Making A Big Discovery

January 2019 by Chris Ralph

We sent them a lot of information, including my presentation about the area and its potential. We were excited to learn a couple weeks later that the company was interested in the property.

Hard Rock Milling: A Matter of Scale

April 2013
Most prospectors understand placer mining a lot better than hard rock mining and don’t realize the amount of work that goes into processing different types of hard rock ore.

Using Geologic Maps

December 2015
In order to see what geologic maps can do, we need to think about what we are looking for.

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August 2016
Which comes first, claim filing or staking?

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December 2012
What is the best type of mat to use in a high banker set up?

What Have You Got to Lose?

November 2016
It’s accepted knowledge that wet methods will recover more fine gold than dry methods and processing the gravel as a whole will get more gold than only using a metal detector. The question is how much more?

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April 2015
• Making a noisy dredge more quiet

The Bucking Room

October 2015
Since this position was the least desirable due to the hard physical labor, the bucking room was used as punishment. Do you have a mediocre worker? Bad attitude? Off to the bucking room!

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