March 2017 (Vol. 86, No. 07) $3.75
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The Bawl Mill
• Take a seat
• Hold everything!
• Flying under the radar
• Last minute spending spree -
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Conformation for some
• Congress canceling regulations -
Ask The Experts: Can you review the differences in dry washers?
Q: What are the advantages or disadvantages of hand crank vs. battery power vs. blower? And your preference?
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Ask The Experts: Will this detector work for me?
Q: I live near the Gold Basin area of Arizona. What detector will go deep and be easier to use for small gold? I need some help.
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Ask The Experts: Nickel assays
Q: Our group has found a nickel deposit in the Yuma, Arizona area that is similar to the one that you wrote about...
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Ask The Experts: Potential for developing magnesite deposit
Q: What I would like to know is how to confirm if it is magnesite and the quality.
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Selectable Frequency vs Multi Frequency Detectors
I like to think in terms of “conductive mass” because it is a combination of both the conductivity of the metal and the size of the target that determine how a detector sees conductivity. -
All About Chalcopyrite
…there are loads of different copper minerals, but a large number of them form first in the ground as chalcopyrite and then through the effects of weathering are changed into other minerals like malachite, cuprite and chrysocolla. -
Detecting Alluvial Bench Deposits -- Pt II
Walking around the gulch and exploring the upper drainage, picking up different rocks and inspecting them with a good loop, and looking them up in a field guide of rocks and minerals of your region will help you understand how the gold got there. -
The Goldfield Mining District -- Then and Now
In 1983, some of the ore yielded more than 2,500 ounces of gold within 30 feet of the surface. The shoot pinched to a narrow vein. -
MMAC Update
This will provide the opportunity to meet with many of the members of Congress in a more informal setting at several meetings, luncheons and dinners. And we have been offered the chance to meet with President Trump’s staff. -
Nevada's Lithium Boom
When prospecting for lithium, after confirming for macro attributes through research and field work, including examination of surface geology, the main tool is an accurate lithium assay. -
Old Patch, New Detector
I have been detecting the area on and off since I discovered it. Every time I bought a new detector it was the first place I went to. -
Melman on Gold & Silver
…Washington and America have never seen a flow of actions by a new President to match what Trump has done during his first three weeks, but those actions suggest two interpretations.
