:

• 1 week stay for two at Roaring Camp
• Prospector’s Camp Cabin
• Gold Bearing Gravel Pile
• Saturday Night Cookout
• Reservation Week can be selected by the winner
• We have made special arrangements with Roaring Camp to allow the winner to choose the week they want to go.
• They are open from May to September
• Must be used in 2012 or 2013
• Value of the package is $1,050!

Note: The winner is responsible for transportation to and from the camp and for all meals other than the Saturday Night Cookout.

To learn more about Roaring Camp Mining Company, visit them at www.RoaringCampGold.com

Good Morning TVP Members!

The GPAA has asked for some help from our members over at their office in Temecula.

They are looking for help this Wednesday (April 11,2012) from 9 am to around 12 noon.  Any volunteers from our Chapter that show up to help will earn Chapter Credits for TVP and the GPAA will provide lunch.

** Note: They have asked that all volunteers be at least 18 years of age. **

If you can help us out, please email Ken Hannan at president@gpaatvp.com so we can get a count to them.

Location Information:

Gold Prospectors Association of America
43445 Business park Drive, #113, Temecula, CA 92590
951-699-4749

The March 2012 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, March 10th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

** Important **

The Temecula Rod Run is happening this weekend. This event completely shuts down Old Town Front Street from First to Moreno, so you will need to come in off of Highway 79 rather than Rancho California Road. Here is a map showing you the best way to come.

This route has worked really well in years past, but please be sure to give yourself some extra time in case you hit a detour.

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

No Board Meeting this month. Ken is out of town with family, so we will forgo the Board Meeting until April.

Item 2:

We will be selling special raffle tickets for a one week trip to Alaska to participate in the GPAA 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition.

• Tickets are $10 each
• Only 500 tickets have been printed. Once they have been sold, the trip will be awarded.
• This trip is for the first week out at the camp (June 23 to 30, 2012).
• If there is room available on a different week, the GPAA may allow you to trade. But no guarantees can be made.
• What is included:
• Alaska Gold Expedition 2012 for one person on the week of 6/23/2012 to 6/30/2012.
• ATV Rental for 1 week
• Round trip airfare from Southern California
• Total value of the package: $2,500

Item 3:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 4:

We have four great raffles each month (not counting the Grand Prize & Alaska Trip) that you can participate in while at the meeting. Not only is it a lot of fun (especially when you win), but it helps to support the club.

• Door Prize Raffle (Free): Just by signing in, you are entered into the Door Prize Raffle. We normally have 1 to 4 items that are given away each month.
• 50/50 Raffle ($1 per ticket): This is the easiest raffle of them all… if you win, you split (50/50) all of the money collected for the 50/50 raffle with the club. For example, if $70 is collected, then you, as the winner, get $35 and the club keeps $35.
• Gold Raffle ($1 per ticket): There are typically 3 to 4 items each month. One bag of gold concentrate to work on your panning skills and some nice gold nuggets to show your friends.
• Table Raffle ($1 per ticket): You might think… what am I going to do with a table?, but the Table Raffle is an array of items sitting on a table that the winners can choose from. There are typically 10-15 items ranging in value from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars on occasion. The nice thing about the table raffle is that you can see what is there before you purchase your tickets.

Item 4:

Our awesome Grand Prize Raffle is still available, so be sure to get your tickets before it’s gone!

Description:

Through a generous donation, the club is able to offer an incredible trip to Roaring Camp Mining Company on the Mokelumne River in the Mother Load Country of California.

Here is what the package includes:

• 1 week stay for two at Roaring Camp
• Prospector’s Camp Cabin
• Gold Bearing Gravel Pile
• Saturday Night Cookout
• Reservation Week can be selected by the winner
• We have made special arrangements with Roaring Camp to allow the winner to choose the week they want to go.
• They are open from May to September
• Must be used in 2012 or 2013
• Value of the package is $1,050!

Note: The winner is responsible for transportation to and from the camp and for all meals other than the Saturday Night Cookout.

To learn more about Roaring Camp Mining Company, visit them at www.RoaringCampGold.com

The February 2012 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, February 11th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 2:

We have four great raffles each month (not counting the Grand Prize & Alaska Trip) that you can participate in while at the meeting. Not only is it a lot of fun (especially when you win), but it helps to support the club.

• Door Prize Raffle (Free): Just by signing in, you are entered into the Door Prize Raffle. We normally have 1 to 4 items that are given away each month.
• 50/50 Raffle ($1 per ticket): This is the easiest raffle of them all… if you win, you split (50/50) all of the money collected for the 50/50 raffle with the club. For example, if $70 is collected, then you as the winner will receive $35 and the other $35 goes to the club.
• Gold Raffle ($1 per ticket): There are typically 3 to 4 items each month. One bag of gold concentrate to work on your panning skills and some nice gold nuggets to show your friends.
• Table Raffle ($1 per ticket): You might be thinking, “What am I going to do with a table?” but the Table Raffle is an array of items displayed  on a table from which the winners get to  choose what they would like to have. There are typically 10-15 items ranging in value from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars, on occasion. The nice thing about the table raffle is that you can see what is there before you purchase your tickets.

Item 3:

A new Grand Prize Raffle item has been added!

Description:

Through a generous donation, the club is able to offer an incredible trip to Roaring Camp Mining Company on the Mokelumne River in the Mother Load Country of  California.

Here is what the package includes:

• 1 week stay for two at Roaring Camp
• Prospector’s Camp Cabin
• Gold Bearing Gravel Pile
• Saturday Night Cookout
• Reservation Week can be selected by the winner
• We have made special arrangements with Roaring Camp to allow the winner to choose the week they want to go.
• They are open from May to September
• Must be used in 2012 or 2013
• Value of the package is $1,050!

Note:  The winner is responsible for transportation to and from the camp and for all

meals other than the Saturday Night Cookout.

To learn more about Roaring Camp Mining Company, visit them at www.RoaringCampGold.com

                                       Fun was had by all

2011 Dec 10 TVP Xmas Pot Luck

at the Temecula Valley Prospectors Club

Christmas Party that was held on 10 Dec 2011.

Our pre-meeting social gathering revealed

a whole host of treats everyone contributed to the pot luck.

Thanks to our volunteers, everything went very smoothly.

The TVP Officers went way out of their way

to ensure a successful event.

2011 Dec 10 TVP Xmas Party Prizes

GPAA provided numerous items as door prize awards

including  Gold Fever hats, DVD’s, gold pans and GPAA clothing.

GPAA also provided their 2012 Calendar for all the members as well as the grand prizes

that were given out to complete our meeting. Prizes included:

    A signed Gold Fever pan

Signed Gold Fever Pan

1-Troy ounce silver coin

   A 1-troy ounce silver  coin donated by Cliff D.

A signed Gold Fever cap

Signed Gold Fever Cap

A Temecula Valley Prospectors Club Prize: A TESORO metal detector won by Sue B.

presented by Club President, Ken Hannan

TESORO Metal Detector

A big heartfelt THANK YOU goes out to our TVP Club president

for the outstanding job that he has done over the past year

and especially for the time he has invested in making our club

such a success this year with many new members.

If you have not been to one of our meetings, you have missed out on a lot of fun and trips to the

Southern California gold bearing areas, where we have indeed found gold and silver.

Thanks to all the members who showed up for a great day of food and fun.

For you members who were not able to attend, make sure you

mark down the monthly meeting schedule on your calendar.

Remember to bring in your finds each month and enter to win a prize for your efforts.

Good Luck and bring home the Gold & Silver!

The January 2012 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, January 14th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

We will be selling special raffle tickets for a one week trip to Alaska to participate in the GPAA 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition.

• Tickets are $10 each
• Only 500 tickets have been printed. Once they have been sold, the trip will be awarded.
• This trip is for the first week out at the camp (June 23 to 30, 2012).
• If there is room available on a different week, the GPAA may allow you to trade. But no guarantees can be made.
• What is included:
• Alaska Gold Expedition 2012 for one person on the week of 6/23/2012 to 6/30/2012.
• ATV Rental for 1 week
• Round trip airfare from Southern California
• Total value of the package: $2,500

For those of you who can’t make it to the club meeting, but want to get some of the tickets for this special raffle, please send an email to Alaska2012@gpaatvp.com with your Name, Address, Phone #, & how many tickets you would like. We will then generate a PayPal invoice to you for payment and mail your tickets to you. Please note: A small convenience fee will be added to cover the PayPal Fees & postage.

Item 2:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 3:

We have four great raffles each month (not counting the Grand Prize & Alaska Trip) that you can participate in while at the meeting. Not only is it a lot of fun (especially when you win), but it helps to support the club.

• Door Prize Raffle (Free): Just by signing in, you are entered into the Door Prize Raffle. We normally have 1 to 4 items that are given away each month.
• 50/50 Raffle ($1 per ticket): This is the easiest raffle of them all… if you win, you split (50/50) all of the money collected for the 50/50 raffle with the club. For example, if $70 is collected, then you, as the winner, get $35 and the club keeps $35.
• Gold Raffle ($1 per ticket): There are typically 3 to 4 items each month. One bag of gold concentrate to work on your panning skills and some nice gold nuggets to show your friends.
• Table Raffle ($1 per ticket): You might think… what am I going to do with a table?, but the Table Raffle is an array of items sitting on a table that the winners can choose from. There are typically 10-15 items ranging in value from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars on occasion. The nice thing about the table raffle is that you can see what is there before you purchase your tickets.

Item 4:

A new Grand Prize Raffle item has been added!

Description:

Through a generous donation, the club is able to offer an incredible trip to Roaring Camp Mining Company on the Mokelumne River in the Mother Load Country of California.

Here is what the package includes:

• 1 week stay for two at Roaring Camp
• Prospector’s Camp Cabin
• Gold Bearing Gravel Pile
• Saturday Night Cookout
• Reservation Week can be selected by the winner
• We have made special arrangements with Roaring Camp to allow the winner to choose the week they want to go.
• They are open from May to September
• Must be used in 2012 or 2013
• Value of the package is $1,050!

Note: The winner is responsible for transportation to and from the camp and for all meals other than the Saturday Night Cookout.

To learn more about Roaring Camp Mining Company, visit them at www.RoaringCampGold.com

Good Morning TVP Members!

Volunteer Fridays are back! Well at least for this Friday

The GPAA has asked for some help from our members over at their office in Temecula.

They are looking for help this Friday (January 13,2012) from 9 am to around 12 noon.  Any volunteers from our Chapter that show up to help will earn Chapter Credits for TVP and the GPAA will provide lunch.

If you can help us out, please email Ken Hannan at president@gpaatvp.com so we can get a count to them.

Location Information:

Gold Prospectors Association of America
43445 Business park Drive, #113, Temecula, CA 92590
951-699-4749

BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office Announces Public Workshops on Draft Management Plan

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled two public meetings on the Draft South Coast Resource Management Plan (RMP) which was released for public review and comment on September 23, 2011.

The BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office will hold two public meetings:

November 29th at the Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve, 14715 State Hwy 94 (Campo Road), Jamul, 91935

November 30th at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 41845 6th Street, Temecula, 92590. (Click Here for a Map)

Meetings will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The meetings will be conducted in “open house” format with a presentation on the alternatives presented in the Draft RMP and the opportunity for the public to view maps and other sections of the Draft RMP. Copies of the Draft RMP will be available along with the opportunity to ask managers and planning specialists questions about the alternatives. All comments must be in writing and submitted prior to the close of the 90 day comment period on December 21, 2011.

The Draft South Coast Resource Management Plan (RMP) Revision and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will provide guidance for the management of approximately 300,000 acres of BLM administered public lands in portions of five highly urbanized Southern California counties: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles. The existing South Coast RMP was completed and signed in 1994. Since that time there have been significant changes in the patterns of urban growth, increased demands on the resources on public lands, changing policies and emphasis on the management of public lands and local land use planning, and new data that has led to the listing of additional threatened or endangered species.

The public is invited to submit comments on the Draft RMP/EIS prior to December 21, 2011, by email to: capsscrmp@ca.blm.gov or by mail to: BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262.

“We look forward to the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the public on how to manage our public lands for years to come,” BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Manager John Kalish said. “When completed, the RMP will provide broad guidance for management of this planning area for the next 20 years.”

For more information about the plan and the proposed revisions, please visit http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/palmsprings/SCRMP_Revision.html

Do you really think you are going to get rich finding Gold?  Many of you will do very well and find a nugget or two that will make it worth your time and expense.  If you have gold fever like I do, none of that matters, because you will pursue your quest for this elusive, shimmering metal.  You will be driven to search, prospect, metal detect, pan, sluice, and if you can afford it, you actually will go beyond the prohibitive borders of California just to be able to dredge for gold in another state.

That’s just as well, considering California’s gold is not ubiquitous. In fact, the gold that can be found in California is located only in certain select areas. With some experience, and a bit of luck, it is possible to zero in on them. While much has been

Photo Credit: Doug B.

written about those who have found gold, not much is revealed about all that it took to find it. Less light is shed on the degree of commitment or the amount of back breaking work it takes just to discover a little bit of gold. Yet, we still expend the effort and expense to keep searching with persistence and a real desire to find this very precious metal.

Before you go getting your feelings hurt, think about what I have just revealed here as it relates to your level of interest. Ask yourself this simple question: Do I have the fever or am I just curious to know what this fuss is all about? As for me, I only have one answer to this. I have the fever and will spend whatever it takes to find that glittery yellow metal that sits in the bottom of my gold pan, no matter how minute the pieces.

It Takes a Level of Commitment

I have spent many years searching, facing failure more times than I care to think about. History is replete with tales of prospectors who have gone before us only to be left empty-handed, and like some of those same prospectors, I have also found gold in places where I never expected to find it.  As the price of gold has been speculated on the market, today’s value makes it even more worth the time and struggle to seek it out; much the same way coins and jewelry discovered with a metal detector can provide you with a healthy return for your efforts.

It Takes a Level of Determination

It helps to consider that the money initially laid out for equipment is a one-time expenditure. Once you have your tools, you are mobile and ready to get down to work. Your adventures are reliant upon the strength of your desire and the expense of your sweat and determination. Compared to the years of hunting this affords, it is worth it, especially when realizing the rewards that will come from time to time, although you will want to spend wisely to get started.

It Takes a Level of Good Judgment

It is possible to borrow equipment in order to try it out before actually investing your money. Purchasing equipment that will not perform to your satisfaction will only end up resting in a dark corner somewhere, doing no good for you while also keeping you from otherwise enjoying the hunt with the rest of us. This caution becomes ever more helpful when understanding that the resale value of equipment is not very high. The purpose of the expense for equipment to serve your expeditious needs is just that: to serve you.

GPAA Meeting Nov 2011

It Takes Getting Involved

The best place to start immersing yourself in all things prospecting is to come to the monthly meetings and join in on the group expeditions. Talk to fellow prospectors. After all, that’s the whole point of joining a club. Possibly the best source of knowledgeable information is coming from those folks who go out and use these devices to retrieve all manner of valuable finds. Their invaluable experience will lend the truest sense of where to start and help you make your first purchase an investment in your own future financial speculating. There is nothing more empowering to your buying dollar than to walk onto the sales floor armed with knowledge. It doesn’t hurt to give the salespeople a run for “your” money either.

         Meetings Are as Informative as They Are Rewarding

At the last meeting of the Temecula Valley Prospectors Club, we enjoyed a presentation by our club president, Ken Hannan, on the fundamentals of what a prospector’s survival pack should consist of. Mr. Hannan provided us with a comprehensive list of the essentials that should be included in the field survival kit. Our wagon master, Jack Barber, also set up a hands-on gold panning box , providing a valuable opportunity for new members not only to gain some training in the skills of panning, but they actually found gold in their pans.

Each month we demonstrate our finds of the month. Our November meeting had eight members participating. For their participation, members are rewarded for showing what they have found in gold and treasures.

More finds of the month.

Our gold finds winners:

Ray & Deb B. won a vial containing gold for their South Fork of the Tuolomne River find.

Jack H. won a bicentennial coin for his Gold Mountain find.

Richard E. brought his Coolgardia finds that were retrieved from within one to twelve inches deep.

Finds of the month.

Our treasure finds winners:

Deb & Ray B. won a vial containing gold for their local parks find.

Robert F. won a bicentennial coin for his San Diego County Parks find.

John H. brought in his Canyon Lake Park finds.

Ron M. brought in his Newport Beach and Anaheim finds.

Peter A. brought in his Murrieta finds.

As always, we like to thank all the members who shared their finds with the rest of our membership. We always like to remind the members to bring in their finds and enter for their chance to win prizes for their efforts.

        Finally, while out in the field, we like to encourage members to keep their minds set on finding even the small amounts of gold, as this represents value that adds up over time as it accumulates from many trips. While prospecting for gold, it is most helpful, interesting and extremely useful to develop your sense as a rock hound, for there are boundless treasures to be found in the form of precious stones, such as garnets found in the black sands, topaz, and many other gemstones. Any prospector of keen mind is always on the look-out for gemstones when separating rocks in their pans.

We are fortunate to live in a state where there are gem shows on a regular basis, some of them nearby in cities like Pomona and Costa Mesa. Even in the nearby state of Arizona, you will find gemstone museums that house magnificent samples with stores that also sell fine specimens. Immersing yourself in the gemstone world will also make available to you the folks who are willing to grind and facet your gemstone finds and even mount them in a setting for a reasonable cost.

In closing, we always like to wish our members GOOD LUCK on your hunting

 and bring home the Gold and Silver!

The Temecula Valley Prospectors will be hosting their Annual Christmas party on December 10th, 2011. This is also the normal date for the monthly club meeting. We will start at 9:00 am and will end around 12:00 noon.

The party will be held at our normal meeting location at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

This year we will be having a pot luck party and invite you to bring your favorite holiday dish to share with the club. It could be a main dish, a side dish, or a dessert and should be enough for 6 to 10 people. The club will be providing all of the paper goods (i.e. plates,utensils, napkins, etc.) and the drinks.

We won’t be having any general raffles this month (i.e. gold, 50/50, or table), but tickets will be available for the Grand Prize and the Alaska Trip.

It looks like we will be able to award the Grand Prize at the meeting, so make sure you get some extra tickets!!

We will also be having a special Christmas raffle which will work as follows:

• Everyone attending the meeting will receive one Christmas raffle ticket for coming to the meeting.
• If you bring a non-perishable food item, you will receive one Christmas raffle ticket.
• If you bring a new unwrapped child’s toy, you will receive one Christmas raffle ticket.
• The food items collected will be donated to the Senior Citizens Service Center of Temecula Valley.
• The toys will be donated to a local charity (still to be determined).

Here are some things you should be aware of:

Item 1:

We will be selling special raffle tickets for a one week trip to Alaska to participate in the GPAA 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition.

• Tickets are $10 each
• Only 500 tickets have been printed. Once they have been sold, the trip will be awarded.
• This trip is for the first week out at the camp (June 23 to 30, 2012).
• If there is room available on a different week, the GPAA may allow you to trade. But no guarantees can be made.
• What is included:
• Alaska Gold Expedition 2012 for one person on the week of 6/23/2012 to 6/30/2012.
• ATV Rental for 1 week
• Round trip airfare
• Total value of the package: $2,500

We are limiting the sale of the tickets at this point to club members, so be sure to get your tickets now! However, based on how the ticket sales are going, we may open up the sales to the general public (i.e. Gold & Treasure Shows, Internet sales, etc.).

For those of you who can’t make it to the club meeting, but want to get some of the tickets for this special raffle, please send an email to Alaska2012@gpaatvp.com with your Name, Address, Phone #, & how many tickets you would like. We will then generate a PayPal invoice to you for payment and mail your tickets to you. Please note: A small convenience fee will be added to cover the PayPal Fees & postage.

Item 2:

The Grand Prize Raffle item should be awarded this month, so be sure to get your tickets.

Tesoro Vaquero

Description:

During the design phase of the Vaquero (pronounced va-care-oh), we knew
that it was going to be a very hard working detector. It is designed as
an all-around detector, able to do just about everything that any
detectorist could want to do. Vaquero is the Spanish word for cowboy.
When we think of hard work and the ability to take on any kind of tough
job, we think of the cowboys of the old west.

The main part of the Vaquero’s versatility is its three and three-quarters
manually adjusted ground balance. This will give the detectorist the power
to set up his machine to best suit the mineralization conditions that he
is working in and his personal treasure hunting style. The Vaquero adds an
ED180 discrimination feature to filter the trash from the treasure and a
Push Button Pinpoint that makes digging up the goodies that much easier.
The discriminate knob is also used to switch into a threshold-based All
Metal Mode.

Tesoro Vaquero

Features:

• MicroMAX Design
• VLF 14 kHz Frequency
• One Drop-in 9V Battery
• Variable Threshold
• 3 3/4 Turn External Ground Balance
• Ultra-lightweight Design
• 9×8 Monolithic Coil
• 3-Piece Knockdown Pole
• Lifetime Warranty

Specifications:

• Operating Frequency  14.3 kHz, 14.5 kHz, 14.7 kHz
• Searchcoil Type  Monolithic (Carbon Fiber)
• Searchcoil Size  9 x 8
• Cable Length  Approx. 3′
• Audio Frequency  Approx. 293 Hz or VCO
• Audio Output  1 1/2″ speaker and headphone jack
• Headphone Compatibility  ¼” stereo plug
• Weight (may vary slightly)  2.2 lbs
• Battery Requirement  One 9 Volt DC (alkaline)
• Battery Life (typical)  10 to 20 hours
• Optimum Temp. Range  30° to 100° F
• Optimum Humidity  0 to 75% R.H.
• Operating Modes  Threshold-based All Metal
• Silent Search Discriminate
• Pinpoint Mode  All Metal Fast Auto-Tune

Item 3:

Do to the rental agreement we have with the City of Temecula, we can no longer have club vendors setting up tables to sell their goods at the monthly meetings. We previously had a special arrangement with a particular person at the City who allowed this activity, but unfortunately they are no longer responsible for our location. So rather than jeopardize our meeting location, we have opted to comply with the agreement.

We know that having the vendors there is important to you, so we will be working with the City of Temecula to see what can be done to remedy this issue (permits, licenses, etc.) and we will let you know their response.

Just because the vendors aren’t selling at the meeting, doesn’t mean you can’t make arrangements with one of them to bring you the gear you need to the meeting. We encourage you to talk with them when you are in the market for new items.

Here is a list of our club vendors:

American Prospector Treasure Seeker - General prospecting supplies & metal detectors

Executive Detectors – Metal detectors

Legends Prospecting Supplies - General prospecting supplies & metal detectors

Nugget Hunters of America / Gold Prospecting USA - General prospecting supplies