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Underground Geologic Mapping
Mapping geology underground is not difficult if one knows the procedures. This article presents the procedures that will allow any miner to produce a geologic map of their workings.
PLP Update March 2023
March 2023PLP's Quartzsite Roundup and New News
Mineralization, Ground Balance and Metal Detecting
The right ground balance setting for the conditions you are working is critical. If your detector isn’t set properly, you will lose depth of detection, sometimes to an extreme degree.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Norton treasures environment but environmentalists worry
• From the National Forest Service
• Suit Filed Against Roadless Initiative
• New EPA rules restrict ombudsman
• Forest Service Sierra Nevada plan is even opposed by Feinstein
Platinum Group Metals
Platinum is only one of a group of related metals that are referred to as platinum group metals (PGMs), because platinum in its native state usually contains all six metals of the group along with some iron.
The Bawl Mill
• What comes around goes around...
• Bombs away for Texas nuclear materials inspection
The Subsurface Suction Dredge
The problems of the submersible dredge tube are addressed by the subsurface dredge, where the enclosed sluice recovery tube is suspended from a flotation assembly...
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts - Is this a significant cobalt find?
• Ask The Experts - Is this ICOG deposit commercially feasible to mine?
• Ask The Experts - How to sell gold specimens
• Putting Together A Small Free Gold Mill
• Feds Sue California over Sales of Public Lands
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• What To Do When Gold Recovery and Assay Values Differ
• Metal Detecting Old Hard Rock Mine Dumps
• Because I Said So
• Hecla Fights Bad Actor Label in Montana
• The Miner’s Switchback
• Prepping For A New Season of Gold Hunting
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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