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Regarding "Good Assays and Bad"
February 2012 by Chris Ralph
Last month I wrote an article entitled “Good Assays and Bad,” which gathered a few comments.The Bucking Room
Since this position was the least desirable due to the hard physical labor, the bucking room was used as punishment. Do you have a mediocre worker? Bad attitude? Off to the bucking room!
Ask the Experts - proper mining claim procedures
Q: Can you offer any information on proper mining claim procedures?
Determining the Amount of Gold in Rich Ores
This is just the type of specimen that could have been easily ignored by the old-time miners. It felt a little heavier in my hand than a chunk of quartz of that size ought to have been.
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Questions regarding patented and unpatented mining claims and the legal rights surrounding them.
The Smell of Gold—Part I
Some claim they can smell gold. This may be, but when I take a whiff of gold, I smell dirt, rotten eggs, garlic or just nothing: my nose is everything but sensitive.
Route Planning Using GPS
My intention was to end this discussion with waypoints and routes, then I found USGS maps of the Plainfield Quadrangle.
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• Two questions: Is fool's gold magnetic? And how do you go about filing a miing claim?
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts - ...Worth further investigation?
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• A High Price to Pay
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• The Basics of Geophysical Exploration
• Targeted for a Tax Audit
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• Legislative and Regulatory Update
