Professional Equipment for Serious Detectorists!

Magazine

Ask The Experts

Ask The Experts: Small-scale drilling

Q: What is available to a small prospector? How does one prospect (drill) into the walls of an old hard rock mine to see what is 10 feet beyond...

Online access required. Please .

Add a Comment

Additional articles that might interest you...

Ask the Experts - Old workings & tailings: What are my options?


Q: ...It’s a 2,000-acre property that was mined 100 years ago, still has the old workings, tailings, etc. I am looking to recover gold from the old waste/tailings... plus possibly strip mine some of it. What are my options?

Ask The Experts: Is this deposit worth working?


Q: Can you tell me if this deposit is worth working? It is a quartz vein and I had it analyzed for gold, copper, rare earths and other metals.

Ask The Experts


• Reason for adits rather than shafts?

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


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?

Ask The Experts - Micron gold: how much to equal an ounce?


Ask The Experts - When do I use detector discrimination?


Ask The Experts - Why can’t I find gold with my detector?


Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill   • Ask The Experts: What indicator rocks should I be looking for in northern Nevada?   • Ask The Experts: What to do with scheelite   • Quartzsite Gives Up Some Big Gold   • Prospecting After Winter Storms   • How to Stake Your Own Claim—Researching Mining Claims   • The Birthday Nugget Patch   • MMAC Update   • The Goldfield Mining District, Nevada—Part I   • Volume is the Key to Success   • Getting Started   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

Free:
Legislative and Regulatory Update

Advertisements

Precious Metals Recovery plants and equipment
Fighting to keep public lands open to the public
Specializing in the processing of precious metal ores!
Watch prospecting shows on your computer right now
Free Online Sample Issue