What? How? When? Where?
Ask the Experts: More suggestions for dealing with metallic trash....
August 2012
Q: Thanks for the great article in the recent ICMJ [“Metallic Trash—Scourge of the Prospector,” July 2012]...
Q: Thanks for the great article in the recent ICMJ [“Metallic Trash—Scourge of the Prospector,” July 2012]...
Ask the Experts: Something for everyone...
August 2012
Q: Can you suggest some family and dog friendly vacation spots in California where I can also do some sniping?
Q: Can you suggest some family and dog friendly vacation spots in California where I can also do some sniping?
Ask the Experts: VMS ore
August 2012
Q: Are there any mills that handle VMS ore?
Q: Are there any mills that handle VMS ore?
Ask the Experts: various mining courses
August 2012
Q: What classes should one take if planning on majoring in mining engineering or geology?
Q: What classes should one take if planning on majoring in mining engineering or geology?
Ask the Experts: Ionizing mercury
May 2012
Q: What exactly does "ionizing" mercury mean?
Q: What exactly does "ionizing" mercury mean?
Ask the Experts: gold per ton; improving assay method
May 2012
Q: How much gold do I have per ton and how can I improve my assay method?
Q: How much gold do I have per ton and how can I improve my assay method?
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April 2012
Q: Can a voltmeter be used to determine the type of metal/mineral present in soil?
Q: Can a voltmeter be used to determine the type of metal/mineral present in soil?
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April 2012
Q: Graphite spray to prevent sticking when using cast iron molds
Q: Graphite spray to prevent sticking when using cast iron molds
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April 2012
Q: ...where would you recommend selling class rings and other scrap gold?
Q: ...where would you recommend selling class rings and other scrap gold?
Ask the Experts: Set up a small portable operation or send the ore to a custom mill?
March 2012
Q: Set up a small portable operation or send the ore to a custom mill?
Q: Set up a small portable operation or send the ore to a custom mill?
Ask the Experts: Who manufactures the diagonal vibrating table?
March 2012
Q: Who manufactures the diagonal vibrating table?
Q: Who manufactures the diagonal vibrating table?
Ask the Experts: Do "corners" need to be in place on the ground for a claim to be valid?
March 2012
Q: Do "corners" need to be in place on the ground for a claim to be valid?
Q: Do "corners" need to be in place on the ground for a claim to be valid?
Ask the Experts: Tantalite in an African nation -- is it worth pursuing?
March 2012
Q: Tantalite in an African nation -- is it worth pursuing?
Q: Tantalite in an African nation -- is it worth pursuing?
Ask the Experts - Old workings & tailings: What are my options?
February 2012
Q: ...It’s a 2,000-acre property that was mined 100 years ago, still has the old workings, tailings, etc. I am looking to recover gold from the old waste/tailings... plus possibly strip mine some of it. What are my options?
Q: ...It’s a 2,000-acre property that was mined 100 years ago, still has the old workings, tailings, etc. I am looking to recover gold from the old waste/tailings... plus possibly strip mine some of it. What are my options?
Ask the Experts - ...Worth further investigation?
February 2012
Q: About 158,000 tons of ore is estimated to remain on the property. Worth further investigation?
Q: About 158,000 tons of ore is estimated to remain on the property. Worth further investigation?
Ask the Experts - Processing sulfide ore without mercury or cyanide.
February 2012
Q: ...Is there any way to process the ore without using mercury or cyanides...?
Q: ...Is there any way to process the ore without using mercury or cyanides...?
Ask the Experts—Looking up mining claims on the Internet
December 2011
Q: Is there an Internet source ... that one can access to review which claims and at which location are the claims that BLM administrators close each year?
Q: Is there an Internet source ... that one can access to review which claims and at which location are the claims that BLM administrators close each year?
