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How to Rebuild a Rock Drill
August 2023 by John Norman
Fine Gold Panning Without Using Mercury
The technique I will describe is a much safer alternative and it works. It’s a fine-gold panning technique that eliminates the need for mercury amalgamation of most placer samples.
Using Countercurrent Material Flow to Improve Gold Recovery Efficiency
There is a material processing principle widely used in large milling operations to improve recovery that is poorly understood by most of the micro-mining and prospecting community...
A Few Methods for Sampling Hardrock Deposits
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Ask the Experts
Ore testing and other advice for starting up a mining operation.
From Curiosity to Mine Owner
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Practical Advice for Milling Hard Rock Ores
The problem is that extracting gold from hard rock is often a lot more difficult than processing placer gravels. Still, there is some very high-grade ore out there in many old mining areas.
The PIGMI—a DIY Crevice Tool
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