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January 2015 by Chris Ralph
• How do I clean up gold encrusted with iron-sulfides?Breaking Boulders With Explosives
The process we will be using is called “blockholing,” and it is commonly used at mines and in construction projects to break up oversize material into sizes that can be easily handled.
The Bucking Room
Since this position was the least desirable due to the hard physical labor, the bucking room was used as punishment. Do you have a mediocre worker? Bad attitude? Off to the bucking room!
Montana’s Rosetta Stone: Discovering Mines In The Treasure State
This is the intelligent way to start modern prospecting. The value of literary research yields challenging outings, specimens, history and geologic research.
How Long Does It Take to Find and Recover An Ounce of Gold?
Some ask if a prospector can collect an entire ounce in a day. It is possible; I’ve done it before.
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• How to find info on a particular mining claim
Mineralization, Ground Balance and Metal Detecting
The right ground balance setting for the conditions you are working is critical. If your detector isn’t set properly, you will lose depth of detection, sometimes to an extreme degree.
Prospecting for Diamonds
Let’s take a look at diamonds and diamond mining and see how they form, how they are used beyond just jewelry, and what leads geologists to find diamond deposits.
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• Return to Chicken, Alaska
• The Pothole Patch
• All About Pyrite
• Diamond Prospecting in Indiana
• Significant Progress for California Suction Gold Dredgers
• Why Did This Silver Mine Close? -Conclusion
• The Ely Copper-Gold District of Nevada
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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• How to Field Evaluate A Placer Property
