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- Applied Gold Placer Exploration Evaluation Mining Book
Applied Gold Placer Exploration Evaluation Mining Book
Product Description
Applied Gold Placer Exploration And Evaluation Techniques
by Robin McCulloch, Bob Lewis, Don Keill, and Matthew Shumaker
2003
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 115
This publication is by far the most up to date publication on the Subject of Placer Mining. If you are looking for a book that tells you how to pan gold on the weekends then this is not the book for you. If you are looking for a book that tells you how to develop a Placer Property from Exploration to Production to Recovery then this is the book you want.
Covers over 20 types of Gold Lode Deposits and describes the potential each type of deposit has. Covers how placer are formed and each type. Depending on type of deposit depends on how you must sample the deposit to get the correct sample readings. Discusses types of mining methods for placer from Drift mining to hydraulicing, to dredging. Exploration techniques such radar, surveying, GPS, etc. Covers drilling types such as Core Drill, Sonic Drill, Churn Drill, Klam Drill etc. Types of wash plants to process the samples. How to calculate reserves, cut-off grades, fineness, Dilution Factors and much more.
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