Ask The Experts - What claim papers am I required to file at the county level?

November 2018 by Chris Ralph

Ask The Experts - Were you aware of the new recording fee in California?

October 2018

Ask The Experts—What happened to the BLM web site geocommunicator.gov?

May 2011
Q: What happened to the BLM web site geocommunicator.gov? We cannot get mining claim info any more. Can you write about this? Or if you did what volume and number? Thanks for keeping the ICMJ alive and well.

Ask The Experts - Can a British citizen purchase a mining claim?

October 2018

Ask The Experts - Can a detonation help determine the size and location of basalt?

December 2018

Ask the Experts: Quartz rock and the chance of gold in my area of New Hampshire?

January 2014

Ask the Experts

November 2012
How do I set up a small placer operation?

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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