Large Scale Mining
Silver Peak, Nevada: A Little of Everything
August 2019 by Chris Ralph
Silver Peak is a small mining community in Esmeralda County in west-central Nevada, about 30 miles west of Goldfield. Although it’s fairly remote, it’s been an important mining center since the early days.
The Robinson Mine—Big Things Happen Here
When I’m traveling through the West, I sometimes take detours that lead me to places that I never knew exist
Cue Resources Seeks Uranium in Paraguay

Polymetallic Skarn Deposits
Polymetallic skarn deposits are an interesting class of deposits that can contain a number of different types of metals.
Gold and Silver Deposit May Be World's Largest
A crater in an undersea volcano off Japan may contain the world's largest gold nugget ever found...
Hard Rock 101: Advanced Micro Blasting
They… create negligible fumes and much less fly rock than blasting. Below are some tips on maximizing your effectiveness with these tools.
A Father’s Day to Remember: 24,000 Ounces Gold in Quartz
Father’s Day in Australia was on September 2, and it’s a day a group of miners from “down under” won’t soon forget.
How to Refine Silver—Pt I
Silver refining has been used from ancient times to change the characteristics of the metal. Early metallurgists refined silver by heating it a couple hundred degrees above its melting point and holding the metal at an elevated temperature for a period of time.
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