Ask The Experts - How do you ship uranium samples to a lab?

February 2018 by Chris Ralph

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April 2016
• Can I find enough gold to make a living with only hand tools?

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June 2015
Geologic references for northern Nevada

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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July 2014
Can I treat a sample with muriatic acid?

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January 2016
Gold nuggets and serpentine contacts

Ask the Experts - proper mining claim procedures

April 2013
Q: Can you offer any information on proper mining claim procedures?

Ask The Experts—Highbanker legal in CA?; Best place to sell raw gold?

December 2010
Q: If a high banker is outfitted with a suction hose, is it considered a dredge in CA even if it is sitting on the ground? Also, how do I find the best places to sell raw gold (flour, pickers, nuggets, gold in quartz, etc.)?

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