October 2011

How would you like to spend your summers gold prospecting in Alaska?

Looking for that yeller metal in your own glory hole….Yours would actually have gold in it, of course.

We must admit, it was pretty hard for us not to stow away with the Gold Rush crew when they were packing up the equipment this summer.

We met the Hoffmans in April at the Salem GPAA Gold and Treasure Show. They were really interested in getting a 10″ trommel for Todd’s sons Hunter and Hudson to work on the side and a 14″ for Jack to use for sampling.

Then in May, we headed to the Sandy River Airport to deliver their machines!

Here we are showing Todd Hoffman’s son, Hunter, how to use the Pro Gold Trommel before his trip up to Alaska.

Gold Trommel seen on Gold Rush Alaska

And later that day they loaded up the machines to head north to Porcupine Creek and begin filming, Gold Rush Alaska!

Watch the first ten seconds of this video – careful, don’t blink or you’ll miss it(!) – those are our babies being taken to Alaska. <sigh> We are just so proud… I mean, just look at our babies all grown up and getting lives of their own! :)

We sponsored a giveaway and only had to post one clue before Roy Campbell guessed right! I guess our clue was just too easy, but that porcupine picture was too cute to resist!

So, Roy wins a bag of pay dirt!

Did you guys have fun playing? I think we’ll have to do this again soon!

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Kelly McClaskey you are getting warmer, your guess has been the closest!

His guess was:

“Looks like you are getting it ready for a helicopter pickup, to take to a remote location.” - Kelly McClaskey

The trommels are getting ready to be loaded up, although not in a helicopter.

Keep guessing people!

Here’s another clue:

Gold Giveaway CluePhoto Credit: National Geographic

See the original post and submit your guess here.

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Of course you do!

Well, here is how to do it….

Below is a picture of something that we are REALLY excited to share with you. The first person to guess what we are doing correctly, will win!

Win what, you say?

A bag of PAY dirt loaded with $75 worth of GOLD by the legendary Miss Quilla of Gold Bar Mining Co. in Idaho City.

Think of all the fun that you can have panning this winter!

So leave a comment with what you think we’re doing below, make sure to include your email address in the comment form so we can contact you if you win.

Good luck!

Gold_Giveaway

P.S.  We’ll leave clues throughout the week so guess as many times as you’d like!

P.P.S.  First time you’ve seen this machine? Wondering what it is? It’s our Pro Gold Trommel.

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Yellowstone with the Family this Summer.

We’ve been hearing some folks ask why we haven’t updated the site in a while and the truth is we’ve been busy!

And it hasn’t been all work… Do you really think we’re going to stop prospecting so we can build prospecting equipment? Heck no!

We had some pretty good luck up in Idaho City this season and now this gold season, for some of us, is coming to the end. For those of us, in the Northern states, it’s mainly because the colder weather is going to start moving in but for others it’s the lack of water.  God-willing the Southern parts should start picking up with the cooler weather and some RAIN, to help with the prospecting and those fires.

Other than prospecting, here at Summit Mining & Equipment we have been pretty busy shipping our equipment out all over the world! Not only are there Pro Gold Trommels in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Utah, California, Indiana, Colorado, Georgia, Montana and Texas they are now in Europe, Asia and Africa!  Never in our wildest dreams did we think we’d be sending our machines internationally after just two years!

The demand for gold and gold recovery equipment keeps rising. At $1,658.28 per ounce, it’s seems like everyone has caught GOOOLD FEVER. We can remember back 11 years ago when gold was $325 per ounce and thinking that it was high then!

When we started the company in 2009, we began by building our 10” Trommels and we have now expanded to River Sluices, Highbankers and our 14” trommel due to customer wants and needs.  And most recently, Summit Mining & Equipment began taking custom orders, mostly to replace sluice boxes for larger scale equipment.  Our larger custom sluice box builds have been up to 10 feet long and 16 inches wide.

If you should have any questions, give us a call or email us!!  We love to hear from you.  Well, time to head back into the shop to prepare for the upcoming holiday rush.

-River Dan

P.S. Please keep an eye on the blog for more updates and promotions!!

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