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About SYOGM Management
Country | Since Year | Company | Business | Development Stage | Managed by | Next Stage |
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Tanzania | 2012 | GOLDIVANTI (TANZANIA) LIMITED | Gold Trade and Mining | Defunct | GOLDIVANTI LP | New branch setup |
Tanzania | 2016 | START YOUR OWN GOLD MINE LIMITED | Gold Mining and Consulting | Contracts in place | Start Your Own Gold Mine LLC | Production |
Uganda | 2018 | GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED | Gold Mining | Production finished | Start Your Own Gold Mine LLC and GOLDIVANTI LP | New production location |
Rwanda | 2018 | Start Your Own Gold Mine Ltd. | Gold Mining and Consulting | Research | SYOGM LLC | Establishment |
Kenya | 2018 | START YOUR OWN GOLD MINE LIMITED | Gold Mining and Consulting | Establishment | SYOGM LLC | Production |
Latest pages from Start Your Own Gold Mine
- 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.
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- Basic and powerful prospecting equipment
This shows how basic prospecting equipment can be very powerful to detect gold occurences. In combination with Start Your Own Gold Mine special prospecting reports we may get quite a good estimate of profitability at some locations.
- Mr. Louis and Mr. Obua before the research of alluvial gold in Kisoro, Uganda
This was the day of the meeting with the mining engineer Mr. Innocent Obua, we have prepared the plan to verify gold occurences at certain locations. Until begin of December this has actually been done and new locations have been arranged for alluvial gold recovery.
- Walkie-Talkies for Communication on Mining Sites in Uganda
These are our walkie-talkies for communication on mining sites in Uganda and also in Tanzania. Mobile networks are often not available in valleys where gold mining takes place. Walkie-talkies are less expensive way of communication on short distances.
- Compressed Earth Block Machine in Kampala, Uganda
This is the Compressed Earth Block (CEB) machine in Kampala, Uganda, we will use it to construct buildings on mining sites or our premises in various locations of Uganda.
- GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED headquarter in Kampala, Uganda
This is GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED headquarter in Kampala, Uganda as of 2019.
- GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED headquarter in Kampala, Uganda
This is the headquarter of GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED in Uganda, as of end of 2019. We are located in Kyebando Central, Kampala, Uganda.
- Falcon MD20 Gold Detector for gold prospecting in rocks
This is Falcon MD20 Gold Detector, metal detector for gold prospecting in rocks. We are using it in alluvial gold operations to detect gold in rocks and types of rocks that could be additionally crushed and grinded to recover gold out of them. Detection is pretty fast and efficient. It can distinguish between the black and and gold. Pyrite is usually not detected.
- Asbestos Gloves and Molds for Gold Melting
These are asbestos gloves and molds for gold melting that we have available in Uganda. Same type is purchased for Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. Proper handling of melted gold ensures safety. Mold has to be preheated to avoid splashing of melted gold.
- CIF is term used for sea and inland waterway transport, not for gold deliveries
CIF is term used for sea and inland waterway transport, not for gold deliveries. Incorrectly used international trading terms are quick indication that something is wrong and usually it is seriously wrong in the offered gold trade deal. Since 2010, I have been purchasing and selling gold. Several refineries received kilograms of gold that I have purchased and in none of their terms I have ever seen terminology like CIF. This is the fact. Finally, the term CIF is Incoterms terminology that applies only for sea and inland waterway transport. No sane person is to transfer gold by ship. Air cargo may be as heavy as one tonne, and up to today, I have never seen that gold was ever transferred with ship. Maybe for governments. Not in private transactions.
- 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.
- Happy Time Bar and Lodge in Northern Uganda
This is Happy Time Bar and Lodge in Northern Uganda.
- Gold prospecting on river in Northern Uganda
This is our staff member Stephen Tibasima looking for favorable places for gold prospecting in Northern Uganda.
- Room in the lodge in Northern Uganda
This is how rooms look like in lodges in Northern Uganda.
- Lodge in Northern Uganda
Every room has a separate entrance and good security.
- Accommodation in lodges in Northern Uganda
We love these lodges in Northern Uganda.
- Hotel Restaurant Mego Lonyo in Northern Uganda
This is the hotel and restaurant Mego Lonyo in Northern Uganda.
- The 1 euro cent should be 2.30 grams, but scale shows 2.32
The 1 euro cent or other known coin or any known weight may be used to calibrate or verify the accuracy of precision scales. This time it is showing 0.02 more grams than it should be.
- Agoro, Northern Uganda
This is wild west style picture from Agoro, Northern Uganda, during our gold prospecting expedition on February 17th 2019.
- Lodge in Northern Uganda
This is how lodge in Northern Uganda looks like. Not bad for our purposes. We like separate rooms with separate entrances and possibility to use our own locks on the doors.
- Alluvial gold particles measured by chikolo, Uganda
These alluvial gold particles from Uganda are measured by chikolo size, the size of one hole of the razor blade.
- Chikolo or Chikoro, measure for gold in Northern Uganda
We measure gold by weight. Some people measure it by the size of gold that fits into one of the hole of this razor blade. It is called Chikolo or Chikoro. I am not so sure in spelling and pronounciation. The price difference may change from day to day even 10 times more than it should be.
- Gold prospecting expedition start on February 16th 2019
Our staff members moving to Northern Uganda for gold prospecting expedition on February 16th 2019.
- Staff members in Uganda moving for gold prospecting
Our staff members in Uganda started the gold prospecting expedition from Tororo, Uganda, on February 16th 2019.
- Tororo town, Uganda
This is Tororo town in Uganda.
- Tororo, Uganda, departure point to prospecting expedition in Uganda
This is Tororo, our departure point on February 16th 2019, for the gold prospecting expedition in Uganda.
- 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.
- The ball mills loaded on the truck
These ball mills work on diesel engines and are here loaded on the truck in Dar es Salaam for the destination near Kahama, Tanzania.
- The transport of ball mills starts from Dar es Salaam to Kahama, Tanzania
The transport of ball mills starts from Dar es Salaam to Kahama, Tanzania.
- Truck ready to move with the ball mills to Kahama, Tanzania
These ball mills are transported from Dar es Salaam to Kahama, Tanzania.
- Transport of ball mills with the forklift
The forklift is loading ball mills into the truck.
- Transport of ball mills
Ball mills are transported near Kahama, Tanzania, for purposes of investment into gold mining.
- Ball mills imported from China
These ball mills were waiting long time to get imported from China.
- The main tent and shower tent
This is the main tent and the shower tent on the side.
- Camping tents
Camping tents are prepared for the usage on mining fields. To setup a tent may be easy for somebody with experience. Camping and using tents is common in Europe and North Americas, it is not common in East Africa. Not this type of tents, no. So setting up and using tents requires training time.
- HDPE connectors
The HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) connectors are used to connect pipes together.
- Gold pans and sieves
Gold pans and sieves are basic gold recovery equipment that one may need. It is used at begin of any action cycle, during the mineral processing and at the end during the final gold recovery.
- Sucking hose for the water pump
The sucking hose for the water pump shall never be knicked as that is the way how to destroy it faster.
- Wooden goats and basic sluice feeder with the perforated metal sheet
These are wooden goats used for about one year in Uganda, during 2018, the feeder box or hopper with the perforated metal sheet.
- Wooden goat about one year old
This wooden goat have been used for about one year, one can see that it is not worn out yet.
- HDPE pipes and wooden goats in the storage room
One can see the HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe and the wooden goat in the storage room.
- Water pump that may drive up to 80 cubic meters per hour
This type of water pump is produced in China and according to specification it may pump up to 80 cubic meters of water per hour, that is equivalent to 80,000 liters.
- Slick plates for sluices and gold recovery
Studies on sluices and best practices in gold recovery always recommend using slick plates to allow the finest gold particles to easier separate from the rest of materials.
- Water spray bars
Water spray bars are made out of basic locally accessible plastic pipes.
- The read miners moss matting
This red miners moss matting sadly was lost the day we have made picture of it. We have plenty of it left.
- Miners Moss matting
This is so called Miners Moss matting for gold recovery.
- The front of the shop in Ndaiga, Uganda
This is how front of the shop looks like in Ndaiga, Uganda.
- Business premises in Ndaiga
This is business premise in Ndaiga, Uganda.
- The front of the apartment in Ndaiga
This is front gate of the apartments in Ndaiga, Uganda…
- Classic storage room in Uganda
This is how storage rooms may look like, in Ndaiga, Uganda.
- Gold panning in Ndaiga, Uganda
Our appreciated workers are gold panning in Ndaiga, Uganda.
- Equipment and buckets in the storage room
This is equipment and buckets in the storage room.
- Classic bathroom in Ndaiga
This is the bathroom. The place to wash your body in Ndaiga, Uganda.
- Lodge in Ndaiga, Uganda
This is the lodge picture from outside, Ndaiga, Uganda.
- Room in the lodge in Ndaiga, Uganda
This is how simple lodge room looks like in Ndaiga, Uganda. The area of Amonikakinei is known for gold existence since long time.
- Employment and Managing Opportunities with GOLDIVANTI LP
At all times of a year we offer various employment and management opportunities in our company GOLDIVANTI LP and Start Your Own Gold Mine. The first position offered just to everybody is Communication and Reporting Officer I/C which is the entry position to the JLCO Executive Secretary or other managerial position. Local and international people may be hired for management positions. And only local people are hired for technical and production related positions. Major skills required are motivation to develop in life, intelligence, communication skills, honesty, leadership skills, and willingness to work in fields of East Africa. Some people are hired to provide us with services in their own country.
- One kilogram, one 100 grams and three troy ounces of gold
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- Mineral Expo in Zagreb, Croatia, from 18th to 20th May 2018
Our company GOLDIVANTI LP was presented on the booth on Mineral Expo in Zagreb, Croatia, from 18th to 20th May 2018 by Mr. Jean Louis and friends. We have been presenting our program Start Your Own Gold Mine and sales of gold from gold mining production in Tanzania and in Uganda. One of features was the gold panning experiement that many visitors liked, especially children, as that was the first time they have seen gold particles. Many of visitors were surprised to find out that there is so much gold in their country Croatia. We will be having booths on Mineral Fairs all over the Europe.
- Greetings from Philippines by children of Mr. Sandy Orencia
Alright! Thank you Philippines! Goldivanti Gold in Uganda has got support from Philippines! Thank you Sandy! Thank you children of father Sandy. We are working hard in Uganda and in Tanzania. Goldivanti Gold staff members in Uganda are pleased to see this video and greeting.
- Go Goldivanti Gold! -- Greetings from Sandy Orencia from Philippines
Go Goldivanti Gold! Greetings from Sandy Orencia and his beautiful children from Philippines to Goldivanti Gold in Uganda and Tanzania. Thank you Sandy, thank you much!…
- Gold concentrate in our storage room
This is the gold concentrate we are collecting in the storage room in Uganda.
- Meanwhile in Uganda, gold concentrate being collected
This is the gold concentrate being collected in Uganda.
- Small gold particles on finger
These are small gold particles on the finger, magnified.
- Gold particles visibly captured in the sluice
These are small gold particles as captured on our sluices in Uganda.
- Gold particle captured on sluice
Here is one more gold particle as captured on our sluice.
- Gold particles captured on the sluice
Here are small gold particles magnified as captured on our gold recovery sluice in Uganda. We are collecting the surface gold nuggets and small particles with tweezers, while the concentrate is fully processed at once to collect all the gold.
- Spare parts for the water pump
Here are the spare parts used for the water pump reparation.
- Reparation of the water pump
This is how water pump is repaired. Low quality Chinese water pumps are easily obtained in Uganda, yet ask for higher maintenance expenses.
- Reparation of Chinese water pump
We need to repair the Chinese manufactured water pump. Low quality water pumps have high maintenance expenses.
- Broken water pump
This is what happens when Chinese manufactured water pump is used for few months. It breaks. Avoid Chinese pumps, if you can. We cannot and we have to use them.
- Gold particles on paper
These are small gold particles on paper that is the proof that gold recovery from tailing works.
- Buckets full of gold concentrate
These buckets are full of the gold concentrate as collected from January and February 2018 in Uganda by our company GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED.
- Mr. Okedi and Mr. Wabwire collecting the gold concentrate in Uganda
These are our staff members Mr. Okedi and Mr. Wabwire, collecting the gold concentrate into buckets. Every single day they work in Uganda for our company GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED.
- Testing of the engine of drilling rig
The drilling rig is tested two times before the purchase, first time for the functionality of the engine and second time by conducting one successful drill and getting one borehole.
- The drilling rig for water wells and gold prospecting
This is the drilling rig for water well drilling and gold prospecting. There are ways how to implement this type of a drilling rig to detect the gold particles and eventual nuggets in the 1-2 cubic meters of soil that are excavated.
- Mr. Jean Louis in front of a water well drilling rig
The water well drilling rig is life saving in Tanzania and in Uganda. It may be also used as for preliminary deep soil gold prospecting including as part of the second section of our Matrix Gold Prospecting.
- Our gold mining equipment
This category of the GOLDIVANTI LP website is showing what gold mining equipment we are using in the program Start Your Own Gold Mine and on our mining sites both in Tanzania and in Uganda. We are direct investment company that opens up new small scale mining sites, and in partnerships with local license holders we handle and process the gold bearing ores for profit.
- Storage with the gold concentrate
This is the storage with the gold concentrate. That is the subproduct of gold mining. First all concentrates may be stored in such buckets until the point of time when all concentrate is concentrated again and again until we get pure gold out. This production is conducted by our company GOLDIVANTI GOLD LIMITED in Uganda.
- Backhoe loader in Croatia for 7000 euro
This backhoe loader in Croatia for about 7000 euro. The weight of the machine and condition does not allow us to make decisions for purchase. Once machine has been finished, we may review the offer. It is very usable in mining in Uganda and Tanzania.
- The spirit bottle with golden flakes
This is edible gold in the bottle with spirit. This type of bottles is traditionally used in the Balkan area.
- Golden spirit
This is spirit, alcoholic beverage with golden pieces.
- Cabin in the dredge boat
Controls are located in the cabin of the dredge boat.
- The pump in the dredge boat
This is slurry or gravel pump in the dredge boat and it can pump 100 tonnes per hour.
- The engine in the dredge boat
This is the engine of the dredge boat and it is in good condition.
- Dredge boat and Stipe showing us the engine and pump
This is Stipe, he is showing us the engine and the pump on his dredge boat.
- Winch on the dredge boat
This is winch on the dredge boat.
- Dredging boat
This boat is a dredge for gravel and sand that is dug out of the river in Croatia. It could be well used for digging and excavation of gold bearing sand and gravel in other countries.
- Dragline attachment or crane shovel
This is dragline attachment and shovel that is used with the crane and that one is throwing in a swinging motion to fetch the sand, gravel or soil.
- Jean Louis in front of the dragline excavator and crane
This is me in front of the dragline excavator and the crane. This dragline excavator or crane is worth some US $50,000, and the transport and import of the crane may considerably raise the full price of the purchase.
- Dragline excavator or crane for digging and excavation
This is universal dragline excavator and crane that may be used for digging and excavation of soil, sand and gravel. It may replace excavator in various situations. We are visiting and considering how to obtain new equipment. Decisions on purchase of equipment from Europe with transportation to Tanzania or Uganda are difficult. Sometimes expenses of transport and import may be larger than the equipment price itself.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Laurence at Upendo orphanage, delivery of clothes and shoes
Our executive associate Laurence is delivering clothes and shoes to Upendo orphanage. We could not find all the children that were there present back in 2016. So we are still to understand what happened to them. One part of clothes and shoes was delivered to children in need. Those were sent by Erwin, our partner from Germany.
- Laurence giving presents to children
Laurence visited children in Mwanza and is giving presents to them, the toys that our partner Erwing have sent from Germany. Clothes, shoes and toys were sent for orphans and we are distributing it before the new year 2018.
- Wema, the orphan, is taken care of by good friends in Mwanza
This is Wema, she was 2 years old back in 2012, when we started visiting the Upendo orphanage. She is now with foster parents in Mwanza, Mary, and good friends who take raise her and take care of her.
- Purger waits for the burger
This is Mr. Robert Stažnik, our Executive Associate in 2012. for business development in Tanzania. Purger means "Burger", it is German word for citizen, and he is purger of Zagreb, Croatia, of the inner town of Zagreb, the old part. It also means he is of exceptional character, trustful, loyal, honest, and ethical. I have not met a better man. He has handled all the tasks he had in Tanzania back in 2012, and we just hope to get him back into the business. Eat that Hamburger, purger!…
- The red face of Purger of Zagreb, Croatia, Mr. Robert Stažnik
That is what happenes when purger from Zagreb comes to Tanzania. Red face. Purger means "Burger" in German language or "citizen", which has the meaning of a citizen of Zagreb, especially those citizens of the old town of Zagreb or near to the old town. Robert is exceptional, loyal, trustful and have helped us a lot. We reserve the right to mock him on these pages.
- Robert Stažnik in Mwanza in November 2012
This is our Executive Associate in 2012, Mr. Robert Stažnik in Mwanza, Tanzania, with friends. Holding hands is quite common, it is habit in Africa, and when man is leading a man, or wants to show him anything, they hold hands. It does not mean they are kaka-moto or warm brothers, they are just guiding each other on the street.
- Robert Stažnik in Mwanza, Tanzania
Robert Stažnik, the executive associate of GOLDIVANTI LP in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Here he is smiling at the restaurant in Mwanza, Tanzania not far from Bismarck Rocks.
- Miners asking for cigarettes
These miners were happy to see some foreigner passing by in their mining area. They asked for cigarettes or alcohol, which we did not have.
- The tailing heaps in September 2012
These tailing heaps were producing 200-300 grams back in 2012. They could be purchased for affordable price and processed quickly for money.
- The "Aha" moment or Eureka moment in Tanzania, September 14th 2012
This was the major Eureka moment or Aha! Moment for me in Tanzania, back on September 14th 2012. I could realize that each of the bags carried on the bicycles as seen on pictures contains one gram of gold which summarizes up to 20 grams of gold per tonne. The material was soft soil, that is easy to excavate with shovels or even hands. Many people, including women, grandfathers and grandmothers, and children were filling their rice bags with soil, and bringing them to the mineral processing place.
- The gold cyanidation plant in Tanzania
This is the gold cyanidation plant in Tanzania. About 5 kilograms of gold have been produced here every month. The plant had 4 partners. Just about 30 days thereafter, we were informed that only 3 partners left due to the fatal car accident.
- Mineral processing plant in Tanzania on 14th September 2012
This view is one of the "Aha" moments that happened in my life. That is where we realized how gold may be mined, obtained, processed, recovered for profits. Even though we already had some of contracts for mining ventures in sight, this was the first practical cognition. I have realized that people are leaching gold with cyanide, and purchasing heaps of gold bearing tailings. At that time I was myself in conflict with the chemicals, such as mercury or cyanide. After long research I have decided to…
- The view in our office in Mwanza, 2012
This was our first office in Mwanza, Tanzania, back in 2012.
- Mpesa, the polisher in Mwanza, Tanzania
This is Mpesa, polisher in Mwanza, Tanzania. We used his services back then to polish our first diamonds.
- Robert Stažnik in our office in Mwanza, Tanzania
This is Robert Stažnik, in Mwanza, Tanzania, in our office. He greatly helped in establishment of our business in 2012, and have got new people into the office, and maintained all the necessary administration until the end of 2012.
- Our office in September 2013 in Mwanza, Tanzania
This was our first office in Mwanza, Tanzania in September 2013. That is where we bought first gold from miners and polished first diamonds.
- Poor conditions of Upendo Orphanage in Mwanza, Tanzania, back in 2012
The conditions and environment for these children is not as good, that we tried to remedy since 2012. The orphanage is not registered and the only caretaker is Mama Vedastina Manyasi which need our support since then.
- The poor house of the orphanage in Mwanza, Tanzania
The house is poor, and dirty. About 12 children with the caretaker Vedastina, sleep all together there. First they were not using any mattresses, until we brought it to them. Then some of mattresses were sold in the meantime. Things happen.
- The Upendo Orphanage in Mwanza, Tanzania on 11th September 2012
This is the Upendo Orphange in Mwanza, Tanzania, back in September 2012. The orphanage is not registered, and held by Mama Vedastina Manyasi, which we support from the first day we know them. They had at the time about 12 children, and even today, there is about 10 children in the orphanage. Some of them grow, some of them still stay with the caretaker.
- 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.
- Busia by night
Busia town nearby the supermarkets.
- Review of the open pit in June, 2017
We are reviewing the open pit in June, 2017…
- Poor scooping of crushed ores with gold under the rock crusher
The worker is trying to scoop material from ground that was discharged from a rock crusher. Gold is lost in the process and his method of scooping is not efficient.
- Mining site and mineral processing place ID: 281
This is mineral processing place in Uganda where we started with research and production in 2017.
- Too steep slopes of the open pit
They are excavating open pit where it is believed there is gold. The excavator is making too steep slopes in my opinion and is not moving material correctly away from an open pit. It will tend to fall down.
- Water source on the land licensed for exploration purposes
The water source as seen here may be used for prospecting and exploration purposes on the land with the exploration license in Uganda.
- Miners prospecting for gold
Miners on the river…
- Miners on the river prospecting for gold
Miners are prospecting the soil that is arriving from benches for gold particles.
- Prospecting on river Okame in Uganda
Miners prospecting on the river Okame in Uganda.
- Miners on the river
Miners are prospecting on the river.
- Mr. Louis prospecting on river
Miners are on the river prospecting for gold the soil that is running from the hills down to the river.
- Local miners
Miners are moving to the river.
- Moving to the river
Local miners are moving to the river for prospecting of gold.
- Mr. Louis and local miners
Local miners are going with Mr. Louis to the river for prospecting.
- Mr. Louis leading people to the river
Miners and farmers are all together with us in the prospecting efforts.
- Prospecting in Uganda
We are moving to the river for prospecting.
- Talking with local farmers and miners
Local miners and farmers are listening to our conversation with the exploration leader.
- Water source
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- Other water source
This is other river and water source on the land licensed for exploration.
- Water source near exploration land
This is one of water sources near the land licensed for exploration.
- Classifying and gold panning in Uganda
Mr. Louis is classifying the material and panning for gold.
- Gold panning in Uganda
People are gold panning in Uganda, searching for gold in the soil samples, including in the stream soil.
- Gold panning on the stream
Mr. Louis is panning for gold on the stream…
- Looking for gold particles
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- Mr. Louis gold panning soil samples in Uganda
Mr. Louis is gold panning for some gold particles to verify the existence of gold on the mining site.
- Mr. Louis assaying the soil on the stream
Mr. Louis is assaying the soil on the stream to find the gold particles.
- Child on mining site
Child may be seen on the mining site…
- Miners loading the truck
Miners are loading the truck with the crushed material to transport it to the 10 meter distant sluice. That is inefficient handling of material. Best would be to have both machines to each other and that after crushing the material directly flows to the sluice.
- Loading the truck with material
Miners are loading the truck with material. The truck is then transporting just 10 meters to the sluice which was made to be fixed. This is inefficient and has to be changed.