What To Do When Gold Recovery and Assay Values Differ

May 2018 by Don Robinson

Before going into an analysis of the ore composition, two other major factors will affect the result. These are the accuracy of the assay and the effectiveness of the mill for the gold recovery.

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Certainly many other successful nugget hunters have mentioned these methods; hopefully I can add to or clarify these methods.

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