Thread: I Found It Over There

There are spots like this every square mile in this state lol

This one runs probably 1/8 mile

I wonder what kind of a bureaucratic mine field of paper work it would be to try to establish a quarry where you are? It is a long and slow process here.

No clue honestly, not really interested in it on a commercial level, im too lazy for that

Originally Posted by shooter74743

There are a lot of difficulties that I am not properly equipped for (besides mentally). YOu have to be able to cut and finish a stone, much less find them. I've found quite a few stones that I thought I could try out...but to my dismay they aren't so easy to finish up to a flat surface to even put a razor to. That's an investment right there.

That's a Flaw right there when you pick up a rock don't ask Is this good for a razor right away. They takes ages to get them that flat with out
serious cutting and flatting tools. Flatten a tiny spot and take it to a big tool like a axe or a knife where you can work one flatten area over the blade. And see how it cuts steel. And if it's a fine polish on the bevel of the axe then you well at least it's good for axes. then look for more. I gave up and flatting for the time being.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

For me, I take them on a shop that cut and sell marble and granite. They always do it for free
For lapping, I have some 1.5m/6ftx20cm/8" pieces of sandpaper. Piece of cake to flatten when they are nicely cut.

For finding out what rock has potential to be a hone, try the spoon trick. Rub a somewhat flat piece of stone with the back side of the spoon. If there are scratches, the stone can cut.
Something else I have observed; many times, when there are lines of quartz in the same rock, it's not suitable, even if the piece you have doesn't have any of those lines. They have inclusions that many times are not visible. If you go far from those lines, there might be some hope.

What about when the rock is mustly quartz with lines of rust.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I wonder what kind of a bureaucratic mine field of paper work it would be to try to establish a quarry where you are? It is a long and slow process here.

You have to find out who owns the land and then you need to investigate the mineral rights and there are the zoning issues. If you are successful there you need to meet all kinds of environmental and safety regulations and get permits. That much is pretty much the same all over. Individual jurisdictions may have additional requirements.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You have to find out who owns the land and then you need to investigate the mineral rights and there are the zoning issues. If you are successful there you need to meet all kinds of environmental and safety regulations and get permits. That much is pretty much the same all over. Individual jurisdictions may have additional requirements.

Pretty close to the same here, we have am added step that is both a positive and a negative. Our final step is that you have to go before the joint review panel, at which point your project can become instantly approved or thrown into the abiss of red tape. The joint review panel is largely local people which is handy because everyone knows what and where we are talking about.

Lots of quarries here, but always limestone for gravel...really havent researched limestone as a hone but its common here as well

There are many small quarries here. They are mostly slate of varying kinds, and mostly for forestry serve road construction. There is hundred of miles of logging roads, a percentage of which would make good hones.

seems easier to just talk to the people in the active quarries and ask if you can go and play prospector for hone quality rocks on a sunday when it's not actively used, if there is a vain they turn into gravel which you can turn into hones they can get a better price for it and you're in business without the beaurocratic afford