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How to Utilize Assays and Evaluate Results
June 2009 by Chris Ralph
Ask the lab manager how your ores will be tested, and ask to see the equipment that will be used. If you are told it’s a secret that can’t be explained, you need another assayer.
Ask the Experts - processing plants that can extract rare earth metals
Q: Do you know of any processing plants that can extract rare earth metals?
Administration Offers Up Conflicting Goals and Executive Orders
To reach this goal, our federal government would need to designate another 45.7 million acres as protected lands every year.
2007 Annual Photo Contest Winners
What's Left Behind
I love to see old-timer workings while I am out detecting for gold. For one thing, it assures me that gold came from there. Second, it tells me gold should almost certainly still be there.
Tight Budgets Force Forest Service to Cut Back
Seasonal wilderness-area rangers have been among the first to go as Forest Service managers juggle budget demands.
Tips & Tricks: How to Revive a Dredge Engine That’s Been Submerged
It rained over four inches that night and the creek flooded both my backyard and my workshop. When I opened the door to my workshop Christmas morning, an unwelcome sight greeted me.
Emergency Dredging Closures in Washington State
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) issued emergency rules without public comment just prior to our publication deadline.
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