Ask The Experts
Ask the Experts
January 2013 by Chris Ralph
How do sluicing and drywashing compare in effciency?Ask The Experts—Compensation for closed mining claim?
Q: I have a gold claim that the BLM just closed. Should I get compensation for the value of the claim?
Ask The Experts: Could you expand on your previous blasting article?
Q: Could you write more about the last two methods that you mentioned—the expanding chemical mixtures and the micro blasters, how and when to use them, and when not to use them?
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Can I treat a sample with muriatic acid?
Ask The Experts: What is a Spanish needle?
Some fellow in Texas was selling a Spanish needle—a dousing device used to recover minerals in the old days. Do you know anything about these?
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Magnetometers explained
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• Any suggestions about gold panning in Oregon?
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Using GIS systems to aid in mapping.
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