Round Rock Chapter of the GPAA

The Round Rock Chapter of the GPAA. Good folks having fun.

Come and join us. Meetings are at 4:30 PM on the 3rd Saturday of each month in Round Rock, Texas.

We are holding them at:

To be determined

Map to the "Slab" in Kingsland

Map to Malcom Long's Fish and Digs

"A Tribute to Joe"

News and Updates

MAY MEETING THIS SATURDAY Our next meeting will be Saturday, May 17th from 4 to 6pm. We will meet at Harold B's home in North Austin. Click here for directions. It is time to elect new chapter officers. Kevin Green will have his blue bowl and recirculator setup around 1pm to process concentrates from the Halliburton Outing. Anyone wanting their cons checked for fine gold should bring them. Make sure the cons are completely dry. If you have questions about the process, email Kevin.

GPAA GOLD SHOW WINNERS!!! Congratulations goes out to 3 Round Rock Chapter members. John Brueckner had the winning raffle ticket for a 2 week, all expenses paid trip to the Cripple River Camp in Alaska. John Griffin won a Desert Fox in the same raffle. Daniel Klepac had the fastest time in the panning contest and walked away with another copper gold pan. Thanks to all the members who helped out at the show. Our panning trough was the busiest activity all weekend. Pictures from the show will be posted on our "Photo Page" soon.

ACTION IS NEEDED NOW!!! HR2262, the "End of Mining and Prospecting Bill" is on the move. You can read about this bill at http://www.washingtonwatch.com . Be sure to read it and vote against it. Send this watch page to your Congressman. You can contact your Congressional members by going here: Contacting the Congress.

YES HE CAN!!! Congratulations to Daniel Klepac for winning the Third Annual Texas Panning Championship. Daniel's winning time was 17 seconds. A special congratulations goes to Alex Klepac. He finished fourth in the kid's division.

AMERICA'S MINING AND PROSPECTING ORGANIZATION See the "Events" page for details about this new non profit group established for mining and prospecting related activities.

MAKING YOUR OWN CLASSIFIERS Thanks to Roland S for this link. This website sells screen material of all mesh sizes. Click here for detailed instructions to find the right material.

SEND ME YOUR PICTURES OF TEXAS GOLD!! Want to show off your find? Send it to: texasgold@roundrockgpaa.com . Please include as much information as you can provide about your gold. I will post it on this page and if I get enough, I'll build a new "Texas Gold" web page.

GOLD FOUND IN TEXAS!!!

This vial of gold was found by William, Kyle and Michael at Long's. They used a metal detector to locate a concentration of black sand. When they got home, they panned out the material and this is what they found. Good job!!!

Check out that nice pile of chunky gold. Randy A of San Antonio accumulated most of this gold by grinding rock from Long's. He used a home-made rock grinder he designed and built. If you would like to purchase a set of plans for this grinder, respond to this link: rockgrinderplans@roundrockgpaa.com. Cost is $5.

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