CENTRAL VIRGINIA GOLD PROSPECTORS

JULY MEETING LOCATION: The next meeting will be on July 21st  at the Lovin Gold Mining 
Supplies store, 1082 Main Street (Route 15) in downtown Dillwyn, July 21, 2007 at 10 AM.  
Bring a lawn chair.  There is a BIG sign at the store so be alert.   

                    Report on JUNE 16, 2007 Meeting

The June 16, 2007 meeting was called to order.  Ben welcomed everyone—there were  
approximately  80  members and guests in attendance.

Treasurer and Secretary gave their reports

Nugget Raffle was discussed:  Ben requested that all members take at least 5 tickets to 
try and sell.  If you don’t sell them, just turn them back in.  You can get tickets at a 
meeting and also Ben has a supply of them at the Dillwyn store.  If you can’t get to 
either of these outlets, let us know and we can mail you tickets.  The tickets need to be 
turned back by the September meeting and the drawing will be held at the October meeting.

OLD BUSINESS:  Goldvein property will now have a gate and combination lock.  The 
combination is the same as the one for  all the Buckingham properties.  

Buckingham properties:  Renewal of these properties will be due in July.  We had a 
discussion  as to which properties we want to keep and also which properties we want to 
open for dredging.  As of now, the club has voted and approved that there will be NO 
dredging at property  No. 1 and also at No. 3 the landowner will not allow dredging.  
Property Nos. 2, 5, 6 and 7 are dredgeable.  At the Goldvein property there will be no 
dredging at the request of the owner.  There was a discussion of dredging at No. 4 
because the creek is small.  A vote was taken and it was unanimously decided that there 
would be NO dredging at No. 4.  It was also decided that all of the Buckingham properties 
will be renewed in July. 

There was a discussion about using a gravity dredge  on property No. 1—for and against.  
A vote was taken and the majority ruled that there would be NO gravity dredging on No. 
1.  On property No. 8 a gravity dredge CAN be used. 

I KNOW YOU GET TIRED OF HEARING THIS BUT REMEMBER—NO OPEN FIRES, IF YOU DIG A HOLE FILL 
IT BACK WHEN YOU LEAVE—PICK-UP ANY LITTER YOU SEE WHETHER IT IS YOURS OR SOMEONE ELSE’S.  
ALSO, NO DIGGING IN THE BANKS.  Not following these rules can get our lease pulled and 
that hurts all of us !!  If you see someone breaking any of these rules, say something to 
them.  If this doesn’t work, contact Ben at (434) 983-1300.  MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR 
GREEN LAND FEE CARD WITH YOU WHEN YOU ARE AT ANY OF THE PROPERTIES.

Remember that when it is rainy, be careful where you drive and don’t tear up the roads.  
If you come to a rope across a road, leave it there and walk in.  The rope means that the 
road is muddy and should not be driven on.    DO NOT TAKE DOWN THE ROPE.

A suggestion was made about  donations to help cover expenses for the Dillwyn meeting 
place.  A basket was passed around.

The July meeting will  again be held at the Lovin Gold store at 1082 Main Street in 
downtown Dillwyn.

There was a panning contest after the meeting.  Jerry Bond is our fastest panner for 
which he won a gold nugget.    There was also a common dig conducted at the property No. 
1.  All who joined in got gold.

There was a super fantastic cake made by Lynn Shaw.  The superb decoration depicted a 
creek with a gold pan at the bottom.

The drawings for the gold nuggets and door prizes were conducted  and then the meeting 
was adjourned.  

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Just a reminder that if you have any prospecting related equipment that you would like to 
offer for sale, just let us know and we will include it in our newsletter