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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
Heading for Australia to metal detect for gold. Tips? Suggestions?
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• How do I clean up gold encrusted with iron-sulfides?
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• Are these gold amounts large enough to interest a mining company?
Ask the Experts: More suggestions for dealing with metallic trash....
Q: Thanks for the great article in the recent ICMJ [“Metallic Trash—Scourge of the Prospector,” July 2012]...
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.
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