Small Mining Operations
The Seven Troughs Mining District
September 2016 by Chris Ralph

From Curiosity to Mine Owner

Designing and Evaluating Placer Gold Recovery Plants

Pumping Water With Solar Power
Solar energy can be used for any size placer or hard rock mining operation. It is most practical for small and longer-term operations provided your mine is not located in a dense forest.
Guinea Africa: Gold, Ebola, and a Monkey Barbecue

The Summer of ‘81
When it was all setup and running, you had everything coming off the dredge riffles into the boil box. At the hole section, some of the water got sucked down and pulled a lot of black sand and over heavies…
Hard Rock 101: Small-Scale Blasting
…the process remains much the same: Drill holes, load explosives, close up the holes, blast and muck out the resulting broken rock.
The Bucking Room

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