Small Mining Operations
Commercial Blaster Training
May 2021 by John Norman
Since last year’s articles on explosives for mining, several people have asked for more information about becoming a licensed blaster.
New Research Tool for Miners in Wyoming
The Wyoming Geological Survey released an online interactive map...
Lode or Placer: What Difference Does It Make?
This explains the large difference in particle sizes between placers and hydrothermal lode deposits, but also means that while the mining may be similar in some cases, the sampling and recovery techniques are usually quite different.
Hard Rock 101: Breaking Rock—Part I
What do you do when you’ve located a promising deposit of gold or gemstones, but it’s trapped in solid rock?
How Rich Must My Ore Be?
How rich does a hard rock ore have to be for it to be worthwhile to process and extract the gold?
The Batteries Metal Rush
There is a major change coming in the economy of the world and now is the time for prospectors and miners to grab a ticket and get on board.
Simple Mine Surveying With Basic Hand Tools
…there is an easy way to create a reasonably accurate map without any fancy instruments.
Gold Deposits of the Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has considerable gold reserves, and this nation has the largest area of greenstone belts prospective for gold in the continent.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts - What is oxide gold?
• Ask The Experts - Can you recommend settings for a Gold Bug 2 in Vermont?
• Ask The Experts - Where can I market my gold property?
• Ask The Experts - Is there a detector for locating fine gold?
• Pinpointing for Gold
• How Rich Must My Ore Be?
• Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: All Shook Up
• The ABCs of XRF
• Gold Circle (Midas) Gold District
• How to Find Prospects That Others Missed
• Gold 1822 Half Eagle Fetches Record at Auction
• Utah Tellurium Mine Creates New US Supply of Key Mineral
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
