Ask The Experts - Can you tell me about this mining district?

April 2021 by Chris Ralph

Ask The Experts—What happened to the BLM web site geocommunicator.gov?

May 2011
Q: What happened to the BLM web site geocommunicator.gov? We cannot get mining claim info any more. Can you write about this? Or if you did what volume and number? Thanks for keeping the ICMJ alive and well.

Ask The Experts: Is there a safe DIY alternative to cyanide or mercury for extraction?

September 2016

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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January 2013
How do sluicing and drywashing compare in effciency?

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.

Ask The Experts—How do you amend a placer claim?

May 2011
Q: How do you amend a placer claim?

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February 2014
What is the ceramic-like material embedded with gold?

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April 2015
• Two questions: Is fool's gold magnetic? And how do you go about filing a miing claim?

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