Mud Creek Placer Mine

April 2003 by Randy McKinney

Are There Any Good Prospects Left?

November 2013
This type of thinking will get you discouraged pretty fast, and soon all of your mining equipment will be found gathering dust in your garage.

Ask The Experts: Can you review the differences in dry washers?

March 2017

Q: What are the advantages or disadvantages of hand crank vs. battery power vs. blower? And your preference?

Mining Firms Uneasy Over Bolivia

June 2006
Bolivia’s plan to nationalize its natural gas industry and exert greater state control over all of its natural resources has North American mining companies fretting over their future prospects extracting the nation’s rich resources of gold, silver and tin.

Samuel Franklin Hunt Nevada’s “Rio Tinto”

February 2006
At the well-known Rio Tinto copper district, Huelva, in southwestern Spain, large quantities of copper were found beneath a gossan of hematite at an average depth of 100 feet. The deposits were first mined during Roman times.

Using A Trommel For Placer Processing

April 2010
The behavior of a trommel is dependent on how it is designed and set up. Important design characteristics include feed rates, screen perforation sizes, cylinder size, rotation speed and incline.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2000
• Alaska Dredging Draft General Permit AKG-37-1000
• Where the candidates stand

The Bawl Mill

June 2018

• A hot deal 
• Backword logic punishes Seattle businesses...again

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