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The Search for Specimen (Pocket) Gold in the California Mother Lode

Any good miner can drift along a vein to find concentrations of gold if it is there, using good eyes and panning.

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Strategic Metals—Part II


There are literally thousands of abandoned wasterock and ore dumps that dot the United States that could hold many tones of strategic metals.

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USGS Reports Increase of Imported Minerals


Since 1993, US reliance on imports of raw and processed materials of mineral origin has increased more than seven fold.

Legislative and Regulatory Update


• Idaho continues toward elimination of EPA suction dredging regulations
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Gold Deposits in Skarn


Skarn consists of coarse-grained calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum silicates formed by hydrothermal solutions, which replace limestone or dolomite near the contact with an igneous intrusion. The contact metamorphism is usually caused by an intrusion such as quartz monzonite, granodiorite, or similar rock type, which may or may not be mineralized.

How PGMs Affect Assay Beads


Most fire assayers are trained to observe the cupelled beads very carefully, noting any discoloring or surface roughness that might indicate that one or more of the platinum group metals (PGMs) are present. The “clues and tests” I have included in this article stem from several sources, including my 35 years of experience performing torch assays...

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