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The purpose of the Quartzsite Metal Detecting Club is to bring together, in good fellowship, people interested in all forms of treasure hunting. The club shall promote the use of the great outdoors for health and recreation, and promote interest in local, state, and national history.
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MEETING LOCATION CHANGE
Monthly Membership meeting location is now at the QIA building.
Next General Membership Meeting Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Club Meetings
are 7 P.M. on the first Wednesday of the month, November through March
Meetings are held at the Quartzsite Improvement Association building located at 235 East Ironwood Street.
Directions to meetings: From traffic light at B-10 and Central Avenue (Arizona 95) east one block then 2 blocks toward the freeway.
You can join at the club at The Gold Miser or Promack Treasure Hunting in Quartzsite or at the meetings and coin hunts.
Membership is only $15 per calendar year.
What a deal!
Club outings are held on the second
Wednesday of each meeting month.
Coin Hunts are 1 P.M. on the third Saturday of the month, November through March
Hunts are held at the Quartzsite Town Park.
Directions to hunts: From the traffic light at B-10 and Central Avenue (Arizona 95) north to Chandler Street. (Across the street from Gold Miser) Turn right on Chandler and follow a couple of blocks to the park.
Most coin hunts cost $15 each hunter or $20 if hunter is not a club member.
January Super Hunt cost is $25 members or $35 non-members.
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Next Coin Hunt
Saturday, February 18, hunt at 1 PM.
Stock coils only, no bigfoot coils are allowed in the hunt. Headphones required.
Coin planters are asked to be on the field at 10AM for the hunt prep work. All members are welcome to come out and assist with coin planting and a chance for the nuggets and silver to be given away to lucky helpers.
Coin Shooter Hunt Clinic
There will be a new hunter clinic before the hunt. If you would like help setting up your detector, polish your skills, or recieve tips from the "Club Pros", just show up and participate. Any interested parties should assemble at 11AM.
Prospectors Swap Meet
The club will allow members to display items for sale at the coin hunts, space will be provided to sell your surplus metal detectors and gold prospecting equipment. Set up at 10AM.
Other coin hunts of interest.
If your club has a hunt, please notify the webmaster@quartzsitemetaldetectingclub.com for posting on this website.
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2012 January Super Hunt
The 2012 Super Hunt, held Saturday January 21st, had over 250 coinhunters looking for over 20,000 targets. Included this year were 3 detectors and around 200 other great token prizes. Even in the wind, this hunt once again was a great success.
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2011 - 2012 Buried Wallet Treasure Hunt
Once again your Club has buried an old wallet somewhere on our Club claims. A beautiful gold nugget is waiting for the lucky finder. Follow the clues for a hint of the location. No, X does not mark the spot.
GOOD LUCK!
First Clue
HERE WE ARE DOWN SOUTH AGAIN
GLAD TO SEE ALL YOU OLD FRIENDS
THE WALLET'S BURIED FOR THE SEASON
WHEN YOU FIND IT THE NUGGET'S PLEASIN
ONE YEAR JUMPING JACK
ONE YEAR CHRYSTAL
MAYBE YOU SHOULD
LOOK IN THE MIDDLE
Second Clue
Coming Soon
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QMDC Member Outings
Second Wednesday November through March
The QMDC is trying to arrange a Club outing each month of our winter season. Prospector stew is a favorite served around noon. Please bring a canned good to add to the soup. Bowls, spoons, and bread will be provided by the club.
How about an ATV ride, or a visit to nearby mining operations. What ideas can you come up with. If you can host or put together an outing, please notify a Club officer and we will add it to the schedule.
The club has finally purchased a trailer. 18 foot with all the facilities. Will be used on the outings and for storage.
Photos from the January 7, 2012 outing at the Granite Claim
The pot of chili was an excellent lunch.
Next QMDC Outing
Wednesday February 8th
Details when available.
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CALLING ALL CLUB MEMBERS
Please consider helping out, your club needs you!
Spend some time taking memberships and hunt monies at the monthly hunts and meetings. Will you run the monthly gold and silver giveaways? Members are needed for claims commitee, help locate and evaluate potential new claims. Will you liasion with the BLM, the Town of Quartzsite and other agencies and area Clubs on our behalf? Can you plan an outing or event, what would you like to do this season? Think about writing an article for the webpage or how about helping at the monthly coin hunts, coin planters start at 10AM hunt days. Coordinate the kids events, great fun for kids and adults. Will you send pictures for posting on the website? The Club continues to grow, your help will be appreciated by everyone. Contact any Officer or Board Member and express your interest.
Will YOU please step up and continue the fine work your Directors are doing?
Just express an interest!
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Who is finding GOLD in 2012?
Pieter brought in the Celtic coins he found in England this summer. Don't know the value but they are over 2000 years old.
This 16.6 gram nugget was found by our member Fern in the Dome Rock Area.
Send your pictures to webmaster@quartzsitemetaldetectingclub.com for posting on this website. Make your friends and relatives jealous. Show off your hard work and enjoy your bragging rights.
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Club Officers and Board Members
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President and Huntmaster
Charlie Weiniheimer
Treasurer
Jackie Bianucci
Director
Rhonda Bernard
Membership
Kathie Morrison
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Vice President
Tom
Director
Bill 'Smokey' Stover
Director
Robert Bernhardt
Webmaster
David Laurita
webmaster@quartzsitemetaldetectingclub.com
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Secretary
Linda Taylor
Director
Donna Johnson
Director and Find of the Month
Rich Numainville
Gold and Silver Giveaways
Need a volunteer!
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Meet your new Webmaster
DealinDavid is retiring from the Webmaster duties here at QMDC.com. It has been a wonderful trip starting the Club in the electronic age but other obligations keep him from doing the job in the manner it deserves. Your new webmaster is Mark Larson. Mark promises that you will see a new and exciting look on these pages soon.
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Ongoing QMDC Member Contests
Find of the Month Contest.
For the 2010/2011 Season, there will be 4 catagories in the Find of the Month Contest.
- Relic
- Jewelry
- Coin
- Prospecting
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Bring your unique finds to the monthly meetings for a chance to win a silver 50¢ piece for first place and a silver 25¢ piece for second place for each catagory. Members at the meeting will vote and choose the winning find. Anything found in the offseason can be brought to the November meeting, all other monthly finds must be found in the preceeding month. More partcipiation will bring more prizes!
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Gold Facts
It is estimated that the total amount of gold ever mined worldwide is 152,000 metric tons, only enough to fill 60 tractor trailers. By comparison, each year 907,000,000 metric tons of iron is produced worldwide, 6000 time the total gold produced throughout history.
A troy ounce is 31.10 grams. Gold has a density of 19.3 grams per cubic centimeter, so a troy ounce would be 1.611 cc. One cubic inch is 16.387 cubic centimeters. That means a troy ounce would be 0.098 cubic inches. It would be a cube roughly 0.46 inches on a side - a tad bigger than a sugar cube, but nowhere near as big as your average die (die is the singular of dice).
The Troy weight system, is named for the town of Troyes, France, where the system is thought to have originated.
24 grains = One pennyweight
20 pennyweight = One ounce (480 grains)
12 Troy ounces = One Troy pound (240 pennyweight or 5760 grains)
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Platinum is 60 times more rare than gold.
Titanium is 45% lighter than steel
Gold is 9 times heavier than sand.
Gold melts at 1945° F, and has an electrical conductivity of 71.
Silver melts at 1760° F, and has an EC of 106
Platinum melts at 3221° F, and has an EC of 17.
Nickel melts at 2646° F, and has an EC of 25.
Copper melts at 1981° F, and has an EC of 100.
Copper is the standard to which other metals conductivity are measured
Titanium melts at 3272° F, and has an EC of 2.1
Palladuim, which is used primarily for "dental silver", is also used as an alloy to make white gold.
Platinum is also used in gold rings as the prongs to set the diamonds because of it's strength.
Gold and copper are the only two metals that are distinct because of their yellow/gold coloring, all other metals are in the silver to grey range.
A Rough Guide to Determining the Value of Your Gold by Size
Fine and up to 1 grain - Market minus 5-10% (Assayed)
1 to 3 grains - Market price (Assayed)
3 to 12 grains - Market by weight plus 10% and up (No Assay)
12 grain to 1 pennyweight - Market by weight plus 50%
1 pennyweight to 1 ounce - Market by weight plus 50-75%
One ounce and up - Individual value based on shape and contour. Priced by haggling, at least 100% over market.
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How Big is My Gold?
- Nugget - Worn and rounded by movement through water and earth. Weighs over one grain Troy.
- Coarse Gold - Remains on (won't pass through) a 10 mesh screen.
- Medium Gold - Passes through a 10 mesh but remains on a 20 mesh screen.
- Fine Gold - Passes through 20, remains on 40 mesh screen.
- Very Fine Gold - Passes through a 40 mesh screen.
- Flour Gold - Not really defined but smaller than very fine.
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Ten Commandments of Metal Detecting
These are the judgements and edicts which must be obeyed by all those who wield detectors of metal:
- Thou shalt not leave behind unfilled excavations.
- Thou shalt not trespass or defy in any way the lawful decrees of thy city, county, state or country.
- Thou shalt not harm vegetation, the creatures of the field, natural resources or the personal property of others.
- Thou shalt not covet the finds of thy companion. Nor shalt ye covet his metal detector, digging tool or the hallowed ground in which he diggeth.
- Thou shalt not ignore nor neglect thy family whilst in the endless pursuit of thy hobby.
- Thou shalt assist the distraught owners of lost goods, and the archeolgists, and the enforces of law, and all others who may need thy skill as a metal detectorist.
- Thou shalt return found treasures to the proper owners whenever their true identity can be rightfully determined.
- Thou shalt report to the proper authorities any finds relating to criminal activity or of archeological significance.
- Thou shalt be considerate of others on the beach and in other public places whilst waving thy search coil and digging holes in the sand and the soil.
- Thou shalt speak out against the unjust laws and stand firm against the philistines who would cast out all those who use detectors of metal.
And if thou dost not abide by these Commandments, may you be plagued with mineral bearing rocks, hard cracked soil, pestilence, serpents, locusts, poisonous vegetation and great multitudes of pull tabs, bottlecaps and rusty nails. May you spend the remaining years of your wretched life digging signals of false origin. For thy iniquities shall surely bring the overzealous wrath of the ignorant, heathen bureaucrats down upon those of us who are innocent. For we are the righteous and the just, and ye who disobey the Ten Commandments of Metal Detecting are bad.
Author Unknown
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Quartzsite Metal Detecting Club
Post Office Box 3102
Quartzsite, Arizona 85359-3102
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