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Ask The Experts - Need help finding production records
April 2019 by Chris Ralph
Ask The Experts: Should I take my claim access problems to the Desert Advisory Council?
Q: The nearest access to the claim is a half mile walk, which is tough for a lode claim.
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• Should I introduce mercury in the centrifugal bowl to aid gold recovery?
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Ask The Experts—Amalgamation
Q: Exactly how does amalgamation work? Does it “melt” the gold (or copper, or silver, etc.) and form an alloy? If one leaves a piece of gold in mercury, will the entire sample become an amalgam (combination) of gold and mercury? Or does it only affect the surface...
Ask The Experts—Studies with summaries and conclusions please...
Q: ...A number of scientific studies have been done that concluded our level of dredging is “not” harmful to fish or habitat. I suggest that the Mining Journal list some of these specific studies with brief summaries and conclusions.
Ask the Experts - what does MDB&M stand for?
Q: What does MDB&M stand for?
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Can a metal detector be used to find limonitic gossan material?
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