Detecting and Recovering Those Tiny Pieces

September 2017 by Ray Mills

These are just a few tips and opinions of mine and this article is primarily intended for persons just starting to detect for gold and using a VLF detector.

The Bawl Mill

December 2013
• People in lead houses should not throw stones...
• The Anything-but-Affordable Care Act

The Bawl Mill

November 2015
• Red tape at its finest...
• With the stroke of a pen

Company Says Central Idaho Project Feasible

January 2016
...the federal agency is intrigued by a plan that might result in cleaning up the area without cost to taxpayers.

All About Chalcopyrite

March 2017
…there are loads of different copper minerals, but a large number of them form first in the ground as chalcopyrite and then through the effects of weathering are changed into other minerals like malachite, cuprite and chrysocolla.

Miners Still Waiting for Bonding Recommendations from DOI

June 2003
Bonding regulation changes went into effect in December 2001, requiring many small miners who had been operating under a Notice of Intent to obtain bonding for their operations.

Cedar Rim Opal—Discovery of a Giant Opal Field

October 2008
In 2003, I initiated field reconnaissance of an opal deposit at Cedar Rim in central Wyoming and was amazed at the size of this undocumented deposit located right in the middle of an oil and gas field...

California and US Gold Panning Championships

October 2010
The objective was to pan down all the material from the three-gallon bucket, extract the gold into a small vial, and then signal completion. Every lost flake added a five-minute penalty.

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