Prospecting & Detecting
Hard Rock 101: Blasting With Kinepak Explosives
November 2020 by John Norman
Fortunately, there are products on the market that can address these problems and make a small-scale mining operation feasible.
The Essence of Gold Prospecting

Time to Stake Your Own Mining Claim
So let’s dive in and see what I can do to convince you that this is the year you should be out staking your own claims.
What's Left Behind

Determining The Optimal Crushing Size for Gravity Recovery
It’s not easy to figure out what is best without testing, and so a certain level of confusion has developed about how small the ore ought to be crushed.
How Far Has That Gold Traveled?
Let’s examine why your placer gold looks the way it does and what you can tell about its journey based upon its appearance.
Australian Gold Adventure

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