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January 2016 by Chris Ralph
Gold nuggets and serpentine contactsAsk The Experts—Amalgamation
Q: Exactly how does amalgamation work? Does it “melt” the gold (or copper, or silver, etc.) and form an alloy? If one leaves a piece of gold in mercury, will the entire sample become an amalgam (combination) of gold and mercury? Or does it only affect the surface...
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Bad advice from Fish & Game
Ask The Experts—Do I still have rights to this mining claim?
Q: Do I still have rights to this mining claim?
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...
Ask the Experts: More suggestions for dealing with metallic trash....
Q: Thanks for the great article in the recent ICMJ [“Metallic Trash—Scourge of the Prospector,” July 2012]...
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Magnetometers explained
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What is the best type of mat to use in a high banker set up?
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