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Online Mining Classes Now Available at Mackay
February 2013 by Staff
The University of Nevada, Reno Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Department of Mining Engineering has begun offering online courses for miners.A Few Tips and Tricks for Beach Mining
When you think about the extremes to which a miner will go to get a little gold, it occurred to me beach gold could be "easy pickings."
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How to Stake Your Own Claim—Researching Mining Claims
Once you have determined that the land is locatable, the next step in the claim research process is to determine if the land has already been claimed by a previous locator.
Mining Claims—What to Know Before You File
During the initial assessment year (the year of location), the claim maintenance fee must be paid at the time the notice of location is filed with the Bureau of Land Management. Failure to pay the claim maintenance fee will void the claim.
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What are the tell signs of garnet deposits?
Hand Panning Micro-Fine Gold
Once you get down to the black sands or a few tablespoons of material, the technique changes dramatically.
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Bismuth oxide for assaying?
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• Refractory Gold Processing
• Detecting in the Outback
• What is a Valid Mineral Discovery?
• Over the Fiscal Cliff for Tax Savings
• Extracting & Smelting Your Gold
• Heavy Sands Mining
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Feds Challenge North Idaho Mining Claims
