Small Mining Operations
Wyoming's Billion Dollar Nugget—The Trilogy Ends
August 2011 by David C. Freitag
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The Challenge of Winter Dredging
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Addressing EPA Overreach: What Dredgers Need to Know
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.
Secrets of Gold Research and Why You Need It
Prospecting may not be as much fun as it once was. If that sounds like you and you want to figure out what to do to get back on the gold and be successful, I’ve got the answer: Research.
Ask The Experts
Q: How do I improve my small-scale mining operation’s gold production?
Why Haven't They Mined This Claim?
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Critical Minerals Update
The critical metals are essential to the modern lives we lead. The prices of critical metals are moving up even faster than government published rates of inflation, with little sign of slowing down.
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