Start Your Own Gold Mine

Start Your Own Gold Mine is investment project of GOLDIVANTI LP. We have started back in 2012 and 2013 our own first and small production of gold. Today we have access to many rich mining sites where our clients may start their own gold mine. We are developing mining sites in Tanzania and Uganda. Joint ventures and partnerships with local licensed mining site holders are welcome. Startup in gold mining is possible already with US $22,000 with sharing option or with US $66,000 without sharing option.

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• If you can catch a leprechaun...
  A leprechaun, according to Irish legend is a dwarf who keeps a pot of gold hidden away. If you can catch a leprechaun, your troubles are over. Because he keeps his gold just for ransom money. If you catch him, he'll quickly tell you where his gold is, so you'll let him go.
• When people inquire with us "having buyers" that we may send them gold...
  This page is short description how having buyers does not really help those companies in East Africa. Gold buyers are just everywhere, we have buyers who pay good prices. Especially companies which accumulate gold in stock never lack a gold buyer. To provide some gold production we would need to have some benefits.
• 2020-05-04: Mzungu shoes
  Sandals are best to be worn in such area.
• 2020-05-04: Camp life at gold mining site
  That is how camp life at gold mining site looks like. There are varieties of conditions. This time we have been in a humid area in front of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
• 2020-05-02: Passage of cattle over the river Rohezanyinda
  Cattle has to pass the river just as always. There is no adequate bridge and it easily comes to animal abuse. We have to remember that we are just in front of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and it means end of civilization. Only gorillas and elephants and other larger or smaller animals may be found just 30 meters from this place straight to Congo.
• 2020-05-02: Video for Andrea from Italy
  This video shows how we were passing the river. We heard of people dying in this river although it is very shallow. Our assistant once saved a person from Rwanda who fell into river. The most important loss for that person was his mobile phone. The fact that he was saved and that he could get seriously injured or worse, he did not considered. This is gold bearing river.
• 2020-05-02: Demonstration of Villa Grazia by our Italian manager
  Villa Grazia is the cabin where our Italian manager was sleeping. Elephants were passing just by. Inside of the cabin there is tent for better protection from humidity and insects.
• 2020-05-02: Surface mining pit covered with water
  This pit is covered with water. It may be pumped out within few hours with water pump capacity of about 30 cubic meter per hour.
• 2020-05-02: Demarcation of the mining site and latrine in background
  One may see demarcation of the mining site and latrine in background.
• 2020-05-02: Villa Grazia
  Villa Grazia was the cabin for our Italian manager. Site is located right in front of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.
• 2020-05-02: Living cabin in the middle of the mining site
  We had elephants passing nearby this cabin each in a while as they come out of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda and go to sweet potato fields for a meal.
• 2020-05-02: Living cabin in the middle of the mining site
  This cabin was used for sleeping by our manager from Italy. As we were just in front of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest we had elephants passing and sometimes touching the cabin during passage.
• 2020-05-02: Mining pit covered with water with Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in background
  One may see our first mining pit on this site #1 just about 100 meters in front of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda in the district of Kisoro. Start Your Own Gold Mine program is available in every country where gold may be mined.
• 2020-05-02: Tent and cabing, behind view
  One may see that some parts of sluices we have been keeping outside of the cabin. By the law we had freedom to use the spaces anywhere around the cabin. Yet some of landlords complained and demanded money which we did not pay.
• 2020-05-02: Main cabin and storage
  The cabin also serves as storage as in this left part of the cabin we have been accommodating a manager and apprentice plus all the shovels, gumboots, pickaxes, and other mining gear.
• 2020-05-02: Main cabin protected by tarpaulin
  The main cabin has been used by managers. It is protected from rain by the blue tarpaulin on picture. All communication and energy resources are stored in the main cabin with the essential food, computers and gold prospecting gear.
• 2020-05-02: Large camping tent
  The large camping tent sometimes accommodated even 6 to 8 people. When set on right place it offers quite a good protection from humidity, rain and eventual wind.
• 2020-05-02: Water tanks used as storage for food and shower tent in background
  You may see water tanks on this picture. We are using them normally for water. In this camp we have been using them to store food and dishes. In background one can see our shower tent. The tent is very practical device allowing us to shower even surrounded by other people. This item is very recommended in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Meetings during Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection in Busia, Uganda for gold mining startups
  2020-09-28 - We are continually conducting meetings with gold mining site owners, and arranging appointments and conducting Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection to determine in a quick manner how small scale gold mining activities may be improved. East African small scale gold mining industry will be good opportunity for investments for long term.
• How to chat with Start Your Own Gold Mine staff members?
  We are using the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) as our main and private communication protocol. It enables near-real-time chat or messaging with exchange of files, images, data and geographical locations between our staff members. Set up your software on any mobile device or any operatin system and you will be soon ready to go to chat with us.
• 2020-01-18 Day of gold prospecting from Kampala, Uganda and 500 km to the West
  This was the day of gold prospecting straight from Kampala, Uganda and then 500 km to the west. We arrived to the place which we are not revealing at this place. Gold was confirmed several times on the first gradient. That means after verbal gold prospecting we are arriving to location and panning or making reports. On this location we found area without license that can be licensed by us. It offers opportunity for quick gold mining.
• 2.47 grams of the gold on the balance scale
  This is my other balance scale that measures up to 300 grams and is very accurate. It cannot measure small particles less than 0.20 grams.
• 0.23 grams of gold recovered from concentrate after the sluice run
  This is 0.23 grams of gold that we have recovered from concentrate after the sluice run. We are satisfied that our medium field prospecting sluice is not losing any gold particles. The situation "not to lose" gold particles is specific to this location, the particle shapes and sizes. If gold particles would be smaller, we would need to utilize better special methods. While we have almost 95% of gold particles that belong to medium gold size group, we recover all gold that is present in the excavated soil.
• 8.048 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  Mining area from April 2020 is yielding with gold at all times.
• 0.144 grams of natual gold particles on the balance scale
  This is how it looks like when gold is measured.
• 1.068 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  Nice natural gold particles on the scale.
• 2.4 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  This is alluvial gold, natural gold nuggets on the balance scale.
• 0.062 grams of gold on the balance scale
  We observe particles of gold on the balance scale.
• 0.214 grams of gold of natural gold particles on the balance scale
  We observe gold particles on the balance scale, we measure the gold and verify its values, this way miner gets the ability to conduct field assays.
• 0.12 grams of gold on the balance scale
  Observation of gold sizes and weights help the miner to determine better areas or estimate values in small scale mining.
• 0.078 grams of gold on the balance scale
  This is how much gold one needs to reach 0.078 grams. Observations of quantity of gold and its weight and value is a process that helps the miner determine easier good gold bearing areas.
• 0.204 grams of natural gold particles on the balance scale
  The balance scale is very precise, it is however limited to 10 grams of precious stones or gold, or anything else.
• 0.008 grams of natural gold particles on the balance scale
  This is 0.008 grams of natural gold particles on the balance scale.
• Purchase of 0.204 grams of natural gold nuggets in the area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  Purchase of small gold quantities develops our relations to village miners and our knowledge of the gold.
• Purchase of 0.552 grams of natural gold nuggets in the area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  Purchase of small gold quantities develops our relations to village miners and our knowledge of the gold.
• That is how 1.28 grams of gold look like on the balance scale
  Purchase of small gold quantities develops our relations to village miners and our knowledge of the gold.
• 1.28 grams of gold in the gold pan
  These final gold particles have been cleaned after run of the sluice in the valley of Katojo, village Nyamatsinda, area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda, during our gold prospecting and exploration project from February 2020. Particles show that they have been kicked many times by rocks and boulders and that their origin is not this place, not here where they are found.
• Gold nuggets in the gold pan
  These final gold particles have been cleaned after run of the sluice in the valley of Katojo, village Nyamatsinda, area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda, during our gold prospecting and exploration project from February 2020. Particles show that they have been kicked many times by rocks and boulders and that their origin is not this place, not here where they are found.
• Natural gold nuggets from Uganda
  These final gold particles have been cleaned after run of the sluice in the valley of Katojo, village Nyamatsinda, area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda, during our gold prospecting and exploration project from February 2020. Particles show that they have been kicked many times by rocks and boulders and that their origin is not this place, not here where they are found.
• Final gold recovery, valley of Katojo, village Nyamatsinda, area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  These final gold particles have been cleaned after run of the sluice in the valley of Katojo, village Nyamatsinda, area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda, during our gold prospecting and exploration project from February 2020. Particles show that they have been kicked many times by rocks and boulders and that their origin is not this place, not here where they are found.
• Final gold particles from the valley of Katojo, village Nyamatsinda, area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  These final gold particles have been cleaned after run of the sluice in the valley of Katojo, village Nyamatsinda, area of Rubuguri town, district of Kisoro, Uganda, during our gold prospecting and exploration project from February 2020. Particles show that they have been kicked many times by rocks and boulders and that their origin is not this place, not here where they are found.
• Purchase of 0.302 grams of natural gold nuggets in the area of Rubuguri, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  We purchase gold in the bushes of Uganda from village miners, as this way we discover gold locations and gain new relations during the exploration stage.
• Measuring gold particle sizes tells us this is 0.012 grams gold nugget with length of about 2 mm
  We measured the gold particle sizes so to easier estimate the outcomes during field assaying. With this big gold particles of 2-3 mm in its length, we know how many of such similar nuggets we need to one gram of gold. Estimates and learning of field assaying process is part of the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. Without practical experience on the field, person may be confused on how to estimate alluvial deposits.
• Measuring gold particle sizes tells us this is 0.012 grams gold nugget with length of about 2 mm
  We measured the gold particle sizes so to easier estimate the outcomes during field assaying. With this big gold particles of 2-3 mm in its length, we know how many of such similar nuggets we need to one gram of gold. Estimates and learning of field assaying process is part of the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. Without practical experience on the field, person may be confused on how to estimate alluvial deposits.
• Measuring gold particle sizes tells us this is 0.02 grams gold nugget with length of about 2-3 mm
  We measured the gold particle sizes so to easier estimate the outcomes during field assaying. With this big gold particles of 2-3 mm in its length, we know how many of such similar nuggets we need to one gram of gold. Estimates and learning of field assaying process is part of the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. Without practical experience on the field, person may be confused on how to estimate alluvial deposits.
• Measuring gold particle sizes tells us this is 0.02 grams gold nugget with length of about 2-3 mm
  We measured the gold particle sizes so to easier estimate the outcomes during field assaying. With this big gold particles of 2-3 mm in its length, we know how many of such similar nuggets we need to one gram of gold. Estimates and learning of field assaying process is part of the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. Without practical experience on the field, person may be confused on how to estimate alluvial deposits.
• Measuring gold particle sizes tells us this is 0.032 grams gold nugget with length of about 3 mm
  We measured the gold particle sizes so to easier estimate the outcomes during field assaying. With this big gold particles of 2-3 mm in its length, we know that we need at least 30+ such particles to reach one gram. Estimates and learning of field assaying process is part of the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. Without practical experience on the field, person may be confused on how to estimate alluvial deposits.
• Measuring gold particle sizes tells us this is 0.032 grams gold nugget
  We measured the gold particle sizes so to easier estimate the outcomes during field assaying. With this big gold particles of 2-3 mm in its length, we know that we need at least 30+ such particles to reach one gram. Estimates and learning of field assaying process is part of the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. Without practical experience on the field, person may be confused on how to estimate alluvial deposits.
• Purchase of 0.028 grams in Katojo, Rubuguri, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  We purchased some small gold particles, about 0.028 grams of natural small gold nuggets in the area of Rubugur, district of Kisoro in Uganda.
• Purchase of 1.786 grams of natural gold nuggets in the area of Rubuguri, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  Purchase of small gold quantities develops our relations to village miners and our knowledge of the gold.
• Purchase of 0.026 grams of natural gold nuggets in the gold mining area of Rubuguri, District Kisoro, Uganda
  We purchase this gold as described for some amount of 1 dollar as of April 2020, the balance scale is very precise and can help us in better estimation of gold grade at alluvial gold mining terrains.
• Purchase of 0.02 grams of gold in the area of Rubuguri, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  We purchase even smallest quantities of gold in the area of Rubuguri, district of Kisoro, Uganda
• Purchase of 0.074 grams of natural gold nugggets
  Local village miners are sometimes asking us to buy gold, and we do so gladly, we pay for even smallest and largest quantities of gold.
• Purchase of 0.104 grams of natural gold nuggets in the area of Rubuguri, district of Kisoro in Uganda.
  We are purchasing natural gold nuggets and use precise balance scales.
• Purchase of 0.816 grams of natural gold nuggets in the area of Rubuguri, district Kisoro, Uganda
  We have been purchasing gold from village miners so to become aware of locations where gold can be mined and to understand more about gold particle shapes and sizes. Angular shapes indicate to us sources of gold or nearby source locations.
• Purchase of 0.728 grams of gold in Rubuguri, district Kisoro, Uganda
  We have been purchasing natural gold nuggets in the area of Rubuguri, district Kisoro in Uganda.
• Purchase of 0.232 grams of pure gold nuggets in gold mining area of Rubuguri, Kisoro, Uganda
  We have purchased here 0.232 grams of gold, pure and natural gold nuggets, directly from local miners in the area of Rubuguri, Kisoro, Uganda
• Purchase of 2.244 grams of natural gold nuggets from the area of Rubuguri, Kisoro, Uganda
  Natural gold nuggets are very particular in their shapes. We purchased gold during the exploration and prospecting with gold mining activities in the area of Rubuguri, Kisoro, Uganda.
• Purchase of 0.914 grams in the area of Rubuguri, Kisoro, Uganda
  Small gold is purchased from village miners with the purpose of inspection and understanding of the gold particles and their formation in the particular area.
• 2020-03-30, 0.294 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-30, 0.060 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-30, size of the 0.02 grams natural gold nugget on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-30, 0.02 grams natural gold nugget on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-30, 0.070 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-30, 0.078 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-30, 0.046 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-29, 0.296 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-28, 0.024 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-28, 0.058 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-28, 0.060 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-28, 1.582 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-28, 2.236 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-28, 5.924 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-28, 5.738 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-26, 0.52 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-25, 0.18 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-25, 0.12 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-20, 0.086 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• 2020-03-15, 5.39 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• March 9th 2020, exactly 2 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• March 9th 2020, more than 10 grams on the balance scale
  
• March 9th 2020, transfer of gold onto the precise balance scale
  
• March 9th 2020, 2.316 grams of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  
• March 9th 2020, about 10 grams of natural gold nuggets on the desk
  
• March 9th 2020, natural gold nuggets on the desk
  
• March 9th 2020, natural gold nuggets on the balance scale
  This is how natural gold nuggets from alluvial gold mining operations look like.
• Natural gold nuggets on the balance scale, year 2020, March and April
  This is collection of various measurements of natural gold nuggets on the balance scale from the year 2020, from March and April
• February 28th 2020, Wheelbarrows, shoveling and opening of alluvial mining pits
  
• February 28th 2020, Opening of the alluvial pit #1
  The first alluvial pit #1 is opened at this location.
• February 28th 2020, There is fog and there is smoke, without smoke, flies are biting our workers
  The fog is there on picture but also the smoke. Miners are preparing smoke to deter small flies that are biting our heads, legs, hands.
• February 28th 2020, Together with mineral police protection in Kisoro, Uganda
  Mineral police protection officers visited our site and made sure of legalities.
• February 27th 2020, Our cabin on the mining site, too short a video
  
• February 27th 2020, Our cabin on the mining site
  
• February 27th 2020, On motorcycle through the area of Rubuguri in Uganda
  
• February 27th 2020, Work on the gold mining site
  
• February 27th 2020, Action, just the first day on the mining site
  
• February 27th 2020, There is action the first day on the mining site
  
• February 27th 2020, View on our mining site from the nearby hill
  Gorilla Valley Lodge is across this valley. Our mining site is on the right part of the picture.
• February 27th 2020, View on our mining site
  
• February 27th 2020, Excavation of the pit for the latrine
  
• February 27th 2020, Preparation of the latrine
  Latrine is a public toilet in a military area, word is used for bush areas too.
• February 27th 2020, Rock demarcation on the mining site
  We have been using rocks to easily demarcate the mining site.
• February 27th 2020, Using rocks to demarcate the mining site in Uganda
  The free rocks have been used to demarcate the mining site. After few days of rain, rocks are very clean and can be inspected for gold and other minerals.
• February 27th 2020, Demarcation of the site with stone
  The stones have been used to demarcate our intended area for the mining.
• February 27th 2020, First day on the new mining site in Uganda
  This was February 27th 2020, and the first day on the new mining site, as you can see we are in full activity, digging the pits and demarcating the site.
• Gold mining locations in Kisoro district, Uganda
  Our company in Uganda have been exploring and mining gold for quite some time. We have began our business back in 2017, produced a lot of concentrate and then after some interruptions we have continued working from the end 2019 and begin 2020. We started our work in 2020 in the district of Kisoro in Uganda, nearby Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our sites are located nearby Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, the first site is just nearby the Gorilla Valley Lodge which we highly recommend to our clients and associates. Elephants and gorilla are regularly coming out of the forest and sometimes coming straight onto us.
• February 26th 2020, Transport of gold mining equipment over the river
  
• February 26th 2020, The view on the valley nearby the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
  
• February 26th 2020, Very slippery road on the way to the gold mining site
  
• February 26th 2020, We had to somehow conquer the muddy slippery road
  
• February 26th 2020, Muddy soil on the road is making difficulties for our truck
  
• February 26th 2020, Difficulties short before the arrival to the mining site
  
• February 26th 2020, The road to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
  There are many lodges for gorilla safari on the road to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
• February 26th 2020, Hills in Kisoro district, Uganda
  
• February 26th 2020, Arrival to mining site
  The travel was long, about 500 kilometers to the mining site.
• February 26th 2020, Preparing the cabin for life and business
  
• February 26th 2020, Apprentice in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine
  Work at the cabin.
• February 26th 2020, Apprentice in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine
  The apprentice from Nigeria is coping very well with the orientation in the camp area.
• February 26th 2020, The cabin on the mining site
  One can see the cabin on the mining site, used for accommodation and storage. Shelves are used to stow more equipment in a nice manner.
• February 26th 2020, Transport of grizzly bars over the timber bridge
  Workers transporting grizzly bars over the river.
• February 26th 2020, supervisor Gaetano on mining site
  Gaetano is mining site supervisor, skilled in gold, diamonds and jewellery production.
• Apprentice and client from Italy in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine
  Our clients who participate on ground are apprentices in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine, they learn so many things. Representatives of clients on ground are also apprentices including close executives.
• February 26th 2020, supervisor Gaetano before the final move to the mining site
  It requires guts for doing what we are doing. Mine site supervisor Gaetano is seemingly enjoying the time before the final transfer of equipment to the mining site.
• February 26th 2020, equipment transport over the timber bridge
  You may observe the timber bridge over the river Rohezanyinda. Our people have transported all heavy equipment pieces without problem over the very risky timber bridge.
• The Elephant Bee Hive Project in Katojo, Rubuguri, district of Kisoro, Uganda
  The Elephant Bee Hive Project was the idea to place the beehives as a natural and live fence to deter elephants not to exit the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. This way, people's crops could be saved. However, the idea is not practical, as many beehives were abandoned first by their bees, and second by their maintainers, the project is not functional, and requires skilled people to work. We have made our own Elephant Defense Project and have informed people that they could plant chilli pepper around the crops to deter elephants, further, we informed rangers of the Uganda Wild Life Authority that they could bringing elephants' dung from other places of the forest to deter them to exit the forest in the night. The implementation alone requires funding and investments. We can provide only the advice.
• The day of travel to mining site
  On this day we travelled to the new mining site, that is the area of Rubuguri in the district of Kisoro in Uganda. The suspension was in the air due to the road conditions and safety. We did arrive safe and well.
• Heavy grizzly bars loaded into the truck before departure to the alluvial gold mining site in Uganda
  The heavy grizzly bars are loaded into the truck, four people can carry one grizzly bar.
• Gold prospecting equipment before the load and transport for the gold mining site in Uganda
  The simplest wooden feeder produced so much money for us in past, we included it in this ride too, much of the smaller gold prospecting equipment on this picture represent most important parts for gold recovery on alluvial mining sites.
• The truck ready to depart with our equipment to alluvial gold mining site in Uganda
  ## February 25th 2020 The truck is almost ready to depart to district of Kisoro, Uganda.
• Load and transport of equipment to alluvial gold mining site in Uganda
  The truck was full of the equipment for the alluvial mining site. We prepared enough equipment for three operations. Alluvial relates to alluvium, we speak of clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down. Alluvial deposits are most common in gold mining, especially in small scale gold mining. It took about 8 hours to load the truck with all the equipment.
• All about pickaxes in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine in East Africa
  Here you may see all methods of preparation, handling and maintaining the pickaxes in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that we conduct in East Africa. We are opening gold mines in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and any other East African country such as Burundi, South Sudan and even in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. We are zealous to get to the gold, forget the commercial series Gold Rush, we may often risk our lives, sometimes we are going deep into forest and jungle whenever necessary, just to get the gold. No fears of snakes or other circumstances that would not appeal to luxury life styles of Europe and North America.
• Apprentice in Start Your Own Gold Mine program and supervisor Gaetano mounting metal parts of pickaxes onto its handles
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. This type of work took about two days to finish, without it, it would not be possible to dig all the alluvial mining pits later in time.
• Method of mounting the metal part of the pickaxe onto its handle
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start.
• Method of mounting the metal part of the pickaxe onto its handle
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start.
• Mounting the metal parts of the pickaxe onto its handle in Kampala, Uganda
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. We made sure that pickaxes do get its proper function.
• Apprentice in Start Your Own Gold Mine program practicing how to mount metal parts of the pickaxe onto its handles
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. The apprentice in Start Your Own Gold Mine program is learning and practicing how to prepare handles so that they may be easily mounted together with the metal part of the pickaxe. Without this important step that took even two days to accomplish, we would not be able to dig all the alluvial mining pits later that we dug with exactly these pickaxes.
• Apprentice in Start Your Own Gold Mine program practicing how to mount metal parts of the pickaxe onto its handles
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. On this video one may see one of our apprentices learning and practicing on how to mount metal parts of the pickaxe onto its wooden handles.
• Method of mounting the metal part of the pickaxe onto its handle
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. By using the method as on video we are mounting the metal parts of the pickaxe onto its handles.
• Method of mounting the metal part of the pickaxe onto its handle
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. By using this method as shown on the video we are mounting the metal parts of the pickaxe onto its handles.
• Demonstrating to the mining engineer Patrick how to mount metal parts of the pickaxe on its wooden handle
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. Here on this video, the apprentice Patrick, mining engineer by profession, is learning how to mount the metal part of the pickaxe onto its wooden handle.
• Method of making sure of safety for the pickaxes
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. This video shows the method how we are making sure that pickaxes are safe and don't slip off its wooden handle. Wood expands while soaking some water and metal part of the pickaxe remains firmly on its handle.
• Method of mounting the metal part of the pickaxe onto its handle
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start. This is the method of how we are mounting the metal part of the pickaxe onto its wooden handle. Watch the back...
• Preparation of pickaxe handles in our headquarter in Kampala, Uganda
  The quality of pickaxes in East Africa is terrible. They are sold in parts, metal pickaxe part is sold separate from wooden handles and neither the metal part nor the wooden handles are all the same, so they have to be prepared and mounted together before any small scale mining work can start.
• Jackfruit, jack tree or fene, locally fenesi fruit in Entebbe, Uganda, April 12th 2017
  This is jackfruit or jack tree or fenne, locally named fenesi, in Entebbe, Uganda. Delicious fruit that everybody likes.
• The trucks for sale in Entebbe, Uganda, April 12th 2017
  These trucks were for sale in Entebbe, Uganda, in 2017, discovered during the VMTRADE market research.
• Uganda Wildlife Education Centre Pointer, April 12th 2017
  This was the Uganda Wildelife Education Center pointer begin of 2017. later in time they reworked it.
• Beautiful fountaine at Imperial Mall in Entebbe, Uganda, April 12th 2017
  This is beautiful fountain by Imperial Mall in Entebbe, Uganda.
• Eatable flower in Entebbe, Uganda, April 12th 2017
  This is eatable flower in Entebbe, Uganda.
• Beautiful hair like tree flower in Entebbe, Uganda, April 12th 2017
  This is beautiful hair-like flower on the tree in Entebbe, Uganda. If one comes from Europe where we cannot see this type of flowers, we may think that it comes from other planet.
• Kampala Taxi Park with huge number of public taxis as of April 10th 2017
  
• Kampala Taxi Park as of April 10th 2017
  ## April 10th 2017 This is Kampala Taxi Park.
• Apparently friendly assistance changed to extortion, Lake Victoria, Kampala, Uganda
  During our test of the spray bars at the shore of the Lake Victoria in Kampala, Uganda, the apparently friendly assistance changed to extortion. The guy with the shovel was influenced by somebody else who asked for each shovel of sand suddenly about US $12. That was surprising. We have got more problems after this video and it was solved soon. Our security policewoman was guarding us and there was no problem at all.
• Testing of spray bars on the Lake Victoria in Kampala, Uganda
  We have been conducting a test of spray bars at the Lake Victoria in Kampala, Uganda.
• Testing of spray bars on the Lake Victoria in Kampala, Uganda
  We are testing our HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) spray bars for sluices forgold recovery. This was in Kampala, Uganda, straight on the beach of the Lake Victoria.
• Testing the INGCO water pump in Kampala, Uganda, directly on the beach of Lake Victoria
  Each part of the gold mining equipment in the Start Your Own Gold Mine program is tested for its function. We brought the water pump to the Lake Victoria lake near Luzira, Kampala, the capital of Uganda. It is working well.
• Verification if the soil sampling auger works well
  We have been manufacturing our own soil sampling augers. The program Start Your Own Gold Mine focuses on our own manufacture of gold mining and prospecting equipment. This is auger, a hand tool for boring holes. It would take about 45 minutes to reach 4 meters deep. It has very little cost compared to the test pit method and in speedy manner larger area can be verified for gold traces. In case that gold is not found in alluvial areas we can get quite a good feeling if we are reaching the alluvial rocks under the black surface soil.
• Manufacture of spray bars with the HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipes in Kampala, Uganda
  The mine site supervisor Gaetano is supervising our apprentice during the manufacture of the spray bars. We have used here HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipes and couplings.
• Start Your Own Gold Mine Training Center - SYOGM Training Center
  Start Your Own Gold Mine Training Center or shortly SYOGM Training Center is about 6 hours drive from Dar es Salaam towards Morogoro region. The distance from Dar es Salaam is just about 280 km or 174 miles. Training center is licensed for mining. Clients learn on the location various skills such as placer mining and prospecting, sieving of concentrates, separation, particle size grouping and analysis, descending and ascending into shafts or trees, laser distance and measurements of heaps of gold bearing ores and lengths, sluice operation and gravitational gold recovery, fine gold recovery system, melting of gold, usage of solar energy, survival and living skills in the forest, which includes entertainment in the middle of the Tanzanian forest.
• Please tell me about capacity of crushing and grinding of gold bearing ores?
  2019-08-29 Our local partner in Tanzania is asking about various parameters required to determine the rock crushing and grinding capacities, usually necessary to be provided to Chinese manufacturers of rock crushing and grinding machinery. We always recommend American based and European machinery before Chinese machinery, first for the moderate price, as when one knows where to purchase machinery, the quality and capacity of such machines are usually superior to Chinese made machines. Second because it is cheaper. Many purchase machinery in China, due to online marketing of chinese manufacturers. Pricing is yet still cheaper in USA, Canada and Europe.
• Proper sampling mixing and reducation on canvas
  We are training our staff members to understand and execute proper sampling procedures. On these pictures and video you may observe how we have taken every third scoop from each bucket with gold concentrates, thereafter we have been using standard mixing methods and reduction of sample by quartering until we remained with just a kilogram or less. The final sample can be taken to the laboratory for assaying.
• Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Safe Mining Initiative, Tanzania and Start Your Own Gold Mine
  June 20th 2019. Strategic Partnership Agreement have been signed between the Safe Mining Initiative, Tanzania and Start Your Own Gold Mine. The major purpose of the agreement is to provide mutual educational efforts for miners and public in Tanzania and the world, on ethical and environmentally friendly mining methods, pollution issues, and other adverse social issues with the goal of social betterment of the same. START YOUR OWN GOLD MINE LIMITED is to strive to we prepare mobile educational centers and educational tents, that will teach miners safe mining methods. Such tents would be mobile, movable, and transportable, with basic equipment and demonstratable methods teaching mercury free gold recovery. Such tents would be equipped with music, loudspeakers, with advertising panes which speak about the safe mining.
• Geita Gold Trade Center - Soko Kuu La Dhahabu Geita - Tanzania
  2019-03-17 - Geita Gold Trade Center - Soko Kuu La Dhahabu Geita - Tanzania, have been officially opened and inaugurated by Ministry of Minerals of Tanzania on March 17th 2019 to provide gold miners with professional offices to sell their gold and to provide dealers and gold buyers with safe place to purchase the gold. Multiple banks are in the same building of the Geita Gold Trade Cener to provide easy funds for gold sales. Security services and government offices for payments of royalties on sales of minerals are right in the Geita Gold Trade Center. This is one among several gold trade centers that are to be opened all over Tanzania.
• About mentor to Start Your Own Gold Mine, Mr. Jean Louis
  This page is telling you about the mentor to Start Your Own Gold Mine, Mr. Jean Louis, little about his life story and background in teaching and consulting for business startups. Mr. Jean Louis is born in 1973 and have opened his first official company the first working day of this 18th birthdate. This was 4 years too late, as business was running since he was 14 years. He worked in former Yugoslavia, in theater of Austria, in Germany, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Tanzania and Uganda. He has helped hundreds of businessmen worldwide to establish their own business. Knowledgeable in international corporate laws he has been helping with business startups and asset protections since 2002. Distance management and delegation skills enable him to run multiple teams in multiple countries in the same time. Communication is number one priority. That is the motto of Mr. Louis. Start Your Own Gold Mine with personal and face to face consulting and training by Jean.
• SYOGM Team Building Project
  The Start Your Own Gold Mine Team Building Project is call for training and action of those people connected to our company and business, those former and present staff members, potential staff members, people who have applied for the employment, or potential managers who have applied to the executive positions and people who have accomplished the Preliminary Communication Preparation Project. People trained in parts of the Start Your Own Gold Mine business program are then invited and called to consult, mentor, provide services, organize and manage parts of the training program for the benefit of our clients.
• Are you looking for joint venture in mining or in prospecting? What is tangible gold bearing ores?
  Many gold mining lands owners and mineral license holders inquire with our company and invite us to inspect the mining site. Usually such mining sites are not developed. So often mining sites do not have even one open shaft or any activity engaged. That creates situation and invitation that we shall rather invest into prospecting activities instead of actual mining activities. In this articles you may understand the difference between the prospecting and exploration stage and actual mining stage. It explains you what is tangible gold bearing ores and what kind of joint ventures we are looking for.
• Rudimentary ball mill startup
  This is classic Tanzanian rudimentary ball mill. It contains balls, it is run on diesel engine, it runs in dry mode. We will certainly convert it to wet and water mode, to demonstrate faster grinding. Its length is 81 cm, and outer diameter 94 cm. Wall thickness is 4 mm. Estimated fuel expense per hour is 1 liter. It has concrete foundation, yet sometimes just timber. Volume of a cylinder with radius of 0.47 m and height of 0.81 m is 0.56 ㎥. The capacity is 200 kilograms per hour or little bit more…
• Ball mills used in program Start Your Own Gold Mine
  We love ball mills. We love balls and rods used in ball mills and rod mills. We love crushing and grinding of gold bearing rocks. In this category we are teaching our clients and website visitors on some facts, tips and tricks on usage, maintenance and practical operations of ball mills. Learn how to get those rocks crushed and grinded!
• View on few resources, the line from rudimentary ball mill to the pools
  Date: 2019-05-01, North Mara, Tanzania. Dejan Vidojković is explaining the line from the elevated ball mills and jaw crushers to the pools downthere as they may be used to collect water, or recirculate the water. We must devise new several production lines on this mining site, that is why we are communicating and sending videos and pictures to each other as Mr. Jean Louis was located on distance in Europe, supervising the operations.
• Verification of water source on mining site in Tanzania
  Water sources in mining are major resource. On majority of artisanal mining sites in Tanzania water is rather obstacle than a resource. This situation here is quite different, the mining site needs a lot of water for processing. Verification of the water supply have taken place this day. Several water sources available on this mining site.
• Water pump and water source enabled on mining site in North Mara
  The submersible water pump have been put in action and its flow verified. This is good flow to handle and process several tonnes of tailings per hour. It may handle easily good fresh ores. We will still consider lessening the expenses by using solar power, or battery run bilge pumps.
• Jaw crusher test in Tanzania
  This is small jaw crusher and we are testing the function, not the capacity. We brought it back to life. It needs grease and kind care. Jaw crusher is our best friend.
• Prospecting Check Reports in Kenya
  For each gold prospecting action we are keeping Prospecting Check Reports, as this way we know where the sample was obtained, how much of it was verified, how sample was obtained, from which shaft, from which location, which geographical position was it and what gold particles have been found.
• Coin in the gold pan along gold particles
  Coin is placed in the pan to show the sizes and help in understanding the findings when pictures are sent for the analysis.
• Mr. Peter Mwita prospecting for gold on tailing heaps in Kenya
  This is our director Mr. Peter Mwita, prospecting for gold in Kenya on tailing heaps, that later developed into mineral processing of 50,000 tonnes.
• Fine gold recovery system preparation
  Fine gold recovery system may be improvized with simplest tools.
• Bilge pump and protection in the water
  This is how bilge pump have been mounted so that it is protected from other soil particles.
• Simple super concentration setup
  This simple super concentration setup is using recirculated water and bilge pump to recover fine gold particles.
• Gold panning training
  The gold panning training is part of program for each of our staff members in Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.
• Mr. M'hengele Nkwabi gold panning
  Gold panning practice and preparation for the real work on the mining site is process that every staff member is undergoing.
• Black sand sorted in buckets by their size
  Mesh is the number of openings per linear inch of a screen or measures size of particles, and that is how we are sorting the black sand.
• Separation of particles by their sizes
  Particles are sorted and separated in various buckets by their sizes.
• The bucket with 50-100 mesh particles
  This bucket contains particles from 50 to 100 mesh in size.
• Black sand in the bucket
  This is black sand, more over this is magnetite that we are using in the technology of fine gold recovery.
• Magnetite particles collected in the bucket
  This is bucket with magnetite particles of particular size as collected in the bucket.
• Black sand sorting with buckets
  The black sand or better said magnetite is sorted in buckets. A transparent tape sticks on the side of buckets, it may not be visible on pictures. Over the transparent tape the mesh sizes are written so that various magnetite particles may be separated. Similar process can be used for quick and field particle size analysis.
• Set of sieves on the bucket
  This is stack of sieves on the bucket for basic particle separation and black sand preparation.
• Sieves and buckets for gold prospecting
  Sieves of various mesh sizes and buckets are used in gold prospecting and final gold recovery.
• Set of sieves for basic gold prospecting
  Sets of sieves are so much valuable tool for basic gold prospecting. Quick particle size analysis can be made with this set of sieves, and more over, they are used in quick final gold recovery.
• Collecting black sand from rain drainage
  Rain is bringing iron particles down the streams and natural drainage streams. Those places are researched and magnetite is collected to recover gold.
• Collection of black sand from natural drainage
  The black sand is collected on numerous, various places, directly from rain drainage.
• Mr. M'hengele Nkwabi calling people during black sand collection
  As you may see there are buckets around, as this is the action of collection of black sand, magnetite and some hematite. Such is used in recovery of gold particles. Normally miners are removing or separating black sand and it is funny that we even need it in larger quantities, as we are using magnetite in the technology we are applying to recover gold.
• Collection of black sand in Geita, Tanzania
  Magnetite, hematite and other heavy minerals are well known as black sand, they are disturbance to many gold prospectors and hinders final gold panning. Some companies are using magnetic separators to remove such black sand. Quite opposite on our side. The technology we are using requires black sand, so we are often collecting it.
• Natural drainage is chosen to collect black sand
  Mr. M'hengele Nkwabi is collecting black sand from natural rain drainage in Geita, Tanzania.
• Mr. M'hengele Nkwabi getting ready to collect magnetite minerals
  Mr. M'hengele Nkwabi is getting ready in Geita, Tanzania, to collect the magnetite minerals. It is also known as black sand. We use magnets to collect black sand from natural drainages or mining places.
• Main roundabout in Geita, Tanzania, the major gold mining town in Tanzania
  This is roundabout in Geita town, Tanzania, the main gold mining place in Tanzania. Our headquarter in Geita is just about 15 minutes slow walk from this roundabout. Few rock crushing machines may be seen on the roundabout as monuments.
• Artisanal mineral processing near Geita, Tanzania
  This is classic artisanal mineral processing near Geita, Tanzania, there is a sluice, there are some pools with water, the tailing heaps, and final milled ores are processed here, concentrate of gold is collected and processed with mercury. Mercury is poisonous and forbidden substance. We are never using mercury in our own mercury free gold recovery technology.
• Artisanal mining site and pond of water
  This is how artisanal mining sites look like in Geita, Tanzania. A pond of dirty water is valuable resources for mineral processing.
• Mining shaft on the mining site
  This is one of the mining shafts on mining site. People are going for rocks, while alluvial content was even one gram per shovel on certain locations. It is not quite logical to understand, but people on mining site may not know the mining site without conducting the Prospecting Checks for gold.
• Visit to mining site
  This mining site was discovered to have even one gram of gold in a simple shovel of the soil. People are building rooms at the place where they should not be built as exactly on that place the good gold grade have been found.
• Mazuri Lodge, near Geita, Tanzania
  This is how the lodge and street looks like in mining locations near Geita, Tanzania.
• Mr. M'hengele Nkwabi, our staff member
  Mr. M'hengele Nkwabi is our staff member that makes good reports from fields.
• Ball mills for small scale gold mining imported to Tanzania
  These ball mills are for small scale mining, the total capacity for 2 ball mills is not more than 1.2 tonnes per hour. On good and rich ores these ball mills speed up the gold production for about 12 times. The equivalent capacity if purchased in Tanzania would be US $50,000. The ball mills are worth about 50% less. They are running on diesel engines and can bring good steady income over the time. Ball mills are used in final grinding of the crushed gold bearing rocks.
• Mining shaft on mining site in Kenya
  Date: February 27th 2019 This mining shaft contains good and rich ores and is located on our signed up locations for processing of 50,000 tonnes.
• Mr. Dejan Vidojković in Kenya on February 27th 2019
  Date: February 27th 2019 Mr. Dejan Vidojkovich, Organization Executive Secretary in senior position have arrived to mining site in Kenya signed up for future mineral processing.
• Cyanidation pools with tailing heaps
  Date: February 27th 2019 Cyanidation pools and tailing heaps all around, total of about 50,000 tonnes available. Since then have been devising ways on how to bring and use constant water to process tailings efficiently.
• New mining site in Kenya with huge tailing heaps
  Date: February 27th 2019 New mining site with huge tailing heaps is identified in Kenya and agreement signed up.
• Travel from Busia, Uganda, to Isibania, Kenya
  This is the route on how to travel from Busia, Uganda to Isibania, Kenya in Migori county, South Kenya. Our Organization Executive Secretary Mr. Dejan Vidojković arrived to Entebbe, Uganda end of January 2019. He stayed in Uganda for February 2019, and was in Kenya for March and April 2019. Then he arrived to Tanzania to help in establishment of a new mining site end of April 2019.
• Safety know for harnesses and descending into mining shafts
  This is safety knot that has to be used in each descending into the mining shafts, or otherwise, if rope is too short, there will be free fall to the bottom.
• 17 shovels in one minute x 4 kg = shoveling of 4 tonnes per hour
  This video shows good tempo of 17 shovels per minute, each shovel being minimum 4 kilograms, probably 6 kilograms. This rhythm of shoveling provides 4 tonnes to 6 tonnes per hour. Two persons shoveling together can easily load 4 tonnes of soil into the sluice. Even if not, then 2 people could easily load 2 tonnes of soil per hour. To load 10 tonnes of soil per hour one would then employ 4 to 10 people. This makes it possible to handle 10 tonnes per hour and 100 tonnes per day.
• Mr. Okedi prospecting for gold on the open pit near Amonikakinei, Tiira, Busia, Uganda
  Here is Mr. Okedi, he is prospecting for the gold at the open pit near Amonikakinei, Tiira, Busia, Uganda.
• Gold particles compared to known coin size
  The gold particles are compared to the known coin size or one piece of the meter tape, so that we may get the visual sense to what gold have been found. One particle of very fine gold does not justify the operation to process such soil.
• Gold prospecting on open pit near Amonikakinei, Tiira, Busia, Uganda
  People in background are trying to reach the rich gold pockets at bottom of this open pit. Our people and team at front is verifying the overburden soil for existence and presence of gold. Sadly, few particles of fine gold do not justify the gravitational operation.
• Gold prospecting on the open pit, Amonikakinei, Tiira, Busia, Uganda
  The gold prospecting on the open pit was taking place begin of February 2019 by our company GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED in Uganda. The overburden soil was verified for gold presence, several times and several days. The presence of gold is sure. But the profitability is not tdetermined. People in background are searching for rich gold pockets and such are found few times per each few months or one time per year. However, the overbuden soil cannot be processed for profits. We have made the verification…
• Dejan visiting SAMA, the Syanyonja artisanal miners organization
  Mr. Dejan Vidojković have visited at begin of February 2019, the SAMA, Syanyonja artisanal mining organization.
• Prospecting Check Report Example from Busia, Uganda
  This is Prospecting Check Report near the area of Busia, Uganda. Every gold panning check is reported on the paper. That is how we collect the knowledge into the database.
• Gold particles in the gold pan, from river Okame, Busia, Uganda
  These are gold particles found on the beach of river Okame, near Busia, Uganda, as compared to the known coin size.
• Children swimming on the river Okame, near Busia, Uganda
  Children are swimming in the river Okame, Busia, Uganda. This river is polluted by mercury from various spills of soil contaminated with it by mining operations. Uganda, as of 2019, still does not have any system or legal enforcements to contain the mercury.
• One gold particle found in river Okame, Busia, Uganda
  The one fine gold particle was found in river Okame, Busia, Uganda. The top soil does not contain much gold.
• The gold panning with the Garrett Super Sluice on river Okame, Busia, Uganda
  Mr. Wabwire, our sluice operator is gold panning with the Garrett Super Sluice on river Okame, Busia, Uganda…
• Wabwire gold panning on river Okame, Busia, Uganda
  This is Wabwire, our staff member and sluice operator, here on the picture he is gold panning on the river Okame, Busia, Uganda.
• One pan prospecting volume
  The one pan prospecting volume is shown on this picture. This is Garrett Backpacker Pan filled with soil. When this exact gold pan is filled little bit below its hole on the side, the volume is just about 1.2 liters. By knowing the specific density of the soil, and by knowing the volume and actual gold prospecting results, we may know if the recoverable gold is profitable in the soil. That is field laboratory.
• Gold prospecting on river Okame, Busia, Uganda
  The river Okame does not have the exposed bedrock, yet it carries gold particles from overburden soil, and from tailings that are constantly spilled into the river. It also accrues the mercury waste from mining activities. Basic gold prospecting practice can be done on the river.
• Gold nuggets on the hand
  These are small gold nuggets directly from mother lode in Busia, Uganda.
• The engine for rudimentary ball mill in Uganda, East Africa
  This is the engine used for rudimentary ball mill in Uganda, East Africa.
• Rudimentary ball mill or "crusher" in Uganda
  This is rudimentary ball mill or "crusher" in Uganda, it is used for primary crushing and final milling. Capacity is only 100 kg per hour.
• Rudimentary ball mill in Busia, Uganda
  This is rudimentary ball mill in Busia, Uganda. People tend to use very big balls inside for the reason that they do not use primary crushing properly. Thus big ball helps that rocks get crushed. No liners are used and such rudimentary ball mills are broken each in a while, they don't last in operation longer than just few months when they need to get repaired. Dusty environment and improper maintenance contribute to low efficiency. The capacity is maximum 100 kg per hour.
• Near the mining site #281 in Busia, Uganda
  This open pit is very near the mining site #281 in our database, in area of Busia, Uganda. This open pit yields with rich gold pockets every few months.
• Mr. Dejan Vidojković at mining site #281 in Uganda
  On the right side one may see our Organization Executive Secretary I/C, as of 2018/2019, Mr. Dejan Vidojković.
• Rolex, the favorite food for many in Uganda, rolled chapati with eggs, that is Rolex
  Rolex is favorite food for many in Uganda. Rolled chapati with eggs makes a Rolex!…
• Gold Panning is Easy, by Roy Lagal and Metal Detecting by Garrett
  The Gold Panning is Easy, by Roy Lagal and Metal Detecting videos by Garrett company are essential for every gold prospector anywhere in the world.
• Seven pairs of walkie-talkies to Start Your Own Gold Mine
  The seven pairs of walkie-talkies for adventurers attending the Start Your Own Gold Mine program have been brought to East Africa in January 2019. We always use walkie-talkies on mining sites. Mobile phones and networks are so much unavailable at remote locations. Walkie-talkies are indispensable.
• The bodaboda ride in Entebbe, Uganda
  This is ride on bodaboda, the motorcycle in Entebbe, Uganda.
• The view on the bed in Barconi hotel, Entebbe, Uganda
  This is how the room and the bed looks like in Barconi Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda.
• Barconi Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda
  This is Barconi hotel in Entebbe, Uganda.
• Quick bodaboda transfer of stuff in Entebbe, Uganda
  Bodaboda people are motorcycle riders, and bodaboda is motorcycle. They transport everything, from luggage to beds and coffins with dead bodies. Bodaboda transport is always available everywhere in East Africa.
• Dejan departing to Vienna for flight to Uganda, East Africa
  This is from January 25th 2019, Mr. Dejan is departing to Vienna, Austria, to catch the next flight to Uganda, East Africa. Various prospecting and lapidary equipment in weight of 23 kilograms is stuffed into the luggage.
• Dejan in Graz city, Austria, preparing to travel to Vienna
  Dejan is preparing to move to Vienna, from Graz, Austria. As the next booked flight for East Africa departed from Vienna, Austria.
• Gold particles found
  These white dots are actually yellow gold particles found in the soil from river Drava, Croatia. They appear white on the picture as camera could not setup its lightning correctly. The result of gold panning is to find the gold, and Mr. Dejan did find it.
• Gold panning in the middle of room
  This is the evidence that gold panning may be practiced in the middle of the room. You need to have appropriately sized water containers and basins, gold pans, and it will work. This is Dejan, our Organization Executive Secretary I/C as of end of 2018, while learning gold panning methods.
• Mr. Dejan learning gold panning
  To learn gold panning may be simple for some people, and it may be as complicated as hell for some other people. Some people need 20 minutes, some people require 20 days. Mr. Dejan is learning fast on this picture and he has got all the basics within short time. The perfection comes with practice on the ground in East Africa and with the actual gold recovery.
• Mr. Dejan Vidojković, on his first prospecting expedition
  This is Mr. Dejan Vidojković on his first gold prospecting expedition in Croatia, Europe. He is seen at the location with soil sampling auger. The first attempt and Dejan did find the gold particles. This is no coincidence.
• Mr. Dejan Vidojković, former Organization Executive Secretary I/C for Start Your Own Gold Mine in East Africa
  Mr. Dejan Vidojković was a former Organization Executive Secretary in charge for Start Your Own Gold Mine in East Africa, from begin 2019 until begin of June 2019. His first gold prospecting expedition was in Croatia, end of 2018. With his first gold panning experiences he found the first gold particles. Few weeks thereafter Mr. Dejan was recovering gold from mercury contaminated gold concentrates in Busia, Uganda. On February 26th 2019, he moved to Kenya to establish additional several locations of work for our business and for adventurers from other countries. Apparently for his personal matters he returned to Europe. He has abused our business in East Africa and is NOT AUTHORIZED by our company for any business. Please report any communication of Mr. Dejan Vidojković as he was mis-representing himself as being authorized by the company for abusive actions.
• Now exiting to Indian ocean by night
  The Indian ocean is right there, but we had to ask for permission to exit out into the beach in Mombasa, Kenya.
• Mr. Louis in the swimming pool in Talentos beach, Mombasa, Tanzania
  We have just arrived to Kenya and organized the accommodation in Talentos Beach, in Mombasa, Kenya. I could not wait and used the opportunity to swim in the pool. I cannot wait coming back to Talentos Beach in Mombasa.
• View of Kilimanjaro near Arusha, Tanzania on our travel to Kenya
  The Kilimanjaro volcano could be seen directly from our car on our travel to Kenya in October 2017.
• Tanzanite gemstones in Arusha, Tanzania
  Back from August 2017 to October 2017, we have established the business of Tanzanite trade and polishing in Mirerani, Tanzania. This was our last day in Arusha, before our travel to Kenya in October 2017. Tanzanite Apollo company is located in Mirerani, Tanzania, the source of Tanzanite gemstone. It provides wholesale of Tanzanite and other gemstones to the world. You may find more about it on https://www.tanzaniteapollo.com…
• Elephant decoration on a wall near Arusha, Tanzania, on our travel to Kenya in October 2017
  The elephant decoration is on the walls of a hotel near Arusha, Tanzania, on our travel to Kenya.
• Rhinoceros decoration near Arusha, Tanzania, on our travel to Kenya
  This is rhinoceros as decorated on the wall of a hotel near Arusha, Tanzania, on our travel to Kenya in October 2017.
• Lion picture near Arusha, Tanzania, on our travel to Kenya, in October 2017
  This is lion picture as decorated on the wall of a hotel near Arusha, on our travel to Kenya in October 2017.
• African Buffalo decoration in Tanzania, just before moving to Kenya
  We found these on the walls of a hotel near Arusha, just before moving to Kenya in October 2017.
• Leopard decoration in Tanzania, just before moving to Kenya
  This is leopard in Tanzania, near Arusha, just shortly before moving to Kenya in October 2017.
• Start Your Own Gold Mine Limited company in Kenya, since 2018
  Start Your Own Gold Mine Limited company is active in Kenya since 2018. Due to previous research and connections to valuable partners, and the avialable gold mining opportunities in Kenya, the decision to open up new business in Kenya was met in 2018. The roots of this decision go back to the year 2012, for gold trade purposes. Today, the business program Start Your Own Gold Mine and mercury free gold recovery courses are legally provided in Kenya for local and foreign investors.
• Driving in Geita, Tanzania
  October 30th 2012, somewhere in Geita region, Tanzania We don't know where this really was, but video shows the conditions on streets in some of smaller towns.
• Geita town and region in Tanzania
  These pages will show our experiences, travels and information about the Geita town and around the mining sites near Geita in Tanzania.
• Falcon in Hotel Tilapia, Mwanza, Tanzania
  October 20th 2012, Hotel Tilapia, Mwanza, Tanzania, Location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/-2.528553/32.895481 We were wondering why we cannot see any pigeons in Mwanza, Tanzania. Town is full of falcons. Any smaller bird appearing is eaten by falcons. Be careful with your food in restaurants, if falcons see it, at your first turn they will snatch it.
• Leverage with mortar and pestle to crush larger rocks
  This is one way on how to easier crush larger rocks during sampling process. The leverage may be used to raise the mortar and crush the rocks in the pestle. Even child of 12 years can handle the leverage and help in such operation. We don't employ children. This is was our neighbor in Mwanza who helped to make this movie.
• Our first mining camp in 2012
  December 23rd 2012, Mgusu hills, Geita, Tanzania This is our first mining camp in Tanzania. And there is the generator that is used to charge the multiple phones of our staff members. The first gold mining operation was financed by investment of our company GOLDIVANTI LP.
• Mercury in miner's pan
  December 23rd 2012, Mgusu hills, Geita, Tanzania Miner is demonstrating mercury in the pan. Mercury is dangerous and poisonous substance that shall be avoided by all means. Countries worldwide have agreed to eradicate mercury by the Minamat Convention. We do not endorse mercury in gold recovery. We use only mercury free gold recovery methods.
• Mihaio's torch, Mgusu hills, Tanzania
  December 25th 2012 Mgusu Hills Tanzania Our friend Mihaio is demonstrating us how he had to improvize and make the torch. He used the alluminum paper from cigarette boxes as wires to connect the battires, and some rubber stripes to keep it all together. The torch works and he was daily using it in deep mining shafts.
• Mining camp in Mgusu hills, Geita, Tanzania
  December 26th 2012 Mgusu Hills Tanzania The video quality is bad, but not much is left from that time, due to loss of data. The video shows the shade and people talking in front of our accommodation at the mining camp in Mgusu Hills, Geita, Tanzania.
• View on construction of miners' house
  January 10th 2013 Mgusu Hills Tanzania The expense of this house was just about US $100. This was the first location as run by investment of GOLDIVANTI LP company.
• View on construction of the miners' house
  January 10th 2013 Mgusu Hills Tanzania This is the miners' house and view on the construction of it.
• Mining Camp, Tips and Tricks
  On these pages we are demonstrating various solutions for mining camp, tips and tricks of living in a camp, dangers, safety and security, various metnality in East African countries where the Start Your Own Gold Mine program is conducted. In Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.
• Water tanks loaded into the truck
  January 1st 2013, Mwanza, Tanzania Water tanks are loaded into the truck. This truck was rented and the drivers said that everything is fine, so we can move on. Later during the night, we found out that springs were not quite alright, and that the truck had to be replaced for the equipment to arrive to the elevated location at the hill.
• Our departing point from Geita
  This is our departing point from Geita to mining sites. This is the place where we purchase our remaining stuff, such as medicine in pharmacies, some food, supplies, there is hardware shop and post office around.
• From Mwanza, via Kigongo to Busisi by fair
  January 9th 2013, Kigongo and Busisi, Tanzania This is the view just before the arrival of the ferry from Mwanza, over Kigongo to Busisi, towards Geita, Tanzania. The video cannot describe the beauty of Tanzanian nature.
• Small equipment for mining site
  Date: January 8st 2013, Mwanza, Tanzania Small equipment have been prepared and transported to the mining site.
• Matresses and stuff for the mining site
  Date: January 8st 2013, Mwanza, Tanzania These mattresses and the stuff have been moved to the mining site for our miners.
• Waking up the pharmacist in Geita, Tanzania
  Date: January 26th 2013 in Geita, Tanzania When you need malaria medicine, always make sure to wake up the pharmacist...
• Picture of fine gold in the gold pan
  This is fine gold in the pan.
• Fine gold is seen in the gold pan
  This is fine gold as seen in the experiment.
• The fine gold after recovery experiment
  This is fine gold after the recovery experiment.
• Fine gold in the gold pan after experiment
  The fine gold is seen in the gold pan after the experiment.
• Fine gold recovered after panning
  This is fine gold as recovered after panning one small quantity of crushed and milled ores. The quantity is equal to the volume of the Garrett Backpacker pan, which is about 1.2 litres or 0.0012 cubic meters or 1200 cubic centimetres.
• Gold recovered in the gold pan
  The gold shown on this picture have been recovered from crushed and milled ore sample. It is very rich material and very profitable. This many particles of gold have been recovered from one small Garrett Backpacker pan full of material.
• Gold recovered in the gold pan
  On this picture one can see the gold as separated on the upper part of the gold pan and with the black sand on the bottom. This is proof that mercury free gold recovery methods can easily be applied everywhere in East Africa.
• The field assay going on
  This is the controlled experiment on the crushed and milled ore. A controlled quantity of soil is used and particles recovered are counted and measured after the recovery. The results can give clear picture if the material is rich, profitable or not profitable.
• Bus station in Busia, Uganda
  This is the bus station in Busia town, Uganda.
• Quartering of the sample on canvas, with warning
  The quartering have been conducted, but this is small sample containing concentrates, and even if it wasn't, the dirt on the canvas was not quartered equally, and thus the quarters do not represent perfect proportional minerals from the whole. Much care must be taken in doing this work, as well as to clean thoroughly the parts of the canvas where the discarded metal has been in order to prevent salting.
• Quarter of the sample, is it removed or not removed?
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: These pictures are shown how NOT TO do the quartering procedure. What do you observe on this picture? The quarter of the sample have been removed. Is it removed? What can you see and observe?…
• Collection of quarter of the sample into gold pan
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: These pictures are shown how NOT TO do the quartering procedure. People collect one quarter of the sample into the gold pan. Please don't do this.
• Negative education on errors in sampling
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: These pictures are shown how NOT TO do the quartering procedure. People are using canvas incorrectly, removing sample into gold pan, not cleaning the canvas, and walking barefoot over mercury contaminated sample.
• Negative education on errors in quartering
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: These pictures are shown how NOT TO do the quartering procedure. People are trying to remove way to big sample part into the gold pan. Instead, additional canvas underneath shall be used first to remove the quarter and then to dispose of it.
• Negative education examples of quartering
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: These pictures are shown how NOT TO do the quartering procedure. The barefoot walking over material, dirty canvas, not cleaning and removing all particles of the sample.
• Quartering the sample
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: These pictures are shown how NOT TO do the quartering procedure.
• Quartering the sample
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: This picture are shown how NOT TO do the quartering procedure. Barefoot walking over the canvas, using small scoop to try to flatten the sample, not using any piece of cloth to clean the canvas and collect or particles together, those are the incoherent facts to be observed on this picture.
• People are using canvas to divide the sample in two parts
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: These pictures are shown how NOT TO do the quartering procedure. The incoherent facts that may be seen on this picture are dirt everywhere on the canvas, thus either removing the gold particles from the sample or contaminating parts of sample with it. Using hands too close on the sample material and barefoot walking over the canvas, thus either removing or contaminating the sample.
• The method to divide smaller sample in two parts
  This pictures shows the starting position to divide the smaller sample into two parts.
• The sample as divided in two parts
  This sample have been divided in two approximately equal parts.
• Division of the sample in two parts
  On this picture one can see how sample have been divided on two parts.
• Coning the sample
  After mixing the sample, it has to be coned and then flattened before quartering process.
• Mixing the sample in plastic canvas
  While this picture cannot describe proper way of using canvas on how to mix the sample, it demonstrates the basic principle of rolling the sample in canvas.
• Sampling Errors in Practice
  NEGATIVE EDUCATION WARNING: These pages describe how not to do the sampling, coning and quartering, as these errors are common. Much care must be taken in doing this work, as well as to clean thoroughly the parts of the platform or canvas where the discarded metal has been in order to prevent salting. People walking barefoot on the mercury contaminated soil and other negative facts may be observed on this series of pictures.
• Removing the quarters into gold pan
  Removing the quarter of the sample into the gold pan is easy task. We rather recommend using other piece of canvas underneath, so that sample is easier removed from it, and then later placed into buckets or bags. Much care must be taken in doing this work, as well as to clean thoroughly the parts of the canvas where the discarded metal has been in order to prevent salting.
• Flattening of the sample on canvas
  The cone made out of the sample material shall be flattened on canvas so that easier quartering may take place in the second step.
• Sample in the middle of tabletop oilcloth, or this time tent plastic canvas
  Here one can see the sample in the middle of the tent plastic canvas. The canvas shall be about 2 meters by 2 meters, this one is little larger. For larger canvas, more care must be taken to have proper mixing and removal of parts of sample during the quartering process. This picture is negatively educationl. Do not repeat what you see on this picture.
• Quartering - dividing the sample into four equal parts
  Quartering is standard process to divide the sample into four equal parts. It is sample reduction process. Even though it may seem simple on pictures, it is not as simple if we are quartering sample which shall be assayed for gold grade. Small details of the techniques of quartering are very important, as otherwise gold contamination occurs and sample assays higher than it should be. Tips and tricks are explained on these pages about sampling and quartering methods.
• Mixing the smple on table oilcloth, nylon or plastic canvas
  This series of pictures will demonstrate how to mix the sample on the table oilcloth, nylon or plastic canvas. The procedure is standard, hundred yeasr old yet not as known and practiced by small scale miners in Africa.
• How to prepare the square table oilcloth for sample mixing
  These pictures will show how to prepare the square table oilcloth or other type of plastic canvas for purposes of mixing the sample. The process is simple, find out what is the quantity of the sample, try to estimate the square size, find the table oilcloth, measure its width and if width is good enough for the sample size, cut it to the length of the width, and you have got the square. While this process may be sample in its words to some people, to some other people it is complicated. Pictures are there to give the mass to the reader so that process can be easier understood.
• Sampling, Coning, Quartering, Reducing of Samples, the sampling series of pictures and videos to Start Your Own Gold Mine
  We present here the standard sampling, coning, quartering, reducing of samples and the whole sampling series of pictures and videos to Start Your Own Gold Mine for our staff members, gold prospectors and clients. Videos and pictures on sampling methods and procedures are not necessary published in certain order. We are advising clients and staff members upon need and demand, on which video and picture to watch, to understand proper and standard sampling methods and preparations of samples.
• Mixing the sample in canvas, video
  Video showing people mixing the sample in canvas.
• Mixing the sample in canvas
  People are rolling the sample on ground in canvas and mixing it so that the homogeneous mixture is produced.
• Mixing the samples in canvas with rolled edges
  People are mixing the sample in canvas with rolled edges.
• Rolling the edges of canvas to easier mix the sample
  When canvas appears too long, the edges could be rolled to easier mix the sample.
• The sample has to be mixed well by using canvas, in opposite directions
  Sample must be mixed well by rolling the canvas from one side to other and then exchanging the directions and rolling it again from side to side.
• Mixing and rolling of the sample on ground
  Staff members are now mixing and rolling the sample on ground.
• The sample placed in the center of the square canvas
  The staff members are placing the samples in the middle of the square of plastic canvas.
• Sample is placed in the center of square plastic canvas
  The staff members are placing the samples in the middle of the square of plastic canvas.
• Placement of sample from buckets into the center of the square canvas
  The staff members are placing the samples in the middle of the square of plastic canvas.
• Placement of sample from sample buckets into the middle of plastic canvas
  The staff members are placing the samples in the middle of the square of plastic canvas.
• Placement of sample in the middle of square plastic canvas
  The staff members are placing the samples in the middle of the square of plastic canvas.
• The square plastic canvas prepared on ground for sample mixing
  This is the square plastic canvas that is prepared on ground for purposes of sample mixing.
• Plastic canvas for sample mixing
  This is plastic canvas for tents. We are using this to mix the sample quickly on ground, without loosing any piece of soil.
• Incorrect: canvas too small for sample
  On this picture we are using the canvas and rolling method to mix the sample. But the sample is clearly too big for this square of nylon to be mixed.
• Sample mixing by use of canvas
  The final sample max be mixed by various methods, standard method is quartering which may be done with shovels, with machines, and with canvas or table oilcloths, or other similar plastic canvas. On these pages we are demonstrating the process of preparation and mixing of the sample to educate our staff members and clients.
• Mr. Okedi, gold panning in Amonikakinei, Uganda
  Mr. Okedi, our sluice operation assistant, is gold panning for gold at beach of river Okame, Amonikakinei.
• Mr. Tibasima, gold panning for gold at river Okame, near Amonikakinei, Uganda
  This is Mr. Tibasima, the sluice operation assistant, gold panning for gold at river Okame, near Amonikakinei, Uganda…
• Fine gold totally recovered in the gold pan, Geita, Tanzania, January 8th 2019
  This is fine gold totally recovered from milled rocks. This video serves as evidences that powder as result of rock crushing and milling, can be panned down to fine gold, with all other particles fully removed. Thus the gold panning can be used as quantitative tool just as described by Paul K. Theobalrd, Jr. in the book "The Gold Pan as a Quantitative Geologic Tool"…
• The proof how gold panning can be done
  This is the proof how gold panning can be done, this is the result of gold panning of finely milled rocks as small as 50 mesh and smaller than 100 mesh, in Geita, Tanzania, on January 8th 2019.
• Fine gold in the pan, Geita, Tanzania
  Gold panning in Geita, Tanzania, on January 8th 2019…
• Gold panning in Geita, Tanzania, 2019-01-08
  Gold panning in Geita, Tanzania on January 8th 2019…
• The fine gold in the gold pan, Geita, Tanzania
  This is the fine gold in the gold pan, Geita, Tanzania.
• Fine gold in the pan, Geita, Tanzania
  Date: 2019-01-08 Geita, Tanzania Our Organization Executive Secretary I/C in Geita, Tanzania have been gold panning, and this is the result of the today's practice.
• The width of grizzly bars to be 125-126 cm
  On this picture one can see that the width of the grizzly bars is 125.5 cm. Generally recommended measure is minimum of 120 cm which is good enough for 5 people to shovel each 30-40 kg per minute, or good enough to unload 4-5 wheelbarrows, each with 40-50 kg per load.
• The width of the classifier is 120 cm to 126 cm
  On this picture one can see the measurement of the width of the grizzly bars, which is 120 cm to 126 cm in total.
• The width of the grizzly bars is about 120 - 126 cm
  The width of the grizzly bars is about 120 - 126 cm, in general we make it minimally 120 cm. The hooper or feeder boxes are made later out of wooden boards, and classifier is mounted for 10 tonnes per hour capacity.
• The length of the grizzly bars is 100 cm
  The length of the grizzly bars is 100 cm as shown better on this picture and other picture in this series. The SYOGM™ Gold Recovery Plant has capacity of 10 tonnes per hour and allows 5 people to shovel each 30-40 kg per minute or to unload 4-5 wheelbarrows full of soil of about 40-50 kg weight.
• The length of grizzly bars is about 100 cm
  We construct various types of grizzly bars and the length of these grizzly bars is about 100 cm. It could be longer or shorter, that depends of various circumstances. These measurements of the classifiers are shown for our suppliers on the ground in East Africa as they are constructing same types of equipment exactly as given on these pictures and in our blueprints. Start Your Own Gold Mine program is provided in East Africa, since end of 2018 and begin of 2019, in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
• It is about 125.5 cm width, general width is 120 cm for our 10 tonnes per hour classifier
  The width is shown here as about 125.5 cm in total. We assume that general width of the SYOGM™ Gold Recovery Plant classifier is 120 cm which is good enough for 5 people to shovel material inside and also good enough for unload of the single wheelbarrow of 40-50 kg.
• The measure of grizzly bars or classifier begins from the outer starting point
  On this picture you may see that the measure begins from the outer point of this classifier.
• The width of SYOGM™ Classifier is 120 cm
  The width of the SYOGM™ Gold Recovery Plant classifier for 10 tonnes per hour capacity is 120 cm. It is constructed this time of the plain stainless steel or inox as found cheaply in Croatia, Europe, and manufactured in the workshop of our favorite and skilled metal technician. The classifier is used to remove unwanted particle sizes, so that such may be analysed and verified if they need to be crushed and milled for gold recovery. Smaller particle sizes are flowing through the sluice, and heavy…
• The 10 tonnes per hour classifier for SYOGM™ Gold Recovery Plant
  This is 10 tonnes per hour classifier for larger particle of 1 cm, so that unwanted particle sizes can be discarded, and that rocks of that size may be crushed and milled provided they contain enough profitable gold. The sluice is made with the purpose to process alluvial soil and tailing heaps. People may throw onto them one full 40-50 kg wheelbarrow of soil or gravel, and classification with the spray bars is almost instant, depending of the water pressure and the actual setup. Four to five wheelbarrows…
• Single sluice grizzly bars in manufacture
  This is the single sluice classifier and grizzly bars during manufacture process. The width is 60 cm. The bars will be adjusted one to each other during the process for even separation.
• The grizzly bars of 3-4 mm for gold recovery system
  These grizzly bars are used to construct the quick classifier. This type of steel is not hardened, it is standard inox or stainless steel in Europe. The single classifying grizzly bars remove the unwanted particles sizes in gold recovery applications. In comparison to perforated metal sheets, such one way classifiers are way faster and increase the speed of work and thus the capacity of ore processing. With 1 sluice and 10 hours of work per day and gold grade of 0.30 we can make 180.00 grams of gold,…
• The width of single sluice grizzly bars is 60 cm
  For the time being of 2018 and begin of 2019, in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine we are using single sluices with the width of 60 cm. On the picture one can see the measurement of small grizzly bars and that the final width is 60 cm. The length of such classifier may be about 60 cm to 100 cm, that is matter of decision and estimates. Classifier like this can have bars as small as 4 mm diameter.
• The workshop and manufacture of the screen, grizzly bars for gravel classification
  This is the workshop in Europe, Croatia, where we are manufacturing some of the gold mining equipment for the purposes of our investments from company GOLDIVANTI LP and business program Start Your Own Gold Mine that started back in 2013. As of end of 2018 and 2019, the business program Start Your Own Gold Mine is conducted in four countries, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania and in other countries by request. On this picture one can see the bars made of inox steel or stainless steel. We did not…
• Feeder for impact mill
  This is feeder for the impact mill, shown from different side.
• Impact mills and classifier in the workshop
  One can see here our favorite, for decades experienced metal technician who is leading the workshop in construction of our mining equipment. The program Start Your Own Gold Mine is conducted in East Africa, in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and provide our clients with full SYOGM™ Gold Recovery Plant with 10 tonnes capacity per hour.
• Perforated metal screen used in impact mills
  This type of perforated metal screen is used in impact mills with more or less opening sizes depending of the need.
• Feeders for impact mills
  One may see the feeder mounted on one of the impact mills.
• The production of impact mills in our workshop in Croatia
  This picture shows the production of impact mills in our workshop in Croatia. Each such impact mill may handle 500 kg of rocks per hour and more than that.
• The construction of impact mills for rock milling
  On this picture one can see some details of the construction of impact mills in our workshop in Croatia, Europe. Each such impact mill has capacity of minimum 500 kg per hour, and may mill the rocks down to the powder as small as 50 mesh and smaller.
• The impact mills during the manufacture time
  These are the impact mills during the manufacture in our workshop in Croatia. Each impact mill may handle about 500 kg of material easy, or even more with better classification or setups. They are manufactured by company's financed blueprints and engineered designs, and by technician with decades of experience.
• Basic usage of SYOGM Auger
  The video shows our manufacturer of SYOGM Augers and basic usage on how to obtain soil samples. Augers are extensible and may go as deep as the strength of the user.
• When black sand is not agitated, there is no true panning
  This short educational video will show black sand in the pan, but it is not agitated. There is shaking and movements of hands and the Garrett Prospecting Pan. Yet one can see that the black sand in the gold pan is not agitated. It does not move as slurry. It is not liquid and not stirred with the water. Gold particles inside of this non-agitated black sand are trapped and have no space nor time to fall into the riffles and to get into concentration. This will tell you that shaking has the purpose…
• Sluice almost finished
  One can see here two sluice inserts that fit into each other. We put great stress that any well known and researched parts of the sluice are applied and that turbulences are avoided and that several multiple gold recovery methods are used to bring about the best gold concentrate one can find.
• Finalization of sluices
  Sluices need to be bent and prepared to fit one into each other. Each sluice has its entry, its exit, its first entrance dimension where inner width is important and its exit width where the outer width is important to be measured and properly applied. Only carefuylly measured sluices may fit one into each other. We always start with the basic chequered alluminum sheets and then apply several methods for gold recovery of every possible particle size and shape. Majority of materials, in its low quality…
• Sluice bending in Geita, Tanzania
  The workshop in Geita, Tanzania is open air workshop, with person that is enough skilled to listen to our dimensions and to bend sluices on an improvized metal brake or metal bending device. As all sluice inserts need to fit one into each other, this is not an easy task to do. Skilled technicians can understand the requirement and simply make it happen.
• Epsom Ltd. the metal workshop in Geita, Tanzania
  This is one of feature rich workshops for metal works in Geita, Tanzania. EPSOM LTD is company that can deliver good works that no average welder can in the area.
• Start Your Own Gold Mine in Rwanda, since 2018
  The company and business startup program is in existence in Rwanda since end of the year 2018. START YOUR OWN GOLD MINE Ltd is private company limited by shares with the company code being 108470653, and registered in Rwanda. Directors are Mr. Clement Kizito and Mr. Jean Louis. Company provides the business startup program for small scale gold mining, sales of mining equipment, and develops own gold mining activities.
• Banka Drill Educational Video
  This is Banka Drill, famous drilling rig manually operated and perfect for distant and hard to reach locations. This location have been accessed by boats, and team of people was able to drill down and obtain samples. Please observe following: 1) Man power is enough to operate the drilling rig 2) Each part of the drilling rig may be carried on the back of one person 3) Samples have been processed on the site by using simple sluice…
• Video of shaker tables for chromite mineral processing Cr2O3
  This is yet another video of shaker tables for chromite mineral processing. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• The video of shaker tables for chromite Cr2O3 mineral concentration
  These are shaker tables for chromite Cr2O3 mineral concentration. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Reichert spirals in work for chromite mineral Cr2O3 concentration
  These are Reichert spirals for chromite mineral Cr2O3 concentration. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Video of ball mills, separators, jigs for chromite mineral concentration
  This video shows ball mills, separators and jigs for chromite mineral Cr2O3 concentration. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Video of mineral processing plant for chromite Cr2O3 mineral with arrays of shaker tables
  This video shows arrays of shaker tables for concentration of chromite mineral Cr2O3. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Video of shaker table concentrating the chromite Cr2O3 mineral
  This is video of shaker table producing the concentrat of chromite Cr2O3 mineral. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• The video of shaker table concentration of chromite (Cr2O3) mineral
  This video shows how chromite Cr2O3 mineral is being concentrated by using shaker table. It is not most efficient method, yet it is workable to a degree. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Shaker table for chromite mineral concentration
  These shaker tables have been made in China for chromite (Cr2O3) mineral concentration processing. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Mineral processing plant video for chromite concentrate Cr2O3
  This is short video of mineral processing plant for chromite concentrate Cr2O3 that uses ball mills, rock crushers and rock hammers, and shaker tables. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Reichert spirals used to produce the chromite concentrate
  The Reichert spirals are not the most efficient equipment. Yet they are used on this mineral processing plant as part of equipment that is concentrating the chromite concentrates or Cr2O3. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Chromite concentrate in the gold pan
  This is 49% chromite concentrate in the gold pan or Cr2O3. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• The chromite mineral processing plant
  This is mineral processing plant specialized to produce chromite concentrates. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Stockpile of chromite concentrate
  This is stockpile of chromite concentrate containg about 49% of Cr2O3. Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine may provide chromite concentrate and exports to any country in the world. Contact us to obtain chromite concentrates delivered to your door. Payments are required before the shipping.
• Chromite Cr2O3 Concentrate Deliveries
  Our company Start Your Own Gold Mine delivers chromite Cr2O3 concentrate to any country in the world. Payments for chromite shall be done before the shipping, rarely upon deliveries, that depends of the reputability of the buyer. The concentration may be about 49% - 50%, contact us for exact assays and analysis of the stockpiles.
• Air Compressor Kaeser M25 nr. 2 for sale in Tanzania
  This is Air Compressor Kaeser M25 for sale in Tanzania. It is usable in mining and other industry applications. Refurbished, second hand from Germany, with new batteries and filters. May include pipes, hoses, and jackhammers. We work in all cities of Tanzania, Mbeya, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Geita, Kahama, Arusha, just contact us and we will sell air compressor and jackhammers to you.
• Air Compressor Kaeser M25 for sale in Tanzania
  This is Air Compressor Kaeser M25 for sale in Tanzania. It is usable in mining and other industry applications. Refurbished, second hand from Germany, with new batteries and filters. May include pipes, hoses, and jackhammers. We work in all cities of Tanzania, Mbeya, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Geita, Kahama, Arusha, just contact us and we will sell air compressor and jackhammers to you.
• Air Compressor Kaeser M22 for sale in Tanzania
  This is Air Compressor Kaeser M22 for sale in Tanzania. It is usable in mining and other industry applications. Refurbished, second hand from Germany, with new batteries and filters. May include pipes, hoses, and jackhammers. We work in all cities of Tanzania, Mbeya, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Geita, Kahama, Arusha, just contact us and we will sell air compressor and jackhammers to you.
• Air Compressor CompAir DLT 0404 for sale in Tanzania
  This is Air Compressor CompAir DLT 0404 for sale in Tanzania. It is usable in mining and other industry applications. Refurbished, second hand from Germany, with new batteries and filters. May include pipes, hoses, and jackhammers. We work in all cities of Tanzania, Mbeya, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Geita, Kahama, Arusha, just contact us and we will sell air compressor and jackhammers to you.
• Sitemap for Gold Mining Equipment Sales in East Africa, in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya
  Sitemap for Gold Mining Equipment sales in East Africa, in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya
• Air Compressor Kaeser M25 for sale in Tanzania
  This is Air Compressor Air Compressor Kaeser M25 for sale in Tanzania. It is usable in mining and other industry applications. Refurbished, second hand from Germany, with new batteries and filters. May include pipes, hoses, and jackhammers. We work in all cities of Tanzania, Mbeya, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Geita, Kahama, Arusha, just contact us and we will sell air compressor and jackhammers to you.
• Air Compressor Atlas Copco XAS 50 for sale in Tanzania
  This is Air Compressor Atlas Copco XAS 50 for sale in Tanzania. It is usable in mining and other industry applications. Refurbished, second hand from Germany, with new batteries and filters. May include pipes, hoses, and jackhammers. We work in all cities of Tanzania, Mbeya, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Geita, Kahama, Arusha, just contact us and we will sell air compressor and jackhammers to you.
• Air Compressor Atlas Copco XAS 36 for sale in Tanzania
  This is Air Compressor Atlas Copco XAS 36 for sale in Tanzania. It is usable in mining and other industry applications. Refurbished, second hand from Germany, with new batteries and filters. May include pipes, hoses, and jackhammers. We work in all cities of Tanzania, Mbeya, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Geita, Kahama, Arusha, just contact us and we will sell air compressor and jackhammers to you.
• Gold Mining Equipment for Sale in Tanzania
  Gold mining equipment for sale in Tanzania by Start Your Own Gold Mine company for gold mining and Tanzanite Apollo for Tanzanite gemstone polishing is offered on these pages for Tanzanian territory. Whoever wish to buy our gold mining equipment, just contact us, and we will help you with best offers. We sell air compressors, jackhammers, diggers, explosives, drills, winches, timber, bricks, alluminum, sluices for gold washing, excavators, trucks, SUV or sport utility vehicles, bulldozers, cranes, gold pans, gold prospecting equipment, concentrators, chemicals, and you name it. Just contact us and let us know what you need.
• Long-range locator Forward Gauss VR-1000B-II exposed as fraudulent dowsing device in Tanzania
  Yet another fraudulent geologist have been exposed as dowser and a modern "witch" in Tanzania. A fraudulent long-range locator device was used as fake metal detectors with claims to be able to find gold on distances such as up to 1000 meters on vertical and horizontal directions. The long-range locator device manufactured in China and named Forward Gauss VR-1000B-II have been exposed as dowsing device which falls in the category of witchcraft and not a science. The electronic circuits within the device detect no gold but are exclusively used to defraud people. Owners of such devices collect money from gullible small scale and artisanal miners in Tanzania. A simple test in our garden have exposed the owner not to be a geologist but a simple clown.
• Fraudulent dowsing device Forward Gauss VR 5000 exposed in Tanzania
  The fraudulent dowsing device Forward Gauss VR 5000 exposed in Tanzania. The fraudulent team of "geologists" claimed to be able to find hidden treasure such as burial reserves and German antiques that include and are not limited to German Duss or Deutz stove, ironbox, lantern, radio, padlocks, axe, hammer, wallclock, gramophone, sword, beacon/bayonnetes, boots, belt, wristwatch, bottle, spoon, German militaria antiques which contain natural red mercury, More to these are high grade uranium, gemstones, diamond, gold and treasure boxes full of pure Silver wares and a lot more.
• Dowsing exposed in gold mining activities
  Dowsing or rhabdomancy is searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod. We are exposing any and all dowsing methods that are too often used in East Africa, in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya by fraudulent geologist and operators who claim to be able to find valuable minerals by using dowsing and long-range locators which they call "detectors" but are nothing else but fraudulent devices. Too many small scale miners and artisanal miners and their families suffered for wrongdoings of dowsers or "geologist" who claimed to have dowsing abilities. Locating gold on distances of even several kilometers have been reported and exposed as false and fraudulent.
• Pouring the gold into the mold
  You may see here how gold is quickly poured into the hot mold. After pouring the gold into the mold, shake it a little, give it few kicks, so that any remaining impurities, dirt or borax or remaining particles of gold may come out. Keep those impurities for later refining.
• Quickly adding gold scrap into the melting oven
  If you wish to add some gold into the melting oven, do not delay as not to decrease the temperature. Quickly open the melting oven with one hand, and by using tweezers or small scoop, add the scrap gold into the oven.
• Human fat burning while melting the scrap gold
  What you may see on this video is human fat burning while melting the gold scrap. Necklaces and bracelets often collect parts of human fat and during the melting stage they quickly burn out.
• Pouring the gold into the mold
  Once gold has been melted in the melting oven, you are pouring the gold into the mold. There is no waiting time. The process must be done without delays. The mold must be heated and is usually held on the top of the oven to keep its temperature always hot. Asbestos gloves must be used, as otherwise you cannot handle the hot mold. You take the tweezers in the hand, quickly open the melting oven, then fix the crucible with tweezers and poour the gold into the mold.
• Quick gold mixing with the graphite stab
  During the melting process one need to quickly open the melting oven, then use the special graphite stab to mix the gold, and then quickly close the melting oven.
• During melting mold is held on the hot gold melting oven
  During the melting process the mold must be heated. As if the mold is not heated and very hot, pouring gold into cold mold would result with the burst of the melted gold. Basic safety gear are protective glasses, asbestos gloves and protective apron. When opening the oven to see or verify if gold have been melted, one should be fast. Open the oven, look inside, shake the gold, and close the oven as fast as possible. Don't let the temperature go down during your observation.
• The front panel of the melting oven for 1 kg of gold
  This is the front panel of the small melting oven for gold. The maximum quantity for this melting oven is 1 kg of gold. This melting oven is ideal for scrap gold or gold nuggets. When recovering the gold from tailing heaps on mining sites in Tanzania, Uganda or Kenya, such gold often contains mercury. In that case it is advisable to first separate mercury by using retorts. After separation of mercury such melting oven as this one may be used to melt the final gold. Flux such as borax shall be used…
• Gold melting methods and handlings
  On these pages you may find some of gold melting methods and handlings. One would first need to consider all the safety precautions while melting gold. In the next step one need to know how to melt the gold properly. Not all types of gold are to be melted with the same method. Special precaution and care shall be given when handling any gold that would contain mercury. Even though our company do not buy or trade with gold that contains mercury, we often recover mercury from tailings, and in the case usage of retorts is necessary to prevent any contamination or disposal of mercury.
• Should I engage into gold cyanidation business?
  This question is often answered by East African miners by actually engaging into gold cyanidation business. Some of them are winning, majority of them are loosing fortunes, and even if making it profitable, they are still loosing a lot of gold while endangering environment, animals, fish and crops around them. In the program Start Your Own Gold Mine we are not using any cyanidation methods. Out of this conversation an intelligent mind may find clues and indications that may be useful before deciding to engage into any type of gold cyanidation and leaching methods.
• Privacy Policy for Start Your Own Gold Mine Website
  This is our privacy policy for Start Your Own Gold Mine website.
• Privileged Benefit in Start Your Own Gold Mine Program
  The privileged benefit in the Start Your Own Gold Mine program is the machinery worth US $50,000 that is provided to our clients who respect human rights and environment with the purpose to speed up the mining production for the first 5 kilograms of gold. The mining equipment provided as privileged benefit to our clients consists of excavation equipment such as winches, compressors, jackhammers, explosives, then rock crushing and rock milling equipment and transportation means.
• Infographics for Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection
  This is infographics for Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection that we conduct before making the decision to enter the partnership with mining site holder or license holder in Tanzania, Uganda or other countries where Start Your Own Gold Mine program is available. Mr. Jean Louis and the team are inspecting the mining site for its living and working resources, previous gold mining activities, and preparation of future mining site development.
• Meanwhile in Croatia, prospecting for gold
  While our people are working in Uganda, we are prospecting for gold directly in Croatia on the quarry field and in joint attempt with the quarry owner.
• This is the pulley as used on our impact mills
  This is pulley made in the workshop in Novska, Croatia. It is used to run the impact chain flail rock mill.
• The drum for the impact mill
  This is the drum and hardened chains shown on picture.
• Our main workshop to produce gold mining equipment is in Croatia
  This is our main workshop for 2018 for construction of gold mining equipment. It is located in Novska, Croatia. Mining equipment is transported by ship from Croatia to Tanzania or Uganda.
• Turner preparing the cover
  This is turner machine that is used to prepare the covers for impact chain flail rock mills.
• The drum for impact chain flail rock mill
  These drums are steel pipes cut in pieces to serve for construction of impact chain flail rock mills that are giving us the result of milled material of 50 mesh and smaller.
• Plan for the foundation of the impact chain flail rock mill
  This is the plan on how to make a foundation for the impact chain flail rock mill. The rock mills we are using in the last step of rock processing.
• The rock crusher or impact chain flail rock mill
  This is the view from above on the impact chain flail rock mill.
• Impact chain flail rock mill from behind
  This is the impact chain flail rock mill from behind. It offers the opportunity to crush and mill up to 1000 lbs of rocks per hour.
• The screens of the impact chain flail mill
  These are the screens as shown from inside of the impact chain flail rock mill.
• One of best crushers or rock mills also known as Beast
  This is the rock mill or crusher, the impact chain flail mill for rocks and perfect for small scale mining. This type of crushers is able to process 1000 lbs per hour when properly fed, or half of it when fed more relaxed. It is good for an entry into the small scale mining and is used in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• The test of the jaw crusher
  This is how hard rocks are crushed with the jaw crusher Ashdaia (Bosnian aždaja). It can handle tens of tonnes of rocks per hour.
• The jaw crusher in work
  This is our jaw crusher Ashdaia (Bosnian Aždaja) in work and in process. We will be handling tens of tonnes of rocks per hour by using this crusher.
• Mr. Louis verifying the working jaw crusher before the purchase
  This is our Ashdaia crusher (Aždaja) and it means in Bosnian language dragon. So we are testing how it is crushing harder stones, and watching how it works. It may handle several tens of tonnes of rocks per hour without problems. That is our promising crusher for small scale gold mining business in Tanzania and in Uganda.
• The jaw crusher from the side
  This is our Aždaja (Ashdaia or dragon) jaw crusher that we have bought in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe. The jaw crusher is to be working in Tanzania and/or Uganda on our gold mining locations. It can handle tens of tonnes of rocks per hour.
• Mr. Louis standing on the jaw crusher
  This is the jaw crusher that may handle tens of tonnes of rocks per hour, and that is one of our main resources to handle the rock ores, for us and for our clients in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. That is what we call privileged benefit for those clients who are entering the program with US $22,000. Those clients who are entering into the program with US $66,000 we provide such jaw crushers and other rock processing equipment in full.
• The jaw crusher Ashdaia
  This is our jaw crusher Ashdaia which will be refurbished, nicely painted, protected for the years of work to come. It may handle tens of tonnes of rocks per hour. It is good choice for gold ore processing.
• The wheel of Ashdaia jaw crusher
  This is the moving and rotating wheel of the Ashdaia (Aždaja in Bosnian) jaw crusher. It is going to handle tens of tonnes of hard rocks per hour.
• The jaws of the jaw crusher
  Here are the jaws of the jaw crusher Crocodile. Some improvements have been made to bring the smooth rocks down the jaws to be "eaten". We may need or not these improvements, yet we are going to handle tens of tonnes of rocks by using this crusher. These jaws are made out of manganese. Manganese, Mn, atomic number 25 -- a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals.
• Parts of jaw crusher in good shape
  These are the parts of the jaw crusher Crocodile which may be observed to be in a good shape. There is little to be broken here. The materials are hard and almost indestructible. We estimate tens of tonnes of rocks to be crusher per hour once we move it to Tanzania and/or Uganda where we have our small scale gold mining businesses. And we are opening new businesses.
• The wheel of the jaw crusher
  This is one of the heavy wheels of a jaw crusher that is large enough to handle tens of tonnes of rocks per hour. This crusher have been produced by former Yugoslavian company FAGRAM from the city of Smederevo in the today's Serbia. It is durable. It has good quality materials. And it has been built to last.
• Jaw crushers for rocks and gold bearing ore used in program to Start Your Own Gold Mine
  We are presenting our work related to jaw crushers for hard rock gold bearing ores as they are wanted, purchased, and used in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine in Tanzania or in Uganda or otherwise used by our company GOLDIVANTI LP or GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED in Uganda. The jaw is made usually of hard manganese enhanced plates and strong inertia forces. The hard rock crushing capacity is usually nothing less than 10 tonnes of hard rock per hour. Such rock crushing capacity gives the opportunity to produce even several hundreds of pure grams of gold per day if not half a kilogram or kilogram of gold. As a primary crusher, after the jaw crusher one need to use the rock milling machines.
• Chapati preparation on streets of Busia, Uganda
  This is how Ugandan chapati is being prepared directly on the street. It is very tasty food especially when hungry and there is nothing else around.
• Truck moving the ores to mineral processing place
  This is how it looks like, the road is dusty, trucks are bringing ores to mineral processing places.
• Driving through Busia city in Uganda
  This is Busia city and we are driving along the road.
• Truck full of ore on its way to processing
  This is small truck full of ore, we think it is loaded with about 2 tonnes of ore. It is called "one trip". One trip may contain from 0.50-1 grams to 4-5 grams of ore, if the ore have been taken from surface or represents overburden. If it is primary ore, it may contain 5-20 grams of gold and more.
• Popular Mining Encyclopedia of Action Mining arrived to Uganda
  The Popular Mining Encyclopedia as issued by Action Mining, finally arrived to Uganda. I had to push the postman to go by motorcycle to Tororo city, and come to Busia, so that I can get the encyclopedia into my hands. It contains such powerful information and plans for gold mining and recovery equipment.
• Jean Louis in Busia
  I am fetching money from the ATM machine in Busia, that was nice hot day before my departure to Europe.
• Your best weapon against terrorism
  Your eyes are your best weapon against terrorism. Watch out, if you see anything suspicious report to authorities in Uganda.
• The warning issued in Busia, Uganda
  This is one of the warnings that we can find in offices in Busia, Uganda where authorities are warning against bombs.
• Visit to SAMA Syanyonja Artisan Miners' Association in Busia, Uganda
  This picture have been made few days after my visit to SAMA Syanyonja Artisan Miners' Alliance and demonstration mine promoting fairtrade gold, in association with EWAD and Fairtrade, where they state that they do not employ children in their mine.
• Fancy insect passing over
  This is nice fancy insect passing over. Is it going to convert to butterfly? We do not know. I just know I like it.
• Children in Uganda
  These children we met playing on the mining site. That sounds dangerous and it is. Yet we cannot control families and their children and mining site was not under our control. We did warn them to take care and be careful. They liked our visit.
• The excavated open pit
  This is excavated open pit that was explored by artisanal miners some years before. Small number of miners are still working in this area and recovering gold every day. Majority of them abandoned the sites and went to new gold rush locations.
• Mr. Louis in front of the open pit
  The open pit behind me is possible gold mining opportunity that we may explore in soonest future.
• Previous mining locations
  On these locations many artisanal miners have previously recovered gold and lived from it. Today many are still there even though the majority of miners abandoned the place and went somewhere else. So is the gold rush in Uganda.
• Dirty feet
  Those are my dirty feet and shoes in Uganda.
• Travel to prospecting location in Uganda
  This is picture of our travel today on 15th January 2018 to the new prospecting and prospective location. On such new location we have gold mining opportunity to obtain new ores and process it. The location was occupied by artisanal miners before some years.
• Preparation of rudimentary sluice for ore processing in Uganda
  This is rudimentary sluice that is being prepared by our neighboring miners. In my opinion this type of the sluice is way to wide, not evenly balanced, with too steep slopes, and too high to load it with the ores. We cannot recommend small scaler miners and artisanal miners to make this type of sluices. That is inefficient as it requires much energy, material will not be evenly spread and gold would be lost.
• Mr. Okedi collecting concentrates from looped carpets
  Looped carpets or miners' moss or 3M Nomad type of a carpets are used to efficiently recover gold larger than 50 mesh, gold nuggets, flakes and larger gold. On the end of the day and multiple times of day, concentrates are collected from such carpets.
• Mr. Louis doing practical field assay of gold
  Mr. Louis is doing here practical field assay of gold content in some soil. Similar method may be used to concentrate gold from the operation and to determine how much was recovered.
• Magnified flat gold nugget in the gold pan
  This is magnified and flat gold nugget in the pan. It is probably flat due to the previous ball mill processing, it was smashed and became flat.
• Small nuggets recovered
  Small flat nuggets are also found in concentrates and recovered by using super-concentration and simple gold panning methods.
• Mercury gold and mercury ball in the gold pan
  This is how it looks like when many gold particles are connected or amalgamated together with mercury. Miners used mercury in recovery of gold, and lost it in heaps of tailings. We are recovering both the mercury and the gold from such tailings, without using new mercury or introducing new mercury in the process.
• The mercury gold once again
  This is mercury gold once again shown in the gold pan after fine gold concentration process. We do not use mercury, we recover it as side effect.
• Mercury recovered from concentrates
  Instead of nice yellow gold, our gold looks as silver like, as it is mixed with mercury. Heaps of tailings are polluted with mercury and our recovery is such that we cannot see it yellow any more unless it is either microscopic, as such could not be connected to mercury or too large as nugget, as such also did not connect to mercury.
• The fine gold recovery system
  This is fine gold recovery system that helps us concentrate all the gold smaller than 50 mesh.
• Gold is recovered in form of mercury
  Heaps of tailings are polluted by mercury from previous mining operation. We are recovering mercury as well with the gold, and later dispose safely with the pollutant. Mercury is not used in our operation. We recover mercury from nature.
• Fine gold recovery system
  This is fine gold recovery systems, we are using the genious methods invented by smart microscopist from Oregon for purposes of mercury free gold recovery.
• Concentrate is being processed
  Mr. Louis is processing the remaining concentrates and process is fast. It is possible to process multiple buckets of concentrates after work, and to get to the fine gold within 15 minutes.
• The gold recovery system
  This is view from my working place on the gold recovery system for all gold smaller than 50 mesh, down to 5 microns. This fine gold can be recovered, totally without using mercury and by using simplest set theory in mathematics applied practically. Many people make a question how a set theory may be applied practically, and that is exactly how our gold recovery system works, by using the set theory and by removing those parts of material not containing or containing gold.
• Buckets of concentrate are today processed for gold
  The buckets of concentrate are today processed for gold. In general, our bulk of concentrate is not large. These many buckets contain various particle sizes and types of gold, and help in sorting out what we were doing. We can then determine which heap of tailing was better productive.
• Children panning for gold on mining site
  These children are panning for gold on mining site in a dangerous and polluted environment. Each heap of tailings is polluted with mercury. Children are in constant contact with mercury while playing and working on the mining site. We do not endorse such activities. This is report from neighboring sites where we do not have control.
• Heaps of tailings being milled again and processed
  These heaps of tailings are being milled again with the rudimentary locally made hammer crusher that runs in wet mode. The material is then processed on small looped carpet sluices. The hammer crusher is spending about 25,000 Ugs. per day on hammers alone, which is about US $6.95.
• Buckets of concentrate on the end of the day
  The buckets of concentrates are collected on the end of the day. The picture is dark for that reason that it was evening without light.
• Mercury coated gold have silver color
  This is mercury coated gold, and it has a shiny silver color.
• Gold nuggets magnified in the gold pan
  These gold nuggets are magnified 10x in the gold pan.
• Types of gold nuggets recovered
  Here are small gold nuggets recovered in concentrate of today.
• Type of small gold nuggets we are recovering
  This is one type of small gold nuggets we are recovering from heaps of tailings in Uganda.
• Coarse gold or smallest gold nuggets are found
  In the previous concentrate we found multiple nuggets of 1-4 millimeter mostly of flake shape due to ball hammering them flat in ball mills.
• Dish wash to settle finest gold particles down from the surface of water
  The dish wash is used to settle finest gold particles down into the water as they may float and go out during the gold panning verification.
• Mr. Louis filling the drum of water
  The drum is filled with water for the verification of gold collection in 2 hours of work. We are making scientific yet practical and field measurements of gold recovery.
• Purchasing manager verifying gold particles on the sluice
  Purchasing manager is verifying the gold particles on the sluice.
• Mr. Louis in front of the heap of tailings
  This heap of tailings was processed as of the day of publishing of this picture.
• Small heap of tailings
  This heap of tailings is being processed as of the day of publishing this image.
• Mr. Louis with tailings heaps in background
  Tailings are visible in background, heaps of tailings to be processed with our fine gold recovery sluices.
• Tailings in background
  One may see many tailings heaps in background. Each of them contains fine gold.
• Tailings heaps in background on mineral processing site
  One may see people working on this mineral processing site with tailings heaps in background. Well, those are ours. We process those heaps.
• Mr. Okedi feeding the sluice
  Mr. Okedi is feeding the sluice here, few cubic meters have been handled within 5 hours of work.
• The nugget in comparison to my finger
  This gold nugget is small and may be seen here in comparison to my finger. It was recovered by using special matting. Multiple nuggets were recovered, many of them coated with mercury in silver color and many of them as pure gold.
• Gold nugget of 2-3 mm under magnification
  This small gold nugget has size of 2-3 millimeter, and is magnified for 10x by using the jeweler's loupe and a simple mobile phone camera. It was recovered by using special matting on our sluice in Uganda.
• Fine gold particles
  These fine gold particles appear silver like color on this picture, but they were in fact yellow. When magnified under the lack of the light, the mobile phone is giving somehow distorted image.
• Preparing the sluice for work
  Mr. Louis is here preparing the sluice for work. Some key details are not shown on the picture, and are rather revealed to clients in the Start Your Own Gold Mine program. This is testing sluice whereby we are testing the capability to recover gold by at least 98% and where we are determining what else need to be improved for the actual sluice to be constructed.
• The sluice setup on January 11th 2018
  This is our sluice setup on January 11th 2018. We are definitely able to recover gold nuggets and fine gold particles.
• Administration before the daily work
  We always have administrative tasks to do, before, during and after the work. We record, measure, notify, obtain receipts, demand signatures, and do whatever necessary administration tasks.
• Concentrate collection
  On the end of the day, concentrate is collected and retained for further concentration and final gold recovery.
• Miners working on the sluice
  Miners are handling the first tailings heaps on this mining site.
• Women and people panning for gold nearby our tailings heaps
  These women and men are panning for gold just nearby our tailings heaps. They may obtain per day of panning from 0.1 to 0.3 grams of gold, or sometimes more. It helps them live the life.
• Mining and mineral processing site
  This is our mining and mineral processing site where we have agreement to process all the tailings heaps.
• Miners feeding the sluice
  Sluice is fed by miners by the rate of 132 shovels per hour where average shovel is about 8 kilograms, amounting to little bit more than one tonne per hour. In the first stage, slow water pressure and low slope is applied to review how much of gold is retained and what gold is eventually being lost. Once capability have been attained, the slope is increasing up to the tolerated degree, and water pressure is increased. Up to 6-8 tonnes per hour may then be handled in the second stage.
• Concentrate on the vortex matting
  This is vortex matting, enlarged. Concentrate is under the surface of these particles, including several small gold nuggets.
• Mr. Louis by the sluice
  This is Mr. Louis, preparing small details for the fine gold recovery sluice. Gold particles are so small that cannot be seen by naked eyes.
• Water pump is debugged
  The water pump could not pull the water on 2-3 meters. We found out that pressure was disturbed too weak connection of the suction hose. Within few minutes it was repaired and water pump engaged.
• Our purchasing manager on the site
  This is our purchasing manager in Uganda, she handles a lot of accounting, facilitates with suppliers, makes sure that things are running smoothly.
• Quick and improvized sluice ready for work
  This is quick and improvized sluice ready for work and handling of the tailings heaps.
• Preparing the elevation for sluices
  Mr. Okedi is preparing the elevation for the sluice hopper.
• Old welding clamps used for carpentry
  This type of welding clamps may be used for carpentry and are generally useful to clamp the prospecting equipment, such as sluices together.
• Using welding clamps for carpentry
  These welding clamps may be used for simple carpentry as one can see it.
• Preparation of the HDPE pipes
  The HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe is prepared on the mining site for the sluice run.
• Gold particles on the rock
  This magnification of 10x shows gold particles of 3-4 millimeter on the rock that also contains some iron or black sand.
• Repairing the wooden goat
  Those wooden goats were made of low quality timber. Not made to last, but to be light and to endure the improvization stage. We had to repair this one.
• The old abandoned rudimentary ball mill drum
  This is old and abandoned rudimentary ball mill drum on the mining site. One may see how it was repaired multiple times. We suspect gold inside, left for those who know where to search for it.
• Black sand after classification
  Black sand has been classified and is now in the bucket.
• Classification of black sand
  The classifiers are mounted onto buckets and black sand is separated in various particle size groups. Same procedure may be used in mercury free gold recovery.
• Black sand preparation and separation
  On this picture one may see the simple tools used to prepare the black sand, to separate it, or better say classify it into various sizes. This preparation was necessary in the area which lacks the black sand and where much of eluvial gold is found. Contrary to what majority of prospectors are saying that black sand is disturbing them in gold separation and recovery, we are using it directly to capture the fine gold particles.
• Separation of black sand
  Black sand, what it is? One may see on this picture that it appears actually black. Not always so. Sometimes it is redish or dusty orange or simple dusty. Most of times it appears darker than other types of sand. It is magnetic and one may see magnet on picture lifting and separating black sand from the rest. Its specific gravity is higher than usual silica sand or quartz sand for 3-4 times. It consists of magnetite and hematite and other heavier minerals. Not all of them have same magnetic attraction.
• Final result of few hours of work
  The bench and the improvized table is ready on the mining site for beans and posho (Lugandan language for polenta).
• Preparing the open air table
  The open air table is being prepared.
• Workers preparing the improvized wooden table
  These workers are preparing the improvized wooden table. The expense of the table is over the expense of the simple plastic table as available in the shops.
• Black sand separation in Garrett gold pan Super Sluice
  Here on this picture one may see the black sand being actually black when separated by magnet in the Garrett gold pan Super Sluice.
• Workers preparing bench and desks as open-air furniture
  These workers are making outside furniture, or open-air furniture, the improvized benches, desks, and kitchen furniture. The mining camp requires such.
• Collecting black sand with neodymium magnet
  This neodymium magnet is used to collect the black sand from the gold pan and separate it from other non-magnetic type of sand, including gold. But gold was not there on this picture. Mysterious?…
• Collecting and separating the black sand
  We are using properly our technology to collect and separate black sand, that is what these boys are doing. They are classifying and collecting black sand.
• Prospecting for fine gold on the river Malaba in Uganda
  On this river Malaba there were particles of very fine gold, yet, the tests did not show any workable results.
• Collecting black sand
  This neodymium magnet is used to collect particles of black sand. As you can see the magnetite and hematite are attracted to magnet. Hematite may be collected with neodymium magnets, but not with any type of magnets.
• The rock crusher, rudimentary batch ball mill
  This is the rock crusher. In Swahili in Tanzania, this crusher is known as calasher. It is a rudimentary ball mill made in Uganda. But we are in Uganda now, and this rock crusher has 33 rotations per minute and may crush about 100 kilograms per hour. Handling it and operation is dangerous. Injuries happen. And the crusher itself may run out of its stand, and start rotating on the mining site. And kill somebody. That happened already. But not on our mining site. Thus crusher is used in Uganda on the…
• Mineral sample on the mining site
  This is gold bearing rock that is crushed, milled and processed on this mining site.
• Mr. Louis nearby the tailings heap
  This is the tailings heap in background, and Mr. Louis is watching what? Birds? We don't know.
• The mercury coated or amalgamated gold in the gold pan
  This is the enlargement of the mercury coated or amalgamated gold in the gold pan.
• Mercury gold and small gold particles recovered
  Mercury gold is seen in the gold pan and represents the result from one portion of the concentrates that were collected on the sluice. Mercury collects small particles of gold together, and we recovery mercury and dispose of it. We do not use mercury in recovery of the gold. We recover both gold and mercury accidentally due to previous mercury pollution.
• Sluice handling
  People are handling the sluice for fine gold recovery. We are using 4 important pieces of technology necessary to capture small gold. The test stage allows a lot of mistakes to happen, so that next sluice may be built with all the small improvements necessary for better gold recovery.
• Feeding the sluice
  The sluice is fed during the first half an hour of testing. Clay material was much harder to handle, while all the sand was handled pretty well, mercury and gold particles could be recovered, together with the oxide coated gold particles.
• Laminar water flow
  Laminar water flow on the sluice is important factor in gold recovery. Turbulences and bubbles or air spaces under the water flow shall by all means be avoided.
• Gold particles are separated on the sluice
  Sluice and the slick plates on the first part of the sluice are being separated from each other and gold particles are running to be captured. Water flow is carefully observed, the level of the sluice, bubbles and turbulences.
• So many hoses, pipe, which one is ours?
  There are so many hoses and pipes on the ground, many of them are neglected. Miners do their best. Due to expenses, light blue hoses are used to bring water. But they are also breaking all the time and are more liability than an asset. We are using the HDPE pipe of two inch as it is durable and gives least resistant to water in comparison to those other soft hoses.
• The HDPE pipe is being moved for easier water supply
  The HDPE pipe is moved by our people for easier water supply. That way we did not need to cut the expensive suction hose which we use to bring water from the HDPE pipe. HDPE means high density polyethylene. Polyethylene is a lightweight thermoplastic used in insulation, plumbing and similar applications.
• The sluice ready for the tailings heap test
  The sluice is setup on the mining site on 1st January 2018 and is ready for the tailings test. Larger gold particles were found and much of the smaller particles of black, brown and dark red gold. Maybe you wonder what is black, brown and dark red gold? Those gold particles are coated with other minerals and do not appear as yellow and shiny as larger gold particles.
• Injury on the mining site
  Fingers were cut on the sluice on the attempt to remove some small rocks. But small rocks were made of quartz. Sharp quartz.
• The empty mining site on 26th December 2017
  This is the empty mining and mineral processing site on 27th December 2017 in Uganda. People went for Christmas, we remained with few people for work. There was plenty of time to field assay the tailings heap that was first in the row out of many.
• Gold flake in the gold pan
  Small gold flake was found in the gold pan during the gold panning on the materials from tailings.
• Prospecting in the tailings after the sluice
  Local miners remain with tailings after the sluice. Here I am verifying their tailings and losses. Such material was tested by using Garrett Super Sluice to quickly determine what is being lost. Several flakes of gold of 1 millimeter have been found, and one nugget of 2 millimeter. Multiple small particles of gold including mercury have been found as well. It proved again the losses of artisanal miners and gave us assurance of profitability of the tailings.
• Conducting the field assay on the tailing heap
  It was 26th December 2017. I was conducting the more proper field assay on the tailings heap to determine the number of gold particles and to get a feeling of what it is inside. When I say "more proper" it means that there may be various factors influencing the analysis of the tailings heap. The result was fantastic in the sense that I could recover all the smallest particles of gold, even hardly visible under the magnifier, including the mercury particles. Thus we may determine on the spot and within…
• The black sand separation system
  This is our black sand separation system. When concentrate contains some gold and we do not want to recover the small gold, but need some black sand, we are using the classic magnetic separation from one bowl to other bowl. The concentrate is first dried on the stove, then black sand is removed for our purposes. The black sand removal for purposes of gold recovery is efficient with this method only if you have very small amount of concentrate. With bucket large concentrates this method is very slow…
• Fisher in the rudimentary raft
  This fisher is catching fish by using the rudimentary raft, that looks as unsafe as it can be. We heard few of such fishers were caught by crocodiles somewhere nearby Kenyan beach of Lake Victoria.
• The view on Lake Victoria from Mwanza, Tanzania, back in 2012
  This is view on the Lake Victoria from Mwanza, Tanzania, back in 2012.
• Lake Victoria in Mwanza, 2012
  This is view on the Lake Victoria, from Mwanza city, Tanzania, back in 2012.
• Bismarck Rocks in Mwanza in 2012
  This is the beach of Lake Victoria, nearby the Bismarck Rocks in Mwanza, back in 2012. This is maybe the only maintained and beautiful place on the lake in Mwanza. And it is forbidden to walk or enjoy there, but people still do it. Other places are either polluted or dirty of trash.
• The construction in Mwanza in 2012
  This is how construction companies are doing it in Mwanza back in 2012.
• Mwanza as of 25th August 2012
  This is Mwanza back in 2012.
• View on Mwanza roofs 25th August 2012
  This is the view onto Mwanza roofs in August 2012.
• Chamber of Commerce in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  During first government visits in Tanzania, back in 2012, we visited also the Chamber of Commerce. The building was pretty hidden and virtually deserted. No customers or businessmen observed at premises. We have to pass the gun control and sign up in the book of visitors. We had idea to purchase gold in Tanzania by using a bank guarantee. This deal have been shown later as fake and fraudulent. Chamber of Commerce had no means to help us with gold purchases and in general those few women working there…
• Way too expensive hotel in Dar es Salaam
  Before we arrived to Dar es Salaam, first time, back in 2012, we were reading in the tourist guide not to trust the taxi drivers to bring us to hotels. And then I did exact same mistake. I told him to bring us to inexpensive hotel, yet he brought us to the expensive one. Taxi drivers in Dar es Salaam are sharing their commissions with hotels. If you wish to sleap cheaply, the price of 10 dollars is enough for a good hotel. Remember that. If you wish to sleep even cheaper it is possible for US $4.48…
• Goldivanti LP purchasing manager in Uganda in front of the storage room
  This is our Ugandan purchasing manager, she purchases all connectors, HDPE pipes, hoses, water pumps, pump connectors, and just whatever else is necessary. She managed to send a person to Tanzania and export and import the most necessary equipment.
• One part of our equipment in the storage room
  This is one part of our equipment in the storage room. Few suction hoses, a water pump, basins, gold pans, vortex matting and the miners' moss, fine gold sluices, buckets for concentrates and various basic tools.
• Mr. Louis resting after gold recovery
  The gold recovery method took several minutes to complete and to run the concentrates to recover some fine gold particles. Mr. Louis is resting in standing position, after longer sitting session.
• The fine gold recovery system as conducted by Mr. Louis
  The fine gold system is conducted by Mr. Louis in the shade of the storage and accommodation building. Few buckets, gold pans, classifiers, and super-concentration helps in recovery of the finest gold particles. Both the beach sand and tailing heaps have been proven to contain fine gold and that is the target of the operation on this mining site. The recovery of fine gold in multiple tailing heaps.
• Fine gold recovered after test of the tailing
  The fine gold have been recovered after the test of the tailing heaps and beach sand. The beach sand is containing fine gold and mercury together from previous mining operations. People are bringing sand and soil all the time to wash it on the river. Beach contains a lot of fine gold and few nuggets. The tailing heaps contain fine gold and small nuggets as well. This fine gold as shown on the picture have been recovered without any mercury, by using simplest tools for gold prospecting.
• Drink mercury, drink
  Not that I wanted this. But it is how it is. Chicken and goats are continously on the mining site and drinking whatever water they find around. This gold pan had black sand particles with gold and mercury smaller than 200 mesh. It was sieves with the 200 mesh sieve. Such fine gold smaller than 200 mesh, including even smaller mercury particles are floating in the water. These chicks are drinking both the fine gold particles floating in the water and mercury particles as well. Mercury is a pollutant…
• The fine gold recovery system
  This is our fine gold recovery system. A set of buckets and basins, classifiers, sluices, gold pans. Very simple. We can recover finest gold particles without using mercury. Process is fast and simple and we use the principle and the rule that key to recovery of gold is concentration. So we do that. We concentrate it. First we are concentrating the gold on the fine gold sluice. Then we obtain the concentrates we concentrate the concentrates on a smaller sluice and get very much of the gold in very…
• The tailing heap
  This is the tailing heap being processed by the fellow miner on the location. The expected outcome is about 50 grams, up to 100 grams, with the initial expense of just 10 grams and later running expenses.
• The raised operation on the heap
  The operation of tailing processing is raised so that hammer crusher is placed on the top of the heap and sluices down. The second sluice have too much of the slope and also very turbulent water flow that simply looses a lot of gold. 1-2 grams of gold lost per day makes a lot of money on the end of the month.
• Find out where is the assaying sluice...
  On this picture one may observe the flow of the processed tailing, and there is one small assaying sluice capturing the fine gold particles. Try to find out where it is. Do you see it?…
• The tailing heap after re-processing
  These tailing heaps are ending on the location just nearby the river thus polluting the area with the mercury particles. River is fully polluted, cows are drinking the same water and mercury is slowly transported to human bodies.
• Miners' moss and the turbulent water flow
  Miners are using this type of a setup with two sluices after the hammer crusher. That is for the reason that the crusher cannot easily be stopped and started again, so they close one of the outputs to clean the carpet on one side while the other one is still running. Miners' moss is incorrectly set, the water flow is turbulent, and expanded metal is missing to push the gold particles quickly down into the carpets. A simple test have revealed that a lot of gold is being lost, just as much as one would…
• The "Wett Mill" or locally made hammer crusher and processing of tailing
  This is "wet mill" or locally made hammer crusher that breaks each in a while. The maintenance expenses may be alone 3,500,000 Ugs. (Ugandan shillings) per month. The hammers are constantly replaced and the machine once running cannot be easily turned off. It mills rocks just for a certain percentage, large amount of pebbles and rocks come out as not well done.
• The method of collecting the black sand
  We are collecting the black sand. This is one effective method. On this place we lack black sand as we are using it to collect fine gold particles. On the place where other people generate concentrates we are using their concentrates to find black sand usable in our application of mercury free gold recovery.
• The heavy chains in hardware store in Busia
  The heavy chains in hardware store in Busia may be used in the chain impact mill that may influence the gold recovery.
• One way to connect the suction hose and plastic pipe
  This is one way to connect the softer suction hose of 2 inch and the plastic pipe which is exactly the same size as the suction hose. The suction cannot be put directly onto this plastic pipe as how we have done that in Tanzania. The pipe is simple of different type over here. We have cut two pieces of the plastic pipe and then cut it on one side of the pipe, along the side. One piece have been bent and made smaller, expandable due to its elasticity and placed it inside the suction hose and the plastic…
• Connecting hoses and pipes with rubber strings
  The rubbers are made out of the bicycle inner tyre and sold for 1,000 Ugandan shillings which is about US $0.27.
• Miners shoveling sand into the sluice
  Miners are shoveling the sand into the sluice for fine gold recovery.
• Spray bars are washing quickly the soil
  Soil is washed on these spray bars and it is giving quite good output of about 4-5 tonnes per hour. Fine gold can be captured with this water flow. Sluices are wide enough and water flow is not disturbing the recovery.
• The work on the sluice
  There was some work on the sluice primarily for the purpose to collect a lot of black sand for later work, yet fine gold particles and fine mercury particles were there as well. Mercury will be collected for proper disposal and is not used in gold recovery.
• One shovel is finished within seconds, about 40-50 kilograms is washed in one minute
  Just about 40-50 kilogram is washed within a minute, one person is enough to feed this sluice. That alone makes 4-5 tonnes per hour. Sluice may collect fine gold particles, mercury for disposal purposes, and larger nuggets.
• Using candle, plyers and nail to make the simplest spray bars
  Simplest spray bars are easily constructed on the spot by using the candle, matchboxes, pliers and the nail. Nail is heated and used to pierce the plastic pipes. We are using enough holes for about 60% of the water to come out, which makes nice shower. I guess we shall put few more holes for some 70% - 75% of the water supply.
• The turbulence on the sluice
  Water turbulences on the sluice are not wished and wanted. Such turbulences shall be lessened by adjustments of the spray bars. Fine gold does not like being pushed with sudden bursts of water.
• The vortex matting is being washed to dissolve any water tension
  Various particles on the vortex matting may create the tension so that water cannot enter the small wells or dimples. That includes the black sand and fine gold particles, they may run over the matting without being captured. Washing it with the environmentally friendly dish soap breaks the tensions and helps the fine gold to settle nicely.
• Miner working with hydro-nozzle in Uganda
  The hydro-nozzle is used here to suck the sand into the pipe and then straight into the sluice. Miner is getting used to it.
• Miners working with hydro-nozzle
  The hydro-nozzle is used here to wash the sand on the river beach for the test of the sluice and water supply.
• The hydro-nozzle setup
  This was the simple and improvized hydro-nozzle setup on the sand beach of the river Okame. The hydro-nozzle was first time utilized in this location. People were curious to see that new mzungu technology.
• The pump is working surprisingly well
  The Chinese WD or WX-20 pump, whatever, is re-branded pump and sold by many various different companies. It is working surprisingly well. And is giving more water than enough for our purposes.
• The setup of the pump for the dredge test on river Okame in Uganda
  The pump was set up as on this picture for the dredge test on the river okame. The hydro-nozzle was tested and is able to pick up a lot of sand. It requires a strong pump of 2 inch and on almost the full speed.
• The hydro-nozzle in action in Uganda
  The hydro-nozzle is being tested on the sand beach in Uganda. Fine gold and fine mercury was found in the beach. Too many people were there over few last years washing both gold and mercury particles. River is thus polluted.
• Preparation of the bottom part of the sluice
  The bottom part of the sluice is being prepared for testing stage.
• The polluted feces of the skinned goat
  The polluted feces of the skinned goat contains a lot of plastic. Goats were eating whatever they found around. It was not a witchcraft. It was polluted environment.
• Skinned goat, and polluted with plastic
  The goat is skinned for feast, yet polluted with plastic. A person asked me to come there to ask me something, and I came. I said by joke it is witchcraft. But the guy really was thinking it is. What happened is that they found some plastic in the goat. Due to the environment polluted with plastic, the goat had stomach full of it.
• It almost fell into the trench
  The HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe almost fell into the trench, our boys are handling it.
• The HDPE pipe is near the river
  The HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe is almost at the river place.
• 100 meter may not be as easy as one thinks
  The 100 meter distance to the river may not be as easy to handle as one thinks. The mud is just everywhere and legs get stuck into it. Pipe itself as made out of the HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) is heavy and requires handling.
• Moving the HDPE pipe to the river
  The HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe is brought to the river for testing purposes. We wish to test the pump for its capability to bring us enough water to the sluice which is 100 meter distant.
• The HDPE pipe is brought to the the river
  The HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe is brought to the river for testing purposes. We wish to test the pump for its capability to bring us enough water to the sluice which is 100 meter distant.
• The open pit after the work of the excavator
  This open pit was run and dug by excavator in last three days and people are trying to reach the gold bearing rocks. They actually reached it, only lack the knowledge of prospecting to continually verify the material and lack the equipment to process it. There is often more work than necessary which increases the expenses. Sometimes just 10 bags of materials are discarded and 22 grams of gold found. But the process of transport of the material is stopped, and delayed by long time of such verification.
• Wooden goats, the HDPE pipe and timber on the site
  The wooden goats, the HDPE pipe and timber is ready on the site to be used for processing of the tailing.
• Wooden goats for various applications
  Wooden goats may be used for various applications, such as improvized desks, even beds, work benches, and the sluice setup for recovery of the gold.
• Simple petrol run pump for about 600 liters per minute
  This is simple 2 inch petrol pump for about 600 liters per minute, which is about 36 m³ of water per hour. Yet, we do not need that much water and intend to run the pump throttled down so that 6 tonnes of material can be processed per hour. Once that has been achieved, further adjustments can be made to increase the speed of processing.
• Heaps of tailing in the background
  The tailing may be seen in background, there are many heaps of tailing containing the fine gold and some coarse gold. The lost fine gold may be still recovered. We are researching if such operation will be profitable for us.
• The layers of rock in the open pit
  The layers of rock are visible in this open pit and may be traced to the gold bearing rocks.
• Layers of rocks visible in the open pit
  The layers of rocks are visible in this open pit and may be traced down to the source.
• The sample application of wooden goats
  Wooden goats may be used as a work bench or for the sluice that one may see on this picture. They are supportive improvized tool in any bush or open air work.
• Wooden boards obtained from a village
  These wooden boards have been obtained from a village few kilometers far from the mineral processing location.
• Cutting timber in the forest
  Timber is cut in the forest and quickly converted into wooden boards that will be used for the washing of the soil of the tailing heaps and for benches, desks and similar.
• Cutting timber in the forest
  The timber is cut directly in the forest and sold to us, then brought to the mining site for purposes of assembly of the sluice boxes, benches, tables and similar.
• Open pit mining in Uganda
  The open pit mining is a popular way in Busia as in 2017 and one, two years earlier. Yet, the excavations often lacks proper planning and work stagnate easily even when a lot of gold has been found.
• The vortex matting on the sluice
  The vortex matting is on the sluice. One piece on the left side looks like incorrectly cut, we could say so. Yet the sides will be covered and pushed down by pieces of wood, and that is not essential.
• The sluice work in gold recovery
  The sluice work in gold recovery may be one of most important stages. Nobody wish to loose gold. If there is production every day, few grams of lost gold may not mean nothing. Yet if the gold is lost over and over again for many days, weeks and months, the loss gold is of considerable value and care must be taken to retain it.
• Cutting and preparing the vortex matting for the sluice
  We are cutting and preparing the vortex matting for the sluice. With some lack of proper tools and within this environment we did it pretty well. Cutting is not as easy.
• Funny looking rooster
  This funny looking rooster we found in Tororo, while purchasing the HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe connectors and other small stuff necessary for business.
• Tororo rock in Tororo city, Uganda
  This is well known Tororo rock in the Tororo city in southeastern Uganda. It emerges there out of nothing, and no other hills are visible in the area.
• Fine gold recovery methods and results
  Fine gold recovery methods and results are discussed in this category. That is an important money bringing subject in gold mining. Fine gold is so much lost in mining operations, and is everywhere in existence, yet cannot be captured by well known or popular methods. There are only few inexpensive methods that exist in the world that can give good results in recovery of fine gold. Classification of particle sizes before the final recovery is one of the key principles that each gold prospector shall know and use. Gold panning is the other one. Fine gold can be easily panned out when all procedures are respected.
• Processing the one pan of tailing within 5 minutes
  One pan of tailing soil was processed within 5 minutes in order to find the fine gold particles. Once fully understood, the process may be repeated over and over again with accuracy and certainty. It requires that a gold prospector or miner fully process the material and get a feeling of how much gold is inside there. And then by comparing those tests one may get a feeling of the ratio. In the same time I am mentioning accuracy and certainty, and then there is the contradiction that one need to get…
• You should be using always the same quantity of material when testing for gold
  This is one Garrett Prospecting Gold Pan full and leveled with classified soil from a tailing heap. The soil was first classified for particles larger than 8 mesh, to find out what percentage of larger gravel is in the heaps. Then it was classified for particles smaller than 20 mesh, as I did not want to test for gold nuggest larger than 20 mesh. I know they do exist in these heaps from other tests. And I am fine with it. There is no point in searching for few nuggets in large volume of material…
• Tiny gold nugget on left side and mercury coated gold on the right side of the gold pan
  Here one may see the tiny nugget. I have recovered it by using sieves or classifiers, the green classifying pans for prospecting minerals. They can be used to find gemstones and gold nuggets. The soil that was in the area of gold panning was simply classified. When I found the gold nugget visually, I have simply transferred it into the pile of 20 mesh to 30 mesh sized gravel. Later I tried to pan it, I did not find this nugget, and somehow I was sorry for that, but I kept the quantity. Then again…
• The spray of water on the left side designates the water losses in pumping
  This spray of water is the loss and many such holes in the hoses influence the final water volume on the sluice. It also increases the fuel consumption.
• Water loss in pumping
  The water is lost in pumping if hoses are not tight. Pressure is lost and less water arrives to destination, the sluice for washing the gold ores.
• Gold nugget
  This gold nugget was recovered by panning.
• Gold nugget on my hand
  This is yet another smaller gold nugget on my hand.
• A gold nugget on the prospecting sluice
  One gold nugget may be seen on the prospecting sluice.
• 0.89 grams of gold on the pocket scale
  This gold was collected with one of our sluice that helped in fine gold recovery.
• 11.42 grams of gold before the end of the shift
  11.42 grams of gold were recovered this day before the end of the shift. This gold contains dangerous mercury, which we do not endorse or use. It was recovered with some of our help, but miners used their own methods. Mercury is dangerous chemical and not advisable for anything. It shall be disposed as waste.
• 6.44 grams of gold recovered on the sluice
  The black nylon part of the sluice with a wooden stopper has helped to recover these 6.44 grams of gold. It means, no other technology was used, just a stopper to stop the majority of gold to go over to the sluice.
• Mr. Louis after the work
  The picture was made after the work. Mr. Louis is moving with the equipment to the side.
• Gold nuggets recovered on 18th December 2017
  These are beautiful gold nuggets. Picture is slightly changed in its tone.
• The flow on the sluice
  The narrow sluice is captuing a lot of fine gold.
• Fine gold is captured
  This setup is capturing fine gold particles.
• The improved super-concentration of gold concentrates
  This is improved super-concentration of gold concentrates. The traditional sluice is simply extended with the technology we use to capture the finest gold particles.
• 0.11 grams of gold nuggets on the pocket scale
  These gold nuggets were recovered by sluicing and gold panning.
• 4.79 grams of gold on the pocket scale
  This gold was recovered on 18th December 2017.
• 4.44 grams of gold on the pocket scale
  This gold was recovered on 18th December 2017…
• 0.37 grams of gold on the pocket scale
  This is 0.37 grams of gold on the pocket scale.
• This is mercury gold and gold nuggets
  One may see on the left side the gold recovered by mercury which is of silver color and few gold yellow gold nuggets on the right side recovered on the sluice and by gold panning. We do not endorse any mercury recoveries.
• Gold nuggets
  These gold nuggets are not as heavy, they are enlarged in the image, and were recovered today on 18th December 2017.
• Gold nuggets, macro picture
  This is yet another picture of smaller gold nuggets recovered by gold panning and concentration on the sluice.
• Gold nugget in a gold pan
  This is gold nugget.
• Gold nuggets in a gold pan
  My gold pan is scratched. Yet we can recover gold nuggets as these.
• Gold nugget on my hand
  This gold nugget was recovered on this day of 18th December 2017 by gold panning.
• Miners' Moss or spaghetti carpet
  This type of miners's moss or spaghetti carpets are used to capture fine gold. That is certainly not the best solution, yet it is used to created kilograms of gold in Uganda.
• The rudimentary sluice is being upgraded
  This rudimentary sluice is being upgraded with piece of technology that may capture finest gold particles. Yet only with the proper setup the majority of gold may be recovered. The water pressure cannot be too much, material cannot be washed to fast. There are many other factors influencing the gold recovery rate.
• Gold nugget directly recovered on the sluice
  This gold nugget was directly recovered on the sluice on the nylon, while washing the concentrated material. It represents the lack of riffles or proper sluice to recover such nuggets.
• This is fine gold under the magnifier
  This is fine gold, many particles of fine gold are seen under the magnifier and image captured by mobile phone.
• Fine gold line
  This is the line of fine gold under the magnifier.
• Fine gold particles concentrated on the sluice
  The local sluice allows one to observe the finest gold particles being concentrated on the first part of the sluice.
• The piece of black nylon is showing fine gold
  This piece of black nylon have been mounted on the gold washing sluice and is being washed with pretty clean water from the nearest river Okame in Uganda. On such nice piece of black nylon, one may see how finest gold particles are being concentrated.
• Gold particles with mercury
  The tailing as being produced by artisanal miners in Uganda contains a lot of mercury inside and thus gold is recovered that contain a lot of mercury. It is not yellow but of silver color. We do not endorse usage of mercury in mining operations. However, we do recover gold that may contain mercury or traces of mercury. Such mercury, when recovered by our company, is disposed and exported as waste to secure locations.
• Mr. Louis showing the gold nuggets to the miner
  Mr. Louis is showing the gold nuggets to the miner, after demonstrating him the classification process. Gold nuggets may be easily recovered once classification of concentrate have been finished.
• Gold nugget in the gold pan
  The gold nugget in the gold pan was panned by myself after the classification of particles into 3 separate sizes, larger than 20 mesh, particles between 20 and 30 mesh, and particles smaller than 30 mesh. After such classification of particle sizes, it was a matter of few minutes to pan out the larger gold nuggets.
• Basins are never enough
  One of the out-points or better say not logical facts that we found on this mining site is the lack of basins and containers for the concentrates and handling of concentrates. Buckets were completely missing. Basins were not in best shapes. So every single action is coping or exchanging with other basins containing always some gold inside. It creates new risks in handling gold and delays the operation.
• Gold nugget recovered by simple panning
  After washing the concentrates as created by neighbor, all the details of such concentrates have been analyzed. The procedure have been tested and devised which would be the best to collect simply all of the gold. The concentrate was such that it could contain even 3 grams big gold nuggets, which we did not find today. It contains a lot of fine gold due to the accumulation of black sands found in spaghetti carpets or miners' moss, and it contains a lot of smaller nuggets of the size of about 30-60…
• Mercury gold recovery is dangerous and poisonous business
  Mercury is a dangerous substance which we do not recommend to anybody in mining operations. There are many good mercury free gold recovery methods. Why pay for mercury when gold can be recovered without mercury? No American or European gold prospector is using mercury in their operations. So just stop using it, stop getting sick and stop polluting your environment.
• Miners feeding the hammer crusher in background
  Those two miners in background are feeding the hammer crusher while I am handling the super concentrate.
• Helping the neighbor
  The super-concentration and handling of concentrates for the neighbor helped me understand much about the operation, the soil, the tailing and gold inside. It was not all how I have expected it. One need to see it practically, to understand what is required to handle such soil. There are factors that are important to note: - the type of machinery that people are using to create such tailings, - the particle sizes that such machinery is producing, - the particles sizes of gold that such machinery…
• Little wet...
  It was raining, so we are wet for a while.
• Rain on the mining site
  During the rain we can still test the surface sand for existence of gold, and if not, we can collect black-sands.
• During the rain
  The rain is falling down as fast as possible. We have to wait until it is over.
• Collecting black sand
  The black sand is collected not always for reasons of having concentrates.
• Ndaiga trading center
  These are shops and stands in Ndaiga trading center.
• Ndaiga in the morning
  The view from Ndaiga trading center in the morning of December 2017.
• Sample houses for rent in Busia
  These are sample houses for rent in Busia, Uganda.
• Equipment brough to mining site
  The HDPE pipes of 150 meters are brought to the mining site, together with the production sluice and other gold prospecting equipment. The purpose of the project is to improve the mining site and have a complete production line.
• Loading 150 meter of 2 inch HDPE pipe onto the pick-up truck
  The 2 inch HDPE or High Density Polyethylene pipe of 150 meter is loaded onto the truck for water supply on the mining site. Even though we do not know quite at this moment if it will give us correct water pressure, we simply need to try it out.
• Moving the stuff to the mining site
  The basic stuff and prospecting tools including the large production sluice are moved to the mining site.
• When nothing works, push it
  Guys are pushing to pick-up vehicle to start it.
• Some mining equipment is loaded onto the pick-up truck
  We are loading some of the mining equipment on the pick-up truck and moving near the mining site.
• Moving from Busia to Ndaiga, Uganda
  We are moving from this nice house in Busia to Ndaiga for work on the mining site.
• Water pump from Swiss company Ennos
  This water pump works on solar power directly. It has a built-in solar controler. It is produced by Swiss company, I just guess "Ennos". The price in Uganda is way too much, it is good for richer people or companies. What is good is that it can push water on long distance, even 2 kilometers. The watter supply by this pump is not sufficient for direct mining purposes. It may be used for collection of water in water tanks for later work.
• Simple improvized wooden table
  Improvized wooden desks or tables are easily made and can be used on mining site. For some reason local carpenters are harder to understand what means "improvized", and they always tend to make "beautiful" desks.
• Mr. Louis just before food poisoning event
  Something is wrong, one may see it, it is soon happening, food poisoning and night without sleeps. Few hydrochlorid pills and paracetamol helped me later.
• Purchasing manager arranging kitchen stuff for the mining site
  Our purchasing manager Aling is arranging kitchen stuff for the mining site. Pots, frying pans, tellers, cups, forks and spoons, stoves and similar is required for work and living on the mining site.
• No money changer shall use this room as aforex bereau, please...
  No money changer shall use this room as aforex bereau, please...
• Ndaiga trading center in Uganda
  This is table for the Ndaiga trading center near Busitema and Busia in Uganda.
• Emirates hotel in Busia, Uganda
  This is Emirates lodge or guest house, or maybe "hotel" in Busia, Uganda.
• USAID tent with "free vaccination" for Ugandan people
  This is the USAID tent in Busia, Uganda. They offer "free vaccinations" for Ugandan people. No information was specified neither possible to be given of the content of those vaccines. Myself, I know that Bill Gates is supporter of this organization and also supporter of the solutions to "over population" problems. Once in front of thousands of people he mentioned how such problems of over population are solved by using vaccinations. Does that mean vaccination are endangering people's health? One…
• Baboons along the road in Busitema forest in Uganda
  These baboons are walking along the road in Busitema forest in Uganda often fed by travelers with some food. We do not advise feeding baboons on the road as that creates their habits and changes their life style. Food is there enough.
• Baboons in the Busitema forest in Uganda
  Here again, few baboons are on the road in Busitema forest in Uganda, near Busia.
• Work on the open pit
  Miners are working on the open pit in Uganda. Rich gold ore have been identified and need to be reached once again. Excavating activities require better planning. This mining site was not managed by our company at the time of creation of this picture.
• Neglected water hoses
  These water hoses are pretty neglected and harder to maintain. We will use the HDPE or High Density Polyethylene pipes of two inches which are more robust, and will have less resistance in transferring the water from one place to other. Polyethylene is a lightweight thermoplastic used especially in packaging and insulation, while thermoplastic is a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled.
• Neglected water hoses
  These water hoses are seriously neglected and in bad shape. Trucks are moving over the hoses, and people are trying to repair it all over again and again. We do not want to implement these blue soft hoses in our operation of processing of the gold bearing tailing heaps. Rather we will use the HDPE or High Density Polyethylene pipes of two inches which are more robust, and will have less resistance in transferring the water from one place to other. Polyethylene is a lightweight thermoplastic used…
• Mr. Louis and purchasing manager walking to the open pit
  Mr. Louis and his purchasing manager are moving to the open pit. In background one may see a small building made out of metallic sheets. That is the future headquarter on the mining site.
• The view from our new base
  This is the view from our new base for purpose of processing of tailing in Busia, Uganda. New base is directly in the village and not far from the working place. Two rooms apartment is about US $27.46 per month.
• Possible accommodation nearby the mining sites
  This is how possible accommodation look like in the village nearby the mining site.
• Miners working on the open pit
  These miners are doing their best to reach the rich gold ore on this open pit. They are excavating the soil in the hope to reach the hard rock. Pieces of rocks as overburden are found in the clay, silt and soft soil. They contain much gold, even few grams in few pieces of rocks. The mining site was not managed by our company at the time when this picture was taken.
• The path to the open pit is blocked with the excavated soil
  Due to the lack of planning of excavation and movement of material, the path to the open pit is blocked with the excavated soil. For any long term business it is advisable that mining engineers properly plan the excavating activities. This mining site is not or was not managed by our company at the time of making this picture.
• Work on the open pit
  Some rich gold ore have been found in this open pit. Miners are doing their best to reach the reef. Overburden rocks are found and identified being very rich in gold. This mining site is no organized by our company. We are organizing the processing of the tailings on nearest location.
• Busia Town Baptist Church in Uganda
  Read the wordings for yourself and make your own conclusions.
• Impact mills and accessories
  Impact mills are often used in mining and prospecting. Rock may be quickly crushed and gold particles separated. There exists various types of impact mills such as hammer or chain impact mills. In rural locations of Tanzania and Uganda we are constructing such impact mills on the ground, as they seem to be the best firsthand solutions. Only few parts such as flanged bearings are ordered from outside of the country or purchased somewhere in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania or in Mombasa, Kenya. We carefully note all the locations where any machine parts may be purchased. Towns in rural areas do not have metal supply so we are looking for parts at scrap metal yards.
• Possible source for a drum
  Such gas bottle can be cut in pieces and 2 drums could be made out of the cylinder. Yet the metal wall is not as thick as we would like it. We do not know if it is worth trying for US $19.22 how much the scrap dealer asked us that day, or approximately 70,000 Ugs.
• Not a choice for this drum
  This piece of metal scrap was used in some other historical machine. The idea was to convert it to the drum for our impact mill, yet it would not work as this metal is not good for welding purposes.
• Possible drums for the impact mill
  This is a possible drum for the impact mill. We are reviewing scrap metal supplies as no other source of metal is available nearby. Local welders cannot bend the metal properly.
• Wooden goat
  This is wooden goat. That is how it is named everywhere in Balkan area in Europe. Over here almost nobody knows that such improvized wooden legs may be used in construction and mining activities.
• Ugandan bicycle transport
  The Ugandan bicycle transport is very interesting. Almost everything may be transported by bicycles, including coffins, goats, pigs, 20 meter long heavy wires, large wooden sheets, beds, Coca-Cola boxes, and 20-30 plastic chairs. Just anything goes for 500 to 2,000 Ugs. per round.
• The foot during the work
  Sun is hot and soil dries fast on the foot.
• With mud covered foot
  Obviously the soil looks like a German milk chocolate.
• Mr. Jean Louis prospecting on the open pit
  I was teaching miners how to use "Testio" which is Swahili word from Tanzania for the small black metallic gold pan that Tanzanian artisanal miners use to prospect for gold in rocks. Sadly that technology is not known in this part of Uganda. Miners did learn something, and need more training to start implementing the methods properly. They were advised to use the mortar and pestle and frequently check for gold in various rocks and the soil excavated.
• Crushing rocks with hammer on a metallic surface
  The alternative to mortar and pestle is a simple hammer and metallic or other hard surface such as rock. Care must be taken to wash all the tools and the rocks before attempting to check the existence of the gold inside. That way, the salting with other gold particles and mercury is avoided.
• Mr. Louis using the mortar and pestle
  Mortar and pestle are basic miners' tools for gold prospecting in rocks. All tools must be carefully washed before attempting to prospect for gold. The mortar, pestle, basins, gold pans, including the rocks being crushed, those all must be washed to prevent salting with mercury or previous gold particles. This mortar and pestle are too large and may be used in small gold production where crushers are not available. Smaller mortar and pestle are recommended including a simple hammer on a hard surface.
• Crushing rocks while prospecting for gold
  Rocks are being crushed while prospecting for gold. Metallic surface may be used or other larger rock surfaces. Care shall be taken to carefully wash the surface, the hammer, including the rocks to be crushed and basin and gold pans so to avoid the salting with previous gold particles. Artisanal miners in this area were of the opinion that rocks need to be dried before crushing, that is not true, and with the care you may crush even quartz without rocks flying everywhere around. Keep your eyes safe…
• Crushing gold particles on the metallic surface
  Gold particles are being crushed with the hammer on the metallic surface. Both the surface and the hammer, including any water basins and gold pans shall be thoroughly washed before making a check and before crushing so to avoid salting of previous gold particles into the new rocks.
• Using hand lens to magnify the gold particles
  When prospecting for gold, one need to use the magnifier to see the smallest particles invisible to human eye. And yes, we found gold in rocks. Not only gold, we also have found other silver colored metal that we could not identify on the field. It could be iridium, unlikely pure silver, it could be silver colored gold. We will send the particles for analysis to other country.
• Crushing the rocks with mortar and pestle
  This is the method to crush the rocks with mortar and pestle. This is larger version suitable to handle several rocks at once. It is advisable to first classify the mineral sizes with the sifter or sieve and then to gold pan the particles. Further, before any crushing, both the mortar and pestle, gold pans and any basins must be carefully washed so to avoid salting.
• Mr. Louis showing rocks before crushing it with the mortar and pestle
  This is Mr. Louis showing a rock before crushing it with the mortar and pestle that he is holding in his hands.
• Mr. Louis showing the crushed rocks in the basin
  The crushed rocks are transferred to the basin and later panned for gold and other precious metals. There was a problem that miners did not wash this basin, so it contained small particles including small mercury particles. They were advised to wash the basin, the mortar and pestle and any gold pans before making a check for gold.
• Mortar and pestle is miners' basic tool
  Mortar and pestle is the basic tool in mining. The method is known since centuries. Yet this larger mortar and pestle are also used for production of gold over here whenever miners do not have better method to crush and grind the rocks. It is not recommended for quick checks of rocks due to its weight and unsafe handling.
• Gold prospecting on the open pit
  Artisanal miners and Mr. Louis are prospecting for gold on this open pit. Water splash may be seen that is coming from the water pump which priming cover was opened for some reason. The pressure from the raised hose is bringing water to come out of the pump down-there. Very rich gold ore has been found little deeper in this open pit.
• Water source for tailing processing
  Any water source may be used for processing of the tailings. Such is this entrance to the nearest river where branch of water was excavated so that distance is shortened. Water pumps work better on shorter distances.
• Kete-kete or stealing of the ore in Uganda
  Local artisanal miners at least in this area have some bad habits of stealing ores and tailings from mining site owners. They are named kete-kete. It is advised never to steal ores from a fellow miner and to enter joint ventures and partnerships. Working together is much better than having bad blood between each other.
• Mr. Louis advising the mining site owner about gold panning methods
  The mining site owner is being advised about proper gold panning methods. Knowledge is free and application of the knowledge is producing results. As on this day we have found other precious metal in the rocks available on this mining site. The type and value of the metal yet has to be identified.
• With mud covered foot
  Obviously the soil looks like a German milk chocolate.
• Mr. Jean Louis prospecting on the open pit
  I was teaching miners how to use "Testio" which is Swahili word from Tanzania for the small black metallic gold pan that Tanzanian artisanal miners use to prospect for gold in rocks. Sadly that technology is not known in this part of Uganda. Miners did learn something, and need more training to start implementing the methods properly. They were advised to use the mortar and pestle and frequently check for gold in various rocks and the soil excavated.
• Prospecting for gold on the open pit
  On this day at least 10 people were working and prospecting for gold on this open pit. Difficulties are numerous. Very rich gold ore is down there not far from those miners on the picture. Such rich gold ore contains several grams of gold in just few handful of rocks. There are reasons why people are after it.
• The priming cover on the water pump
  This is the priming cover on the water pump. It comes in plastic and metalic version. Often it is lost or stolen on mining sites. Without it, the pump is not going to work, or with improvized covers such as sticks, pump may easily get broken or damaged. To find the replacement cover one needs to order it from Kampala for some 10,000 Ugs. or US $2.75.
• Diesel and benzin prices in Uganda on 3rd December 2017
  The diesel price on 3rd December 2017 was 3000 Ugandan schillings or US $0.82 per liter, while benzin price was 3550 Ugs. or US $0.97 per liter.
• View from the Emirates guest house in Busia, Uganda
  This is how Busia town looks like. The view is from a second floor of the Emirates guest house in Busia, Uganda.
• Bianco Pumpz water pump, model BIA-INOX120PC, 5-50 liter per minute
  This is 5-50 liters per minute water pump. That is too low pressure, we need more water so that material we are processing is thoroughly liquefied and that gold particles may pass down fully liberated.
• Bianco Pumpz water pump, model BIA-INOX120PC with 5-50 liters per minute
  This is Bianco Pumpz water pump, we are watching the specifications before purchasing. This one is supposed to supply from 5 to 50 liters per minute with 3.5 Amperes consumption and 1.6 horse powers. We did not buy it.
• Stronger hoses for the water pump
  These hoses may be used for better supply of water to the sluices. When hose is too soft it tends to get broken, repairs are expensive and holes too often especially in a thorns rich vegetation. That is why using better hoses is recommended. On longer distances the type of the hose and its inner resistance also influence the supply and pressure of the water.
• The choice of pumps in Busia, Uganda
  The town simply lacks the supply of any water pumps. Hard to find. Nearest shops are in Jinja, the source of the river Nile or Kampala. Pumps as shown on this picture are used, and do not even function. Buying them is liability.
• Flat tyre of a compressor
  Nice picture of a flat tyre of compressor.
• Maintaining compressors
  Repairing the flat tyres of compressors.
• Flat tyre of compressors
  Repairing the flat tyres of compressors.
• Flat tyre on compressor
  Our people are repairing the flat tyres of compressors.
• Prospecting for gold in rocks
  Prospecting for gold in rocks is a basic method and shall be foundation for every prospector. Some of gold prospectors are focusing only on alluvial and liberated gold and forget that such may be coming from rocks. And often rocks contain richer gold grade then alluvial soil. There are few simple and practical methods for prospecting for gold in rocks. In this category of Start Your Own Gold Mine, we are explaining methods and showing you videos on how to prospect for gold in rocks.
• Carefully wash the surface after crushing the rocks into the gold pan
  Follow this simple procedure as advised by Mr. Jean Louis in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine: 1. Find some proper hard surface on which you may crush the rocks which you wish to check for gold. Also obtain a hammer. It is advisable that you use clean, plastic bags, to cover the rocks while crushing in order to protect yourself. Further, eyes-protection such as goggles and hand gloves may be also necessary for safety. Instead of the hard surface and hammer, most advisable would be to use a proper…
• Wash the surface after crushing rocks into the gold pan
  Follow this simple procedure as advised by Mr. Jean Louis in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine: 1. Find some proper hard surface on which you may crush the rocks which you wish to check for gold. Also obtain a hammer. It is advisable that you use clean, plastic bags, to cover the rocks while crushing in order to protect yourself. Further, eyes-protection such as goggles and hand gloves may be also necessary for safety. Instead of the hard surface and hammer, most advisable would be to use a proper…
• Crushing small pieces of rocks
  Follow this simple procedure as advised by Mr. Jean Louis in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine: 1. Find some proper hard surface on which you may crush the rocks which you wish to check for gold. Also obtain a hammer. It is advisable that you use clean, plastic bags, to cover the rocks while crushing in order to protect yourself. Further, eyes-protection such as goggles and hand gloves may be also necessary for safety. Instead of the hard surface and hammer, most advisable would be to use a proper…
• Panning for gold out of crushed rock
  Follow this simple procedure as advised by Mr. Jean Louis in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine: 1. Find some proper hard surface on which you may crush the rocks which you wish to check for gold. Also obtain a hammer. It is advisable that you use clean, plastic bags, to cover the rocks while crushing in order to protect yourself. Further, eyes-protection such as goggles and hand gloves may be also necessary for safety. Instead of the hard surface and hammer, most advisable would be to use a proper…
• Transferring the rock material into the gold pan
  Follow this simple procedure as advised by Mr. Jean Louis in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine: 1. Find some proper hard surface on which you may crush the rocks which you wish to check for gold. Also obtain a hammer. It is advisable that you use clean, plastic bags, to cover the rocks while crushing in order to protect yourself. Further, eyes-protection such as goggles and hand gloves may be also necessary for safety. Instead of the hard surface and hammer, most advisable would be to use a proper…
• Prospecting for gold in rocks
  Follow this simple procedure as advised by Mr. Jean Louis in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine: 1. Find some proper hard surface on which you may crush the rocks which you wish to check for gold. Also obtain a hammer. It is advisable that you use clean, plastic bags, to cover the rocks while crushing in order to protect yourself. Further, eyes-protection such as goggles and hand gloves may be also necessary for safety. Instead of the hard surface and hammer, most advisable would be to use a proper…
• Prospecting for gold in rocks
  Prospecting for gold in rocks is a basic procedure that each prospector shall know and use. Whenever there is alluvial gold found, one shall also prospect for gold in rocks. The lode gold is the original gold and usually found in rocks. Such gold is not yet liberated from other minerals. Prospecting for gold in rocks is easy. Follow this simple procedure as advised by Mr. Jean Louis in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine: 1. Find some proper hard surface on which you may crush the rocks which you…
• Bat in the room
  It happens. Bats may accidentally enter the room and get trapped by not knowing how to exit or where is the door exactly. Their dung may contain dangerous bacteria and viruses, so wash your hands and clean your bedsheets if you found one of those. Avoid touching bats by hands. This accident happened in Uganda in June 2017.
• Swiss quality toothbruch Curaprox CS 5460
  This is Swiss quality toothbruch Curaprox CS 5460 as recommended to me by my friend Marko Tunjić from Croatia, the BBB fan. Well, he has a nice smile, and he said, if you don't have a proper toothpaste, toothbrush may save your teeth. But you need to use the professional one. Curaprox with 5460 engineered brushing hairs is such professional toothpaste. As otherwise in East Africa, good toothbrush almost does not exist and cannot be bought. There are many of those toothbrushes that are designed for…
• Health
  Health is considered important factor when planning the business in East Africa and it may also apply to other African countries. European or American arriving to Africa may be faced with difficulties to purchase simple vitamins or mineral supplements, and may be exhausted and loose essentials in their body or otherwise may face greedy clinics or hospital workers who will diagnose just all kinds of non-existent diseases just for purposes of selling pills of the day.
• Watery road to the mining site
  Sadly there was no passage to the mining site. The truck was getting stuck each few kilometers with very long delays in unstucking it.
• Road to the mining site
  Mining site is about 9 kilometer from the town and requires good driver to pass the watery road. This time we did not make it. We will wait for dry season and then cross over with the container.
• Surveying the road to estimate if the truck may pass there or not
  The road is not as rough as much it is watery. Wheels of the truck are easily stuck. Miners are surveying the road for the truck to pass there.
• Truck driver and repair of the accessories on the truck
  The truck driver is trying to fix some of accessories of the truck along the road to the mining site. The truck was stuck for multiple times.
• With timber secured mining shaft
  This is well secured mining shaft. One may see timbers for safety against collapsing.
• Tent on the mining site
  The tent have been erected to help the miners work even during the night time.
• Chairs and tables on the mining site
  Just chairs and tables on the mining site for the kitchen and meetings with the miners.
• German compressors in Tanzania
  These compressors were imported from Germany, refurbished, with new batteries, new hoses and couplings, and may include jackhammers.
• Compressors being washed
  Our guy is washing compressors for sale in Kahama, Tanzania…
• Compressors on display in Kahama
  Compressors are on display in Kahama for sale…
• Compressors in Kahama, Tanzania
  Compressors are displayed in front of the shop in Kahama, Tanzania…
• M'hengele with compressors in Kahama, Tanzania
  Our assistant M'hengele is watching compressors in Kahama, Tanzania…
• M'hengele with compressors
  M'hengele is watching compressors…
• Source of nile at Jinja, Uganda
  This is the entrance of the river Nile from Lake Victoria. It is often called the source of river Nile. Even it is not a source of water that builds the Lake Victoria this is the place where river Nile begins as the river.
• Baboon along the road at Busitema forest
  These baboons are found along the road at Busitema forest in Uganda.
• Baboons along the road in Uganda
  These baboons are begging for food and looking for opportunities at Busitema forest in Uganda. They are known to sometimes steal stuff from cars or people passing by. I do not recommend feeding baboons during the road as that creates those bad habits.
• Yet another improvized mercury retort for gold recovery in Uganda, SYOGM EA UG II
  This is yet another improvized mercury retort for gold and mercury recovery as we made it for gold mining business in Uganda. Mercury is a waste and dangerous substance that negatively impact health, animals, fish, plants, agriculture and water sources. When local miners have polluted some area with much mercury or if we are recovering gold from tailing we often find too much mercury inside. We call this mercury retort SYOGM EA UG II, representing the Start Your Own Gold Mine program in East Africa,…
• DC switch to turn on the bilge pumps
  Often prospectors and gold miners are confused how to concentrate the concentrate. Or better said how to make the super concentrate. It is only by process of concentration that gold is recoverered. Multiple steps of concentration may require different methods of handling. Often it is useful to have a bilge pump of 600 gallons or 2271 liters per hour. Such pump may be perfectly enough to process 500 to 1000 kilograms of dry or wet ore in an hour. To start the pump you need a switch. I am placing this…
• Water pumps and auxiliary equipment for water pumps
  We are describing here water pumps and auxiliary equipment used in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. Handling of pumps, their maintenance, tips and tricks, capacities and calculations of water usage will be represented in this category from time to time.
• Bathroom in the hotel room
  Bathroom is quite enough. By "standard", some bathroom accessories may be missing such as a light bulb. We know there is hot water, but that has to be tested before accepting the room.
• Small table in the hotel room
  The small table is in the hotel room.
• Bed in the hotel room in Busia, Uganda
  This is the bed in the room with the mosquito net.
• View from a hotel room
  This is view from a hotel room in Busia, Uganda.
• Secured door of the hotel in Busia, Uganda
  This is well secured door of the hotel in Busia, Uganda, main customs road. It is always better to use hotel rooms where a guest may replace the supplied padlock with his own padlocks.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading jackhammers
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading jackhammers
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading jackhammers from the container
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading compressors one by one, total of 7 machines
  VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Goods are placed on the ground
  The goods are placed on the ground.
• Offloading goods from a container
  Offloading goods from a container.
• Offloading the pallet full of hoses
  The pallet is offloaded.
• Offloading the pallet full of hoses for compressors
  New hoses for the compressors and mining equipment such as jackhammers are on this picture offloaded by using the crane from another truck. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Offloading goods from our container
  On this picture the goods are being offloaded from the container to the ground. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• It is actually a small crane
  This is not a hoist, it is actually a small crane to offload goods from a truck. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Using the hoist on the truck to offload the compressors
  We are using this truck to offload the compressors from a container.
• Completely new hoses for compressors with jackhammers
  These are completely new hoses for compressors with jackhammers. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• First we liberate the entrance to compressors
  First we need to offload the humanitarian goods and small stuff, so that we may access compressors. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Truck transporting the container to the mining site in Tanzania
  The truck is transporting the container to the mining site in Tanzania. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Truck with the container in the early morning of November 25th 2017
  The truck in the early morning of November 25th 2017 have transported our container to the mining site. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Container on the road being transported to the mining site
  The container is being transported to the mining site through all of Tanzania. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Container in transport through Tanzania to our mining site
  The container is finally on the transport through Tanzania and there is a long road ahead. It is destined to our mining site. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Port's employee working during the inspection of the container
  The port's employee is working during the inspection of the container.
• Jackhammers and chissels in the container
  These are jackhammers and chissels in the container ready for further transport to the mining area.
• Compressors in the container
  As you can see multiple compressors are in the container ready for further transport to our mining area.
• Some of compressors have changed their stable position
  As seen, during transport, some of the compressors have changed their stable position.
• Humanitarian goods and mining equipment
  The container is loaded with mining equipment and humanitarian goods.
• Container is open
  The container is now open and customs inspector may access it.
• Port's employees opening the container
  These port's employees are opening the container for customs inspection.
• Detail on the container
  This is how it looked like before the opening of the container for the purposes of inspection.
• The specifications of our container
  These are specifications of our container.
• Container before the custom's inspection
  This is the container before the custom's inspection.
• Transporting the neighboring containers so that ours may be liberated
  This container is transported away so that ours may be liberated for inspection and later transport. VMTRADE is a program designed by RCD Wealth and Mr. Jean Louis and it is yet another Wealth Generation Plan similar to SYOGM or Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Import of compressors and jackhammers as possible privileged benefits for our clients
  On these pages we are demonstrating the importation of compressors and jackhammers as a possible privileged benefit for our clients in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine who are starting new gold mining businesses in Tanzania or in Uganda.
• Discharge of rudimentary ball mill
  This is rudimentary ball mill as used in Uganda and Tanzania and some surrounding countries. It is locally welded and in Swahili also known as "calasher", in English "crusher". It is batch ball mill. It discharges after 45 minutes. The opening have to be replaced with the screen as you can see on this video for material to come out. In our program Start Your Own Gold Mine we are not using this type of ball mills.
• River Okame, source of water
  This source of water is good enough to process tonnes and tonnes of material.
• The day of work is not yet over for Mr. Louis
  After this picture Mr. Louis have arranged another location for minining with the person who transported him back to town and who is producing 3 to 20 grams per day.
• Panorama of the nature in Uganda
  Beautiful nature around me.
• Discharge of rudimentary ball mill
  This is rudimentary ball mill also well known as calasher (english crusher) in Swahili language. The ball mills run in batches of about 45 minutes. Once the batch of milling have been finished the cover is replaced with the screen with holes so that powder material may run out.
• Children working on the mining site
  This condition have started to be handled today. I have advised the mineral processing site holder to get rid of children as it is forbidden by the Employment Act 2006 of Uganda, including multiple warnings have been issued by local government commissioners. Current management is unable to change the conditions. In case we obtain control over the mining site, we will change this condition within one hour and by using one guard with the baton.
• Fine gold in the pan
  Fine gold in the pan requires skills to be recovered.
• Fine gold and few bigger particles in the pan
  This is fine gold and few bigger particles.
• Fine gold in the pan
  This is fine gold in the pan after the field assay on the mineral processing site.
• The best field assay ever
  This was the best field assay ever with more than 3,000 particles of gold visible in the pan. The particles are counted by using the hand lens. This is very rich gold ore. Immediately after this assay we have started planning on how to obtain exactly this ore under our control.
• 14 grams of gold on the scale
  This is 14 grams of gold on the gold scale. This is about 14 grams of gold that miners upon my insistence recovered by simply panning the gold concentrate. They have first recovered all the gold without mercury. I was happy, and came there to see the result and eventually buy the gold. We are buying only environmentally friendly recovered gold. That means that gold recovered with mercury we are not to buy. We do tolerate our clients who are buying such gold and advising them how to buy it safely.
• Gold recovered with mercury again mixed with mercury
  This is about 14 grams of gold that miners upon my insistence recovered by simply panning the gold concentrate. They have first recovered all the gold without mercury. I was happy, and came there to see the result and eventually buy the gold. We are buying only environmentally friendly recovered gold. That means that gold recovered with mercury we are not to buy. We do tolerate our clients who are buying such gold and advising them how to buy it safely. When I have arrived on this location we found…
• More than half a kilogram of gold in my hand
  This gold is of purity 80% and it is more than half a kilogram.
• More than half a kilogram of gold in my hand
  This is more than half a kilogram of gold in my hand.
• Gold nugget
  Gold nugget on the scale…
• 0.242 grams of gold nugget on the scale
  This is gold nugget on the scale.
• Gold nugget on my finger
  Gold nugget on my finger…
• Gold nugget on my finger
  Gold nugget on my finger.
• Gold nugget on my finger
  This is gold nugget on my finger.
• Gold nugget
  Gold nugget with some soil particles.
• Gold nugget
  This is beautiful yet unclean gold nugget. It contains soil particles.
• Melted gold in the vial
  This is melted gold in the vial.
• Melted gold in the vial
  Vial is a small bottle usually for drugs, medicine, specimens. This is gold in the vial. It is easier to contain it that way.
• 2.614 grams of gold on the scale
  This is 2.614 grams of gold on the scale, just after melting.
• 2.63 grams of gold after melting
  This is 2.63 grams of gold after melting on the scale.
• Melted gold in the gold pan
  This is melted gold in the gold pan…
• Gold in glass of water
  Gold in the glass of water after melting. Pour the hot gold into water after taking it out of the gold melting furnace.
• Grams of gold in glass
  This is gold after melting in the glass.
• Few grams of gold after melting
  These are few grams of gold after melting…
• Tweezers to take the graphite crucible out of the furnace
  To take the graphite crucible for gold melting one need to use proper tweezers. Asbestos hand gloves are recommended as well.
• Melting gold in the furnace
  Gold in the furnace need to be shaken with the graphite stick so to melt better.
• Melting gold in the melting furnace
  This is melting furnace and it is how it looks like inside until the furnace reaches the metling point.
• Melting furnace for gold
  This is melting furnace for gold. It can melt 1 kilograms in an hour.
• Melting of gold
  Laurence is melting gold with the melting furnace.
• Gold balls with mercury in gold pan
  Mercury is dangerous substance that may cause cancer and other diseases. It pollutes human body, animals, plants, water source and environment. In our mining program Start Your Own Gold Mine we are not using mercury but recovering it when necessary and teaching miners how to implement mercury free methods. We do not use mercury in our programs. This gold was brought to us as sample from a mining site.
• Gold ball as collected with mercury
  Mercury is dangerous substance that may cause cancer and other diseases. It pollutes human body, animals, plants, water source and environment. In our mining program Start Your Own Gold Mine we are not using mercury but recovering it when necessary and teaching miners how to implement mercury free methods. On the picture one can see gold balls as result from rudimentary local gold recovery methods. We are not using mercury in our program Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Gold nugget on the hand of a miner
  This is gold nugget on the hand of a local miner. Surprisingly on this mining location all the small gold was disposed into the soil and only large gold nuggets collected by miners. We bought gold nuggets as many as we could.
• Gold nuggets
  These gold nuggets are natural and have been found nearby the Geita Gold Mining company in Geita, Tanzania.
• Nice gold nugget in my hand
  This is nice gold nugget in my hand.
• 1.426 grams of gold nugget in the hand
  This is 1.426 grams of gold nugget.
• Beautiful gold nugget
  Beautiful gold nugget on this picture was found on one of the mining sites.
• 1.018 grams of gold nugget on the scale
  This is 1.018 grams of gold nugget on the scale.
• One beautiful gram of gold nugget
  This is one beautiful gram of gold nugget we found on the mining site and cleaned it thereafter with the apple cider.
• First gold we bought in Tanzania back in 2012
  This is first gold we bought in Tanzania back in 2012. One of miners arrived to our office, we have melted the gold and bought it.
• Gold as found during the business programs Start Your Own Gold Mine
  In this category there are various gold nuggets and gold particles, concentrates as found during the program Start Your Own Gold Mine in Tanzania, Uganda and other countries.
• Very large ants after the rain in Geita, Tanzania
  These ants were passing the path in bulk. I mean, really really large quantity of ants. When motorcycle crossed over their path, they quickly communicated it to each other and returned back into the hole.
• Very large ants
  These large ants may be found in Geita, Tanzania.
• Large ants in Geita, Tanzania
  These ants are passing the path for better tomorrow. But motorcycle disturbed them and soon they came all back to the hole.
• Large ants
  They are like 2 centimeters long... I mean, it could be a good breakfast with bunch of them, crispy, with the milk.
• The improvized field retort for mercury recovery
  This is improvized field retort for mercury recovery. It may be made of the pipe reduction connector, the cover and piece of the pipe. The side shall be sealed by soil so that no fumes of mercury may come out during burning. The other part or the output of the pipe shall be immersed into the water cup where all the mercury is to be disposed. Without water it would get the chance to evaporate into the air. Mercury is dangerous substance that may cause cancer and other diseases. It pollutes human body,…
• Field retort before pipe bending
  This is improvized field retort for mercury recovery. It may be made of the pipe reduction connector, the cover and piece of the pipe. This is before bending of the pipe. Mercury is dangerous substance that may cause cancer and other diseases. It pollutes human body, animals, plants, water source and environment. In our mining program Start Your Own Gold Mine we are not using mercury but recovering it when necessary and teaching miners how to implement mercury free methods.
• Mercury Free Gold Recovery Methods
  In this category we are explaining mercury free gold recovery methods including methods for disposal and recovery of mercury when founds in the gold bearing ore, gold concentrate or tailings. Mercury is dangerous substance that may cause cancer and other diseases. It pollutes human body, animals, plants, water source and environment. In our mining program Start Your Own Gold Mine we are not using mercury but recovering it when necessary and teaching miners how to implement mercury free methods.
• Conversion of pictures and videos as being prepared for website publishing
  This is my tiling window manager StumpWM showing four windows, each of it is doing one specific process such as preparation of images, conversion of videos to be published for the website, uploading images to the web server and similar.
• Land for sale in Uganda
  People often sell their lands in Uganda.
• View from streets of Busia, Uganda
  This is how the town Busia in Uganda looks like. Not quite different is the town of Busia in Kenya few hundred meters far.
• Measuring the screen sheets to make one out of the two
  They are measuring two sheets in order to make one. The screens are connected so that they may be taken apart again depending of the needs or other sluices we may build locally. The screen size of 1/8" have been selected with the purpose to handle tailing heaps around the mining sites.
• Straightening the metal screens
  Here the boys are straightening the metal screen with 1/8" opening. We are using the material we have on hand. Even if I would like to buy the full sheet with such screen size, those are non existent in the area. We have imported the screens from other countries. The keey to proper gold ore washing is screening or classification of material. Having evenly distributed sizes of particles in the sluice is bringing the best results.
• Rubber strings for gold washing sluice
  Rubber strings may be used to support the gold washing sluice to make the operation static. Instead, metal clamps may be used, by they were not obtainable in the city.
• Wooden boards purchasing
  Wooden boards being purchased for the purpose of construction of supportive elements for the gold washing sluice.
• Carpenter choosing proper wooden boards
  Carpenter is choosing proper wooden boards for the hopper box. It is going to be heavy. We will keep it at the mining site. The transport of the hopper box to the work place is just about 100 meters.
• Screens waiting at the carpenter
  The screens that we have connected together are waiting with the carpenter for the hopper box to be constructed. It takes about one day to have the box ready. It will be used to feed the tailing into the sluice.
• Next step is carpenter
  After screens have been connected we are bringing them to the carpenter to construct the hopper box. The simple materials available locally can be used to construct pretty powerful gold washing sluices.
• Screws are used to connect these screens together
  Screws are used to connect the screens together.
• Screens being connected together
  Screens are connected together.
• Screens are being connected together
  For feeding of about 5-6 tonnes per hour, these two screens have to be connected together. They are not welded. Screws are used for connection. Screens may be then later reused in other operations.
• The screen with 1/8" openings
  This is the screen destined to process tailings. The openings are 1/8 of an inch. One cannot use any type of screen for any type of material. Each material or ore or tailing have to be inspected to determine the particle sizes. Based on the analysis proper screens and classifiers have to be used to increase the recovery percentage.
• The screen opening is not more than 1/8"
  This screen has openings of 1/8" which is proper for the type of tailing it is going to handle. Proper classification is necessary before letting the material be concentrated on the gold washing sluice. It increases the gold recovery.
• Two people are straightening the screen with hands
  Two people here are straightening the screen with hands.
• The screen or classifier being straightened by metal worker
  We have got few screens and two of them being straightened by hand by local metal worker. Screens are then connected together and the job is done in about 15 minutes.
• Preparing orange juice
  After soem work I was drinking an organge juice here directly on the street, as prepared by the mother that was selling fruits. In Uganda.
• Rubber strings for static operation
  Rubber strings may be used instead of clamps to make the operation of a gold washing sluice static and firm. Rubber strings may hold sluices on wooden boards and allow all the parts to be assembled and disassembled in just few minutes.
• Plumbing parts and glue
  The plumbing parts and glue are purchased to create the spraying pipes that wash the material that is to be processed after showering. In general, the quantity of material being washed shall not be more than 30% in relation to the water quantity being sprayed. Thus an average gasoline pump that may bring even 80 cubic meter of water per hour may process 20 to 30 cubic meters of material which is usually equivalent to more than 20 or more than 30 cubic meter of sand or powdered material. Thus such…
• Wooden boards purchased for gold washing sluices
  These wooden boards were purchased for gold washing sluices in Uganda. They are used to create supporting construction for the gold recovery plant.
• Wooden boards for gold washing sluices
  Simple gold washing sluices need not much of supporting construction. Few wooden boards and wooden stands may be just enough to process tonnes of ores per day on a sluice.
• Clamp as made locally by metal technicians
  This type of clamp and metal bending tool is made locally by metal technicians in Uganda. Metal workers do not have access to modern tools like in other countries.Many times they are forced to make their own tools.
• Two wooden goats
  These two wooden goats are used as improvised legs of the table.
• The wooden goat or sawhorse view from top
  This is view from the top onto the wooden goat or better known as sawhorse in English.
• Wooden goats
  Wooden goats are used to support heavier wooden boards or sluices.
• Wooden goat being transported to headquarter
  This wooden goat have been made for purposes on the mining site and is now being transported to our headquarter straight from carpenter.
• Beans for lunch
  I like beans on the mining site, that was nicely made by one of the guys.
• Sleeping and storage rooms on the mining site
  These are sleeping and storage rooms on the mining site.
• Miners searching for rich gold ore
  These miners are searching for rich gold ore in this shaft.
• Water pond for processing of gold concentrates
  This water pond was used to process gold concentrates and is polluted with poisonous and dangerous mercury.
• Water pond to handle material
  There is enough water held in the artificial pond so that material can be washed and handled, processed so that gold may be recovered.
• Children feeding the gold washing sluice in Uganda
  These children are feeding the gold washing sluice. They shall not be there, and we will need to make re-organization on the mining site.
• Injury on the mining site
  When handling the machinery one engages in all kinds of dangers, including to get own fingers cut away. This finger is still in place, yet it is heavily injured.
• Hoses for water pumps
  These hoses for water pumps may be used in the project of handling the tailing heaps.
• Water pumps
  Water pumps in the storage room are not held in the best condition.
• Mortar and pestle for rock sampling
  This is locally made mortar and pestle for rock crushing. It is very well made and usable for field assaying.
• Heaps of tailing in background
  One may see few heaps of tailing in background.
• Heaps of tailing in background
  There are numerous visible heaps of tailings in the background.
• Always use same quantity of material for field assaying
  When doing field assaying and you wish to get a quantitative analysis of gold it is necessary to always use the same quantity of material. If you check one time smaller quantity and other time larger quantity and wish to assay gold in some ore dump or tailing heap, you will simply start making mistakes. Number of colors in a gold pan shall be always compared to other numbers while using the same quantity of material.
• Children in background of Mr. Louis showing quantity of material in the gold pan
  These children are resting on the mercury polluted heap of tailing while Mr. Louis is showing the always one and same quantity of material that has to be used in the field assaying.
• Mr. Louis showing one quantity of material for field assaying
  Only one and same quantity of material shall be used for field assaying so that proper estimates of gold quantity in the full material may take place.
• Another same quantity of material must be used for field assaying
  Always use the same quantity of material when assaying the gold content. You should not use one time more and next time less of the material quantity. This material is not meant for panning by using the gold pan in which it is contained. The gold pan is used just to measure the quantity of material so to be even and same each time.
• Always the same quantity of material is used for field assaying
  Always the same quantity of material must be used for field assaying in the Start Your Own Gold Mine program. On the left one may see the Garrett Prospecting Gold Pan full with the material of tailing. On the right side one may see the basin that is used to process the material and determine the gold content.
• Gold recovered by dangerous substance mercury
  This gold of 0.58 grams was recovered by dangerous poisonous mercury on the mining site. The whole process was done by children. We do not approve of children working on the mining site. Especially we do not approve of the mercury usage that may cause cancer and other diseases to these children. We are devising the plan for the improvement of this mining site.
• 0.58 grams of gold on the balance
  This is 0.58 grams of gold on the pocket scale.
• 0.58 grams of gold obtained by children after processing with mercury
  This is 0.58 grams of gold obtained by children after processing with mercury. Mercury have been burnt into the air. The air is polluted. Children are in constant contact with mercury. This is the condition we have found. We are to improve this condition by talks, descriptions and awareness about the dangers of mercury and also about the methods on how to recover gold without it.
• Gas heater for burning of mercury into the air, pollution everywhere
  This gas heater is used to burn the mercury so that it evaporates directly into the air. As soon as we take over this location, on this ground and area of the land we will forbid burning of the mercury and usage of the mercury. All processing and final gold recovery may be done without mercury. Gold concentrates may be dried, it may be nicely separated from black sand, and gold may be measured on the balance scale without using a single drop of mercury. The other problem is that material is already…
• Gold slightly amalgamated with mercury
  This is gold. It has been slightly amalgamated with mercury, thus there is silver color. Children were washing just few basins of material after crushing and obtained more than 0.50 grams in total.
• Children playing and working on the mercury polluted mining site in Uganda
  These children are working and playing on the mercury polluted mining site. My findings and inspection of the tailing told me that all those heaps of tailing and ore are polluted by mercury. I was surprised as I did not find that much mercury in Tanzania on similar mining places. Children work on the dangerous sluice and are in constant bodily contact with the poisonous and dangeours substance of mercury.
• Children in background of Mr. Louis showing quantity of material in the gold pan
  These children are resting on the mercury polluted heap of tailing while Mr. Louis is showing the always one and same quantity of material that has to be used in the field assaying.
• Children washing on the mining site, Mr. Louis attempting to advise them
  These children are washing material on the mining site. Material is completely polluted with mercury. The work on this sluice is dangerous and heavy. First one may fall down or cut oneself badly. Second the screens used to preclassify material are not efficient. Third the gold recovery is just partial.
• Children cloths dried on the classifying screen
  These are cloths for babies and children being dried on this screen used for classification of material before on the gold washing sluice.
• Children feeding the gold washing sluice in Uganda
  These children are feeding the gold washing sluice. They shall not be there, and we will need to make re-organization on the mining site.
• Child trying to recover all particles of gold from concentrates
  This child on the mining site in Uganda is trying to recover all concentrate particles by using plain hands. The task is impossible. The pond itself is broken and gold is simply depositing on its bottom, it is impossible to take smallest gold particles by using simple hands.
• Incorrect process of handling gold
  The process of handling gold at this site is totally incorrect. To capture small gold particles these boys are using the blue and red carpets and large bags. Instead that those carpets and bags are washing in a basin they are washing it in a broken pond. From there on, the material is transferred by hands into the basin! A lot of gold is then lost on the bottom of the pond. We are going to suck it all with our dredge equipment. And these children will be forbidden to access the mining site.
• These children are washing mercury polluted ores on the mining site in Uganda
  These young boys of 10-16 years are washing mercury polluted material on this mining site in Uganda. I do not like this. They did obtain 0.58 grams of gold that day. However, children shall not be working on the mining site and they shall not be exposed to the dangerous substance - mercury. From this day on, I will try to show them better methods of gold recovery.
• Child in a mercury polluted pond of water
  I do hate when I see this, but whatever I would do, either advice parents or tell to the license holder to refrain of allowing children to the mining site, these parents or mother with the child would just change the location to the other mercury polluted pond. What one can see here is that mother is bringing ores for processing on this place, they are crushing ores and then recovering gold by using mercury. Too many people pour mercury in this pond shown on this picture. Their children often help…
• Mining site ID 281 in our database
  This is the mining site ID 281 in our database that we were assessing and inspecting and one of example of how Start Your Own Gold Mine program may quickly bring about the production of gold within 45 days. The mining site have three types of discovered gold bearing material, the overburden soil with eluvial gold particles, the rich gold ore with visible nuggets in quartz and tailings.
• Artisanal Mining in Ghana
  Ghana has a very developed artisanal mining. What is commendable is that many of miners know how to separate gold without using mercury. They are gold panning the concentrates by using traditional pots or bowls made of wood or other materials. Often miners work in teams and become very efficient. Their gold washing sluices are for one century of development better than those what may be found in East Africa.
• The gold cyanidation plant during the Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Jean Louis on gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Detecting the water source on the gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Generator on the gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Buildings for people working on the gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Talks with people
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Buldings on the gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Buildings and resources on the gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Buldings on the gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Gold cyanidation tanks
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Gold cyanidation tanks
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• The laboratory on gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Water pump on gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Activated carbon
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Activated carbon in the gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Talking with the gold cyanidation plant owner
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Jean Louis on the water tank
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Jean Louis inspecting the production line on the cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Children on the gold cyanidation plant
  Children were advised to abandon the area of the gold cyanidation plant.
• Talks with the gold cyanidation plant owner
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Inspection of gold cyanidation plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection on Gold Cyanidation Plant
  This series of images have been made during the first part of Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection as devised by Mr. Jean Louis for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine that enables our clients to quickly start in gold mining business. Cyanidation tanks were assessed and found to be leaking fluids thus also leaking gold. A program have been envisioned on how to improve these gold cyanidation tanks so that full gold recovery may take place.
• Land under the exploration license in Uganda
  The exploration license enables the license holder to explore for gold minerals or other minerals on such land. Once gold deposit have been identified one may apply for the mining lease.…
• Land under the exploration license
  The exploration license enables the license holder to explore for gold minerals or other minerals on such land. Once gold deposit have been identified one may apply for the mining lease.
• Land under the exploration license
  The exploration license enables the license holder to explore for gold minerals or other minerals on such land. Once gold deposit have been identified one may apply for the mining lease.
• Drive around the exploration license
  All the land visible on the side of the road belongs to the area of the exploration license of one of our local partners in Uganda.
• Land and surrounding of the exploration license
  The exploration license enables the license holder to explore for gold minerals or other minerals on such land. Once gold deposit have been identified one may apply for the mining lease.
• The land under the exploration license in Uganda
  The exploration license enables the license holder to explore for gold minerals or other minerals on such land. Once gold deposit have been identified one may apply for the mining lease.
• Passing Jinja bridge
  This is bridge over the river Nile in Jinja, Uganda.
• It is always pleasure to travel through Uganda
  Traveling through Uganda always gives pleasures. We are invited to eat the tasty barbecue or muchomo. All the local languages use this same word. People agree when it comes to barbecue.
• Baboons on the road
  These baboons along the road are known to approach people in their cars stealing their fruits, vegetables, food and even money pockets. Do not feed them when driving through forests of Uganda. You are making their habbits become worse.
• Drive to mining site in Uganda
  We are driving to the mining site in Uganda. The drive takes 4-5 hours and we meet baboons on the road along the muchoma or barbecue that is very tasty.
• Local crusher on a mining site in Uganda
  This local crusher has capacity of about 100 to 150 kilograms per hour. It is locally welded and constructed. It uses Chinese engines. The total price of such crusher may be well over US $4,000 both in Uganda or Tanzania. The money could be well spent on a better and professional crusher with more capacity and durability and less maintenance expenses.
• Baboon trying to enter the window
  One of baboons along the road tried to enter the window of our car. He had the intention, but was not quite decided. We tried to quickly close the window. Do not feed baboons in Uganda along the road.
• The river nile as seen from the bridge in Jinja
  This is the river Nile, the source of life and water for people in multiple countries up to the Egypt.
• The bridge over the river Nile
  This is the bridge near Jinja over the river Nile in Uganda.
• Passing over the river Nile
  Here we are soon passing over the river Nile in Uganda.
• Muchomo is barbecue that we get offered on the road
  Muchomo is a tasty barbecue that we get offered on the road. This is one of the reasons why Ugandan people like traveling.
• Waiting in the traffic jam
  The traffic jam…
• Drive around the exploration license
  All the land visible on the side of the road belongs to the area of the exploration license of one of our local partners in Uganda.
• Review of the open pit in June, 2017
  We are reviewing the open pit in June, 2017…
• Gold particles in the gold pan
  Visible gold particles in the gold pan.
• Gold panning on the mining site ID: 281 in our database
  The gold panning is most important method for gold prospecting and recovery of final gold from concentrates. On this mining site we are gold panning for particles of gold in the overburden soil. The open pit itself contains a lot of rich gold ore and operation requires more capital. However, the overbuden soil and the tailing may create potential to recover good quantity of gold in a month. Children found on the mining site are warned and advised to refrain from playing on unsafe location.
• Children on the mining site
  These happy children are playing around the mining site that was left in unsafe condition. No warning signs and no indications of dangers have been placed on the mining site. We are advising local miners to change conditions and advise children and parents to refrain from playing on the mining site.
• Mr. Louis on the open pit
  Mr. Louis is standing here on the top of the overburden soil from the open pit where exceptionally rich gold ore have been found.
• Verifying the overburden for gold particles
  Here we are verifying the overburden for gold particles. In each shovel gold particles may be found, sometimes 25-30 pieces of smaller than 70 mesh. This type of overburden may be quickly processed similarly like tailing heaps that are laying around this mining site.
• Inspection of gold particles with hand lens
  The hand lens is used to inspect for smallest gold particles in this overburden soil.
• Mr. Louis gold panning on the open pit
  Mr. Louis is panning here the overburden soil on the open pit to verify the existence of gold. Without hand lens such small gold particles cannot be seen properly. One visible gold particle indicates usually 20-25 other not visible gold particles.
• Boys are gold panning on the open pit
  These boys are panning for gold on the open pit. The overburden itself contains particles of gold. While the rich gold ore contains as much as 2 kilograms of gold in 3 large trucks of material.
• Gold panning and checking for gold existence
  We are gold panning the overburden soil from the open pit and verifying the soil for gold existence.
• Gold panning the overburden soil
  We are gold panning the overburden soil to verify for its existence of gold. Sometimes 20-25 particle in a pan are visible, indicating small quantity of gold.
• Mr. Louis in front of the open pit
  I am here standing in front of this open pit with rich gold ore under there.
• The open pit with rich gold ore under there
  This is the open pit with rich gold ore under there.
• The future headquarter on the mining site
  This is the future headquarter on the mining site.
• Panorama of the open pit
  This panorama of the open pit is probably not to be shown well on our web pages, yet you may get the insight into how it looks like from above.
• Don't mind my serious face
  I may be looking serious on this picture, yet this picture is showing you that I was directly on the open pit we are here speaking about. In general and in small scale we are able to help any mining site that wish to increase their outputs.
• The open pit with very rich gold ore
  This is the open pit worth millions of dollars. It contains very rich gold ore that we have been mentioning on other pages. It is one out of many locations available for the program to Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Excavations on the mining site
  The excavations may be seen all over the mining site. Often they are not secured by red or yellow warning tapes and represent a constant danger for children and people around.
• Rich gold ore with iron and quartz
  This is rich gold ore containing iron and quartz…
• Rich gold ore with iron and quartz
  This is rich gold ore containing iron and quartz.
• Miners panning for gold on the mining site ID 281
  Miners are panning for gold in Uganda on the mining site with the ID 281 in our database. The rich gold ore vein is just there in sight. The soil and gravel around contains grams and grams of gold that may be picked out by fingers. No special panning skills are required to get to the gold.
• Too steep slopes of the open pit
  This open pit is dangerous with its too steep slopes.
• Open pit and gold panning in Uganda
  In this open pit miners in Uganda are panning for gold.
• Open pit
  Open pit with too steep slopes…
• Miners panning for gold
  Gold panning in Uganda…
• Scenes from gold panning in open pit
  Miners panning for gold…
• Scenes from gold panning in open pit
  Miners panning gold in the open pit as the gold particles are easily obtained from the surrounding soil.
• Gold nuggets from lode ore
  Lode is a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks. These gold nuggets were picked out of the soil surrounding the rich gold ore vein at this Ugandan mining site.
• Gold nuggets
  Gold nuggets from a lode.
• Gold nuggets directly from a lode
  Lode is a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks. These gold nuggets have been separated directly from a lode.
• Gold flakes directly from a lode
  Lode is a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks. These gold flakes have been taken directly from rich gold ore vein and they were separated from rocks. Many other gold flakes are directly in the ore.
• Local miners are naively believing that poisonous mercury is the only way to extract gold
  These local miners in Uganda are naively believing that mercury is the only way to extract and recovery gold from concentrates. We do not advise using mercury in gold recovery and will refuse to do so. All miners are advised to stop using mercury immediately. Mercury is dangerous poison and is polluting environment, the water which is drunk by children, people and cattle. Mercury poison is then traveling to plants, fruits, vegetables, to fish, and trees. People are getting cancer and other dangerous…
• Miners with the mercury sponge ball
  This miner is showing his "result", the large mercury ball with several grams of gold. We do not advise using mercury in gold recovery and will refuse to do so. All miners are advised to stop using mercury immediately. Mercury is dangerous poison and is polluting environment, the water which is drunk by children, people and cattle. Mercury poison is then traveling to plants, fruits, vegetables, to fish, and trees. People are getting cancer and other dangerous diseases from mercury.
• Amalgam of gold with mercury
  This is not quite the "amalgam" because this gold was not quite nicely melted with mercury. It is better say "connected" to mercury. We do not advise using mercury in gold recovery and will refuse to do so. All miners are advised to stop using mercury immediately. Mercury is dangerous poison and is polluting environment, the water which is drunk by children, people and cattle. Mercury poison is then traveling to plants, fruits, vegetables, to fish, and trees. People are getting cancer and other dangerous…
• Gold amalgamated with mercury
  This is picture of gold amalgamated with mercury. This is exceptional good result for the local miners. We do not endorse any of the mercury recovery methods. Mercury is a danger and liability for environment, animals, plants, and people. It may cause cancer and other dangerous diseases. It cannot collect all the gold out of the concentrates and it is expensive. We are advising miners how to recover gold without using mercury. Mercury free methods of gold recovery are used all over the North Americas…
• Ugandan miners panning and searching for gold
  These Ugandan miners are panning and searching for gold. They have pumped the water out of the small open pit and again and repeatedly reached the ore in sight. The rich gold ore vein is yielding with more than 2 kilograms of gold out of 3 large trucks of such material. Start Your Own Gold Mine program is engaging to help the local miners and share the proceedings with them.
• Miners panning for gold in Uganda
  These miners are panning for gold in Uganda.
• Ugandan miners panning for a rich gold ore
  Each of these miners is hoping for their luck! On this day, the water was pumped out and the rich gold ore was just there available for excavation. All the soil around the hard rocks contains a lot of gold that could be panned right away. Miners started panning and collecting grams of gold.
• Rich gold ore vein
  This is the rich gold ore vein.
• Rich gold ore vein
  Here is the ore in sight, the rich gold ore vein.
• Gold ore vein
  This is the rich gold ore vein.
• Rich gold ore vein
  Here is the rich gold ore vein, whatever is excavated on this place is yielding with high gold content.
• Gold ore
  This is the gold ore in Uganda on one of available locations for the program Start Your Own Gold Mine.
• Miners at ore in sight
  Ore is in sight! The ore have been discovered long ago. It is just that water and lack of knowledge and equipment is preventing these miners to get to the rich gold ore. That is why we are here, to help them and us!…
• Miners at ore in sight
  Miners are at "ore in sight". That means the ore have been discovered, it is accessible, it is only not known what is the actual underground volume of such ore.
• The rich gold ore at the gold mining site ID 281
  This is very rich gold ore at the gold mining site with the ID 281 in our database. This gold ore contains as much as 2 kilograms of gold in 3 large trucks of the ore. Normally, gold with the content of 20 grams per tonne is not such that one can even see particles on the surface of rocks. With this gold bearing ore, one may see gold nuggets as large as one gram and more directly on surface of the rock. A handful of 5 kilograms of gold have already yielded with 6 grams and more for local miners who…
• Rich gold ore
  Rich gold ore…
• Gold in a rich gold ore
  This is gold nugget visible in a piece of rock that contains a lot of iron that is visible on the rusty color of this rock.
• Gold after panning
  Gold after panning…
• Gold panned
  Gold panned…
• Gold panned
  Gold panned…
• Gold panned
  This gold was panned from rich gold soil that was found around the hard rocks.
• Gold concentrate made out of soil from rich gold ore
  This is small panning test with a lot of gold from small quantity of soil around the rich gold ore vein.
• Gold nugget in a rich gold rock
  Gold nugget in a gold rock.
• Gold nugget in a rich gold rock
  Gold nugget in piece of quartz.
• Gold nugget in a rich gold rock
  This is gold nugget in a rich gold rock of quartz.
• Gold nugget in a rich gold rock
  This is a gold nugget in a rich gold rock.
• Gold nuggets in rich gold ore
  These are gold nuggets in rich gold ore. This type of ore is yielding more than 2 kilograms in 3 trucks of material.
• The rich gold ore with gold flakes falling off the rock
  This is the rich gold ore. The gold flakes may be seen as falling off the rock. Some gold nuggets are in the rock.
• Rich gold ore
  This is rich gold ore with visible nugget in the quartz rock. This type of the ore is yielding currently on the location we know more than 2 kilograms out of 3 trucks of material.
• Rich gold ore
  This is rich gold ore with visible nugget in the quartz rock. This type of the ore is yielding currently on the location we know more than 2 kilograms out of 3 trucks of material.
• Rich gold ore, nugget in quartz
  This is rich gold ore with visible nugget in the quartz rock. This type of the ore is yielding currently on the location we know more than 2 kilograms out of 3 trucks of material.
• Rich gold ore, quartz
  This is rich gold ore with visible nugget in the quartz rock. This type of the ore is yielding currently on the location we know more than 2 kilograms out of 3 trucks of material.
• Travel to the mining site ID: 281 in Uganda, June 2017
  We are traveling to the mining site ID: 281 in Uganda, in June 2017. The travel is easy, roads are good, and people friendly.
• Baboons on the road
  These baboons along the road are known to approach people in their cars stealing their fruits, vegetables, food and even money pockets. Do not feed them when driving through forests of Uganda. You are making their habbits become worse.
• Passing Jinja bridge
  This is bridge over the river Nile in Jinja, Uganda.
• It is always pleasure to travel through Uganda
  Traveling through Uganda always gives pleasures. We are invited to eat the tasty barbecue or muchomo. All the local languages use this same word. People agree when it comes to barbecue.
• Ugandan miners trying to get to the rich gold ore vein
  These miners on the mining site of our partner in Uganda are trying to reach to the very rich gol ore vein. All miners around know that the area is full of gold and that very rich gold ore vein exists. Lack of equipment and knowledge of mining is what is preventing these miners to get the wealth. The slopes of the open pit seem to be too steep and dangerous. No safety equipment is used. Even when rich gold vein is discovered, the lack of proper equipment to handle such ore is preventing miners to…
• Miners working hard to reach the rich gold ore vein
  These miners are working hard to reach the rich gold ore vein.
• Miners in Uganda trying to get to the rich ore vein
  These miners and good people in Uganda are trying to reach the rich gold ore vein that we all know where it is, and just need to be reached.
• Backhoe loader, good for gold prospecting
  Backhoe loader is certainly a good machine for gold prospecting. For our clients who arrive to Tanzania, we have the possibility to provide this machine for prospecting and digging purposes. This machine may be provided as the privileged benefit in the program to Start Your Own Gold Mine. Privileged benefit means that you may use the machine provided that you do not endanger environment, that you respect the laws and follow up the program as advised. Mining with responsibility is good mining.
• Wheel loader
  The wheel loader is a combinated machine that may be used for excavation and movement of the soil.
• Wheel loader being repaired
  The wheel loader is a combinated machine that may be used for excavation and movement of the soil.
• Wheel loader in Tanzania
  The wheel loader is a combinated machine that may be used for excavation and movement of the soil.
• Wheel loader in Tanzania
  The wheel loader is a combinated machine that may be used for excavation and movement of the soil.
• Wheel loader in Tanzania
  The wheel loader is a combinated machine that may be used for excavation and movement of the soil.
• Wheel loader in Tanzania transported to the site
  The wheel loader is a combinated machine that may be used for excavation and movement of the soil.
• Rich gold ore
  This is rich gold ore that contains about 2 kilograms of gold in 3 trucks of 10 tonnes. This type of ore shows visible nuggets and may contain in just 10 kilograms 5 grams of gold. On the same gold reef a hundred meter far from this location 3 trucks of ore have yielded with 2 kilograms of gold.
• The future headquarter on the mining site
  This is the future headquarter on the mining site.
• EQV Formula - Example Evaluation of Future Gold Production
  Any present gold production may be improved by using the EQV Formula for gold production as devised by Mr. Jean Louis. Be it a large scale mining, small scale mining or artisanal mining, or recreational gold prospecting, just any type of gold recovery may be improved by observing simple factors such as Equipment, Quality and Volume that relate to gold production. In this article we are reviewing the real world example on an artisanal mining site in Tanzania, where certain equipment and expenses have been proposed that are contradictory to itself and its own capacities, and that would become nothing but liability, instead of an income bringing asset.
• I'm interested in mining my own gold mine. Let me know the process.
  MOST IMPORTANT IN GOLD MINING: Please keep in mind, that MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN GOLD MINING is the availability of GOLD BEARING ORES. Do not focus on exploration, prospecting, if you can focus immediately on the gold bearing ores. You want a gold mining business that creates income for you. You do not want a long-term exploration, and searching for gold, when gold bearing ores have already been found. My business is to help you to COME STRAIGHT to gold bearing ores.
• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on How to Start Your Own Gold Mine
  Many clients send us their questions on how to start their own gold mining company, and we answer them. Questions are then edited and published on our website Start Your Own Gold Mine so that other clients may benefit from same answers, and understand what is all necessary to start a gold mining company, what gold mining equipment is required, how to conduct gold prospecting, how to obtain licenses, how to learn about the gold bearing ores, and in general how to conduct the gold mining business.
• Gold Mining Equipment For Sale and Rent by Start Your Own Gold Mine & GOLDIVANTI LP
  Gold mining equipment for sale as provided by company Start Your Own Gold Mine and GOLDIVANTI LP with compressors, pneumatic hammers, pumps, pipes, fittings, plumbing systems, sluices and gold recovery equipment, microscopes, laboratory equipment relating to gold mining, feeders, jigs, excavators, bulldozers, jaw crushers, hammer crushers, ball mills, wet pan mills, Raymond mills, trucks, backhoe loaders, gold pans, magnets, sieves and sifters, gold refining and smelting equipment and tools, winches, and just about anything relating to gold mining you can buy here.
• Software we are using in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine
  Here is the description, listing and download of some of the small and large software we are using in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine. Small scale mining without mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology simply does not function well. Same is with software. Repetitive tasks and calculations, estimates and the EQV Formula for gold production demands the usage of programming languages and specific software tools.
• Practical application of the EQV Gold Production formula
  Here are few practical examples of the EQV Gold Production and how our company is using it to assess the present mining operation and to predict our investment and the future gold mining production. The formula is simple and applies to small scale mining of gold and may apply to other types of minerals as well. The full and expanded EQV formula relates not only to the production of gold but to the income of gold mining production, operational expenses and other expenses. Every small scale mining company may increase and improve their outputs by observing the factors that are most important and relate to each other, the present and future Equipment and its capacity and usage, the Quality of ores, gold and processing and the Volume of ores being excavated and processed.
• How to obtain gold bars and bullion through Prepaid Gold Forward Sales Contract
  There are few steps to follow on how to obtain gold bars and bullion through Prepaid Gold Forward Sales Contract with companies that have mineral rights and mining sites under control. One need to obtain proper information of the companies and their business, to exchange the due diligence, and to fully understand the process of production of gold on the mining site.
• An dismantled gold washing plant trummel at a mining site in Akanteng near Akwatia, Ghana
  Mr. Frank Boateng in 2014, on research, demonstrating dismantled gold washing plant trummel at a mining site in Akanteng near Akwatia, Ghana, demonstrating the remains of mining equipment.
• Prepaid Gold Forward Sales Contract by Start Your Own Gold Mine
  Prepaid Gold Forward Sales Contract as provided by company Start Your Own Gold Mine is a good way of financing mining production where the buyer of gold may obtain the asset with 20 to 30% discount, and the producer obtains the new mining equipment and machinery and thus enlarges the production capacities. Details are specified on this page.
• Prepaid Gold Forward Sales Contract
  The Prepaid Gold Forward Sales Contract is a contract between two parties to deliver the gold in the future for prepaid payment and at a price agreed upon the time of the contract. The Tanzanian mining company Start Your Own Gold Mine agrees to deliver gold bullion or raw gold at some time in the future in return for the agreement and payment from the other party. The mininig and production of such gold is thus being financed by the buyer of gold bars for the mutual win win situation.
• How providing benefits to the producers of gold brings benefits back to gold buyers