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Melman on Gold & Silver
June 2006 by Leonard Melman
One of our favorite lines can be attributed to former New York Yankee great Yogi Berra when he declared, “It’s deja vu all over again!” Well, during the past month, that seems to be the case as headline after headline has been recurring with amazing frequency.Additional articles that might interest you...
Comments Needed On Pebble Project Draft EIS
June 2019
If you do not have the time to read the entire document, I would suggest starting with the Executive Summary that begins on page 80.
Ask The Experts
March 2015
Q: Conflicting advice on motorized small-scale mining equipment
Q: Conflicting advice on motorized small-scale mining equipment
Understanding and Evaluating Desert Mineralization for Nuggetshooters
July 2005
The primary source of many dryplacers is from the weathering of small to large hardrock sulphide ledges to yield free-gold, soluble salts and iron oxides. Placer gold, both large and small nuggets, can be found from the top inch down...

Bucket Dredged Boulder Gold
January 2010
The black sand was loaded with mercury from the river, but there wasn’t enough to pick up all the fines. We took out the amalgam and had to suction up the remaining fine gold.
The black sand was loaded with mercury from the river, but there wasn’t enough to pick up all the fines. We took out the amalgam and had to suction up the remaining fine gold.
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May 2014
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The Essentials of Dry Washing
August 2013
Most dry washers have a feed rate adjustment. It needs to be set so that the material flows evenly over the riffles and does not bury them.

Ask The Experts - Is this prospect worth sampling?
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