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McCaw School of MInes Dedicates Phase II
April 2000 by Staff
The McCaw School of Mines in Henderson, Nevada, dedicated Phase II of their unique mining school for kids.Ask The Experts: Equipment to break up heavy clay
Q: I am looking for a “trommel machine” that doesn’t separate anything but clay slurry from rock hard clay.
Platinum—Group Metals
by Henry E. Hilliard
Excerpted from USGS "1998 Annual Review"
Care and Lubrication of a Model 13 Laboratory Wilfley Table
A Wilfley table works best when all of the mineral being run across it (the pulp) is about the same size. For this reason, I took a good look at each of the samples.
New "Employment" Category
Due to the high demand for well paying jobs in the mining sector, and a robust mining industry in need of qualified workers, we’ve added an “Employment” section to our Mine Market (Classifieds) effective immediately.
Evaluating a Placer Discovery
Gold mineralization is usually first noted in an area by examining material weathered from the source and liberated or washed downhill from it.
Mining Trade Group Sues Nevada Over Tax Initiative
The Nevada Mining Association has filed a lawsuit to block a petition asking state voters to raise taxes on mining.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Few non-Presidential elections have been as eagerly anticipated as the one just completed in early November and, if change was what you wanted, massive change is what you received.
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