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Assay Information

BLM study on the ability of individuals/labs to properly conduct assays. Essential reading before you get a sample tested. 

Preface (pdf) Study signatories, Introduction, Assays Generally, Survey Methods, Standard and Blanks Used, Interpreting Results

Study Results (pdf)

Mining Agencies & Resources, Associations, Organizations, Clubs

Listed by State

National & Regional

Australian Links & Resources

Basement Chemistry for the Prospector

Beginners Corner (for New Miners & Prospectors)

BLM Resource Document (Covers discovery, staking, recovery, fees, maintenance requirements, assessment work)

Gold Panning Instructions

How to Mine and Prospect for Gold

Sluicing Instructions

Canadian Resources

Court Cases

US vs. McClure Decision (See review of this case in the March 2005 issue)

US vs. Lex & Waggener (See review of this case in the January 2004 issue)

Dictionary of Mining Related Terms

EPA 1999 Suction Dredge Study on the Fortymile River, Alaska

RS 2477 Roads & Rights-of-Way

Summary

Full text of the law, examples, etc.

Maps

List of libraries & universities with map collections

Mining Law

1872 Mining Law Summary

CFR 3809--Mining Claims Under The General Mining Laws  

text version

pdf version

Useful Weights, Measures and Conversion Factors (pdf)