New to lead reclamation?
Find out if your club is a candidate.
There are a lot of people who are curious to know if their club would be a candidate for lead reclamation. Here is how to tell before anyone makes a trip.
What we need to know
Four steps, completed by the club.
To determine if it is economically feasible to reclaim the lead on your club’s property, Windmill Enterprises needs the following information.
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01
Count the trailer loads
Work out how many trailer loads of clay targets the club has purchased over the years. Each trailer load of 24 pallets of targets represents roughly 10,000 pounds of lead.
Over 200,000 pounds — about 20 trailer loads — and the next step is a sample.
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02
Dig one square foot
Measure 150 yards out from your most heavily used trap house. Dig out one square foot of soil about 3 inches deep and put it into a bucket.
If the terrain slopes up, the distance is shorter. If it slopes down, it is longer.
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Wash it out
Break the soil up completely and wash it out until there is only lead remaining.
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04
Weigh the lead
If the sample is over 5 pounds, call us. We will come out and do a complete assessment, followed by a proposal.
Arjan Van Buul, owner · (912) 210-1996
If the sample qualifies
What the proposal says.
We do all the work
Let us on the property and we will do all of the work.
The club gets a share
We pay the club a percentage of the sales revenue from the lead.
20% to 50%
Our minimum is 20%, going up to 50%, depending on the amount recovered and the difficulty of the job due to terrain and vegetation.
Good to know
Before you begin.
- When can the job be done?
- Logistics, weather and geographical location determine when the job can be done. Usually within a year.
- Does the club need a permit?
- Some clubs get a permit and some clubs don’t. We are not involved in that process and have no information about it.
- Can every club be reclaimed?
- No. There are a lot of clubs that don’t have the shooting volume, and can never be reclaimed from an economical standpoint.