The Bawl Mill

February 2001 by Scott Harn

Where to Prospect for Gold in Colorado

December 2009
Colorado is one of the more productive states when it comes to gold, ranking third, behind Nevada and California. The majority of the gold deposits are confined to a northeast-trending belt known as the Colorado Mineral Belt...

The Guaniamo Diamond Region, Venezuela—Part I

July 2010
The considerable richness of the gravels is shown by the fact that operators have successfully worked the same river sections for over 20 years.

Small-Scale Concentrating and Recovery Methods

April 2011
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.

Melman on Gold & Silver

May 2002
This was not a month for the weak-hearted. During the past thirty days, we have had an explosive intensification of the Middle East conflict, threats of OPEC using the “Oil Weapon” once again, a growing chain of events flowing out of the Enron collapse and...

The Bawl Mill

December 2018

• Chinese buyers turn their noses up at new car smell
• Sheriff’s office more than ready for emergencies...in the bathroom
• Saving money by not paying the bill

More Tips for Evaluating Ores

July 2007
Tabling and jigging are two relatively inexpensive methods for recovering the “free particle values” from the noble metal ores. However, not all ores contain their values as free particles. In fact, many ores contain appreciable amounts of “metallic salts” that readily dissolve in one’s system water and continue to migrate right along with this water.

Pickers and Nuggets

September 2016
Mike and I each selected a side of the creek and started to work our way upstream. We both worked the water and sides of the creek, and better than half the gold found in this area is in the water.

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