I pulled out the nuggets I had worked on previously and looked at the size of the wire basket that the items to be cleaned are placed into. It looks much like a miniature french fry deep fryer.

On October 24th, 2022, a Massive Explosion Occurred in Western Australia, About 600 Miles From Perth.

Critical minerals are products that the government has designated as critical to our national interest because of both their potential military and industrial applications.

The burning question I needed answered was why didn’t the deposit ever get mined of at least one of the valuable minerals? A couple of reasons have come to light.

Let’s examine why your placer gold looks the way it does and what you can tell about its journey based upon its appearance.