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Ask The Experts—What minerals are magnetic? Can rare earth magnets capture platinum?
February 2011 by Chris Ralph
What minerals are magnetic? I have heard that super magnets (rare earth magnets) can capture platinum. True?Ask The Experts: Potential for developing magnesite deposit
Q: What I would like to know is how to confirm if it is magnesite and the quality.
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Is a miniature spectrometer in our future?
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• Any suggestions about gold panning in Oregon?
Ask The Experts: How would you go about evaluating a silver deposit?
Any ore grading 32% silver would contain more than 9,000 ounces of silver per ton and be valued at something in the range of $150,000 per ton. Even a few tons of this type of material would be well worth shipping off to a smelter for treatment.
Ask The Experts: Should I remove someone else’s claim post from my claim?
Q: Can and should you remove their poles and notice right then and there or should you wait until you have convinced them of their trespass?
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Centrifugal bowls versus jigs
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• Should I introduce mercury in the centrifugal bowl to aid gold recovery?
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