Company Notes

November 2003 by Staff

The Lynx Creek Placers, Arizona

January 2006
Anyone prospecting Northern Arizona has likely heard of the famed Lynx Creek placers, found along one of the richest creeks in the state.

Ask The Experts - What are these thin brittle sheets with reddish powder?

August 2018

New Life for the Suction Nozzle

December 2003
The suction nozzle was one of the first Venturi nozzles to be used in the dredging business. Years later it was replaced with the straight Venturi system, which is sometimes referred to as a “log.” The main benefit of the log is that the operator only needs a suction hose with a short nozzle.

Huge Nugget To Be Auctioned

May 1999
A 56-pound (25-kilogram) nugget belonging to an Australian prospector is 80 percent to 90 percent high-purity gold, University of Southern California scientists confirmed recently.

Discoloring Assay Beads

October 2001
We have developed a discoloring procedure, that makes parting unnecessary in many cases. Our discoloring solution contains sulfur, an element that tarnishes high silver content beads quite rapidly.

Rediscovering Placerville, California

February 2011
Several areas came to mind, but each was eliminated for one reason or another. One that seemed to be hanging on was the old historic mining town called Placerville.

The Bawl Mill

December 2016
• One less obstacle for illegal aliens and illegal drugs

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