How To
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 Underground Mining Adventure Continues
Our group of independent miners have been busy crafting a uniquely designed ladder/ore cart track from the bottom of an 85-foot mine shaft in a historical hard rock mine.
Ask the Experts
• How to find info on a particular mining claim
Extracting & Smelting Your Gold
Unfortunately, not all the gold that we prospectors find is pretty, or appealing to the eyes. They are not all nice, bright, shiny nuggets with lots of character that carry high collector value.
The Snapshot
Once all the numbers from all the samples and water tests are compiled, a snapshot of the performance of each tank in the process circuit can be seen side-by-side.
Ask the Experts - proper mining claim procedures
Q: Can you offer any information on proper mining claim procedures?
Small-Scale Concentrating and Recovery Methods
The first step in my recovery process after milling the ore to the desired size is to table it. On this particular ore, I get good results milling it to minus 100 mesh.
Ask the Experts
How do I set up a small placer operation?
Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts - ...Worth further investigation?
• Ask the Experts - Processing sulfide ore without mercury or cyanide.
• New "Employment" Category
• 4 Keys to Successful Nugget Hunting
• A High Price to Pay
• Eolian Placer Gold
• All the Gold Ever Mined...
• The Basics of Geophysical Exploration
• Targeted for a Tax Audit
• Feds Order Closure of Idaho Mine
• Trying Out the New Highbanker
• A Gold Mine on a Washington Beach?
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Free:
Ask the Experts - Old workings & tailings: What are my options?
• Legislative and Regulatory Update







