Small Mining Operations
Hard Rock University: Expensive Hobby or Real Business?
July 2015 by Keith Bowen
Improper sampling techniques lead to more avoidable heartache than almost anything else in micro mining.
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Proper Placer Sample Processing
November 2013
...your sampling procedures should not be designed to catch gold your mining technique will never recover.
...your sampling procedures should not be designed to catch gold your mining technique will never recover.
Extracting & Smelting Your Gold
February 2013
Unfortunately, not all the gold that we prospectors find is pretty, or appealing to the eyes. They are not all nice, bright, shiny nuggets with lots of character that carry high collector value.
Unfortunately, not all the gold that we prospectors find is pretty, or appealing to the eyes. They are not all nice, bright, shiny nuggets with lots of character that carry high collector value.
Ask the Experts
December 2013
Ore testing and other advice for starting up a mining operation.
Ore testing and other advice for starting up a mining operation.
Mining on the Comstock Lode
July 2014
Even with the decades of mining and exploration, much of the Comstock is still underdeveloped and its potential not fully tapped.
Even with the decades of mining and exploration, much of the Comstock is still underdeveloped and its potential not fully tapped.
Placer Gold Deposits in the Western States
March 2021
…to see the huge differences between the gold production amounts of the Western States, let’s look at the gold production—both hard rock and placer—of these 13 states up to the present.
A New Method for Handling Stubborn Gravity Middlings
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The solution focused on the relative difference in malleability between gold and waste, rather than the difference in density exploited by gravity circuits.
The solution focused on the relative difference in malleability between gold and waste, rather than the difference in density exploited by gravity circuits.
Commercial Blaster Training
May 2021
Since last year’s articles on explosives for mining, several people have asked for more information about becoming a licensed blaster.
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