Small Mining Operations
From Curiosity to Mine Owner
August 2015 by Scott Harn

From Curiosity to Mine Owner

Nice Specimen Gold Recovered in Northern California
Each specimen is carefully examined to determine if it would be beneficial or not to use an acid treatment to reveal more of the gold.
PLP Update
All 28 groups listed agree that Section 402 of the Clean Water Act does not apply and no dredge miner should be asking a state or federal agency for such a permit.
Bering Sea Gold—Part I

Tips for Cleaning Gold Nuggets
I pulled out the nuggets I had worked on previously and looked at the size of the wire basket that the items to be cleaned are placed into. It looks much like a miniature french fry deep fryer.
Lode or Placer: What Difference Does It Make?

Principles of Designing Your Mill Production System, Part I: Starting Up
One of the issues that prospectors run into when working to upscale from micro-scale hard rock testing to a greater production output, is that they often confuse individual devices or machines with systems.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts
• Ask The Experts
• Detecting During Summer Heat
• Surviving The Boom and Bust Cycle
• A Great Day On The Feather River
• Prospecting for Silver Deposits
• Give That Club Claim A Chance
• Gold and Rare Earth Elements in New Mexico
• Will El Nino Move Gold for Miners and End California Drought?
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• MMAC & PLP Update -- Rand Mining District Gets Organized