Prospecting & Detecting
Using Countercurrent Material Flow to Improve Gold Recovery Efficiency
December 2020 by Keith Bowen
There is a material processing principle widely used in large milling operations to improve recovery that is poorly understood by most of the micro-mining and prospecting community...
There's a First Time for Everyone
...day one was like watching the Gold Rush television show. He furiously worked the nozzle in an up and down fashion that resembled Jack Hoffman sitting on a backhoe.
California State and US National Panning Championships
Over 200 panners competed in this two-day event to decide who was the best of the best.
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.
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Setting up a gravity dredge
Endurance Is Golden
Feeling through the mud, I felt the weight and shape of what could only be gold. Throwing my hand in the water revealed a sixteen-gram nugget oozing with character.
Taking Advantage of the Desert Rains
May 2023JoJo's Seahorse
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