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Ask the Experts - proper mining claim procedures
April 2013 by Chris Ralph
Q: Can you offer any information on proper mining claim procedures?Wilfley Tables—Repair, Rebuild & Set Up
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How to Stake Your Own Mining Claims—Part II
I’d like to offer some practical comments about staking and maintaining mining claims. Owning your own claim is the dream of many prospectors. I’ve made good money off my mining claims, both from the minerals I have found on them as well as from leasing out some of my claims to larger mining and exploration companies.
So You Want To Be A Full-Time Prospector?
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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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