Ask The Experts - Can I pay someone to research a claim for me?

December 2020 by Chris Ralph

Ask the Experts: Something for everyone...

August 2012
Q: Can you suggest some family and dog friendly vacation spots in California where I can also do some sniping?

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October 2014
• What's worth picking out of the pan besides gold?

The Portable XRF Gun

November 2012
While there is no metal detector that will see only gold, there is a device that can reliably distinguish gold from lead, copper, iron or other metals. It is an X-Ray fluorescence tester, sometimes called an XRF gun.

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February 2016
Is there a reasonable and cost effective way to separate out the values?

Ask The Experts - How do I properly denote a mining claim? Can I use GPS coordinates?

July 2022

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January 2015
• How do I clean up gold encrusted with iron-sulfides?

Ask The Experts - Could I stake out a 20-acre claim with a waterway running through it just as I would a lode claim?

September 2011
Q: Could I stake out a 20-acre claim with a waterway running through it just as I would a lode claim?

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