Yellow Brass is Golden Treasure
FYI finished another article on metal recycling. One man's trash is another man's gold. https://hubpages.com/money/An-Old-Timers-Frugal-Experience-With-Metal-Recycling
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Miller Tables
FYI, my latest article about the Miller Table. https://hobbylark.com/metal-detecting/The-Miller-Table-Refining-Fine-Placer-Gold
Teel Centrifugal Pump
TEEL Centrifugal Pump Model LP 884 BE Suction and Discharge Dayton Electric MFG. CO. Chicago 60648 USA
Liquid Dispersion and the Nugget Bucket
How does the GoldRush Nugget Bucket work, you ask? Here is my latest article that explores the bucket in some detail. https://hubpages.com/games-hobbies/Nugget-Bucket-Concept-is-Golden
Gold's Distant Cousin - Pyrite
On a recent trip to the desert prospecting, I stumbled upon a glint in the sand. I was heading to an area when I caught a sharp flash in my left eye. Bending over for inspection, I found a small quartz pebble with what I first thought was gold. As you have probably done in the past after the initial excitement, I discovered it only to be pyrite. I still think it is a pretty material, so I usually save it all anyway. Iron sulfide has made many a man a fool! There is a tiny vein of it diagonally and three distinct spots. Anyway, from Wikipedia - Pyrite's metallic l uster and pale brass-yellow hue give it a superficial resemblance to gold, hence the well-known nickname of fool's gold . The color has also led to the nicknames brass , brazzle , and Brazil , primarily used to refer to pyrite found in coal.The mineral pyrite , or iron pyrite , also known as fool's gold , is an iron sulfide with the chem...
The Methods and Tools of Mining in Yesteryear Were Impressive
It was the Romans who developed large scale mining methods, especially the use of large volumes of water brought to the mine head by numerous aqueducts. The water was used for a variety of purposes, including removing overburden and rock debris, called hydraulic mining , as well as washing comminuted , or crushed, ores and driving simple machinery. Read about a number of tools the ancients used in mining in Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, and Egypt. See how modern mining techniques evolved. https://hubpages.com/education/Ancient-Mining-Tools-and-Techniques Lead mining in the upper Mississippi River region of the U.S., 1865.
Wages of Labor During the California Gold Rush
Would you like to know what stuff was costing a prospector during the gold rush. Get a list of 13 needed goods in 1848 California? http://ports.parks.ca.gov/pages/22922/files/worksheet-goldrushprices.pdf Investigate the elasticity of wages in gold rush California. http://www.nber.org/chapters/c11514.pdf