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August 2013 by Chris Ralph
Q: How do I get gold out of a saturated solution of salt with nitric acid?Ask The Experts: Assay problem or recovery problem?
Q: I have tried various leaching techniques from which I cannot get a precipitate.
Ask The Experts: Is there a safe DIY alternative to cyanide or mercury for extraction?
Q: With safety as a given, what can the average miner, or Joe-blow greenhorn do to identify and extract some metals or minerals with off-the-shelf products or natural ingredients?
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Sulfides and oxides—what's the difference between the two?
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• How do I clean up gold encrusted with iron-sulfides?
Ask the Experts: Set up a small portable operation or send the ore to a custom mill?
Q: Set up a small portable operation or send the ore to a custom mill?
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• Two questions: Is fool's gold magnetic? And how do you go about filing a miing claim?
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What type of sluice box for my trommel?
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