Ask The Experts - Should I dig faint sounds with no indicator bars while detecting?

July 2020 by Chris Ralph

Ask The Experts: Could you expand on your previous blasting article?

January 2017

Q: Could you write more about the last two methods that you mentioned—the expanding chemical mixtures and the micro blasters, how and when to use them, and when not to use them?

Ask The Experts—Iridium

December 2010
Q: I believe I have found a deposit that contains iridium. What can you tell me about iridium? Are there any tests I can do in the field to confirm it is iridium? How much is iridium worth? Where can I get it assayed? Can I refine it myself?

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August 2014
Centrifugal bowls versus jigs

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April 2014
Buying a turquoise claim

Ask The Experts—Difference between a Geiger counter and scintillator

October 2011
Would you explain the difference between a Geiger counter and a scintillator and how they operate in uranium prospecting?

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September 2013
Dust and dry washing

Ask The Experts - What is the difference between heavy and light rare earth elements?

September 2020

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