Small Mining Operations
One of the Richest Beaches Ever Mined
April 2015 by Jim Halloran
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Mining on the Comstock Lode
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The Seven Troughs Mining District
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The Oregon Claim
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Gold in Guyana—Part I: Porknocking on the Puruni River Road
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Setting Up A Placer Operation
Trommels come in two basic sections. The first section is called the scrubber unit. The second is the punch plate, where the gravels and ore of a specified size drop out into a variety of sluice box recovery units.
Hard Rock 101: Small-Scale Blasting
…the process remains much the same: Drill holes, load explosives, close up the holes, blast and muck out the resulting broken rock.
Resurrecting An Old Hard Rock Mine—Gold At Last!
We’ve been busy with a plethora of projects, all aimed at gathering gold into a pile big enough to brag about. We’re not there yet, but I’ll show you some of the interesting projects we’ve completed since we talked last.
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