Successful Mining

Understanding the various methods and equipment used to extract minerals from the earth is essential for the successful miner. Understanding the various types of mining skills needed will help you know how to approach the task. All of the following are skills that may be required of the miner or prospector.

Placer Mining

Drift Mining

Dredging

Assaying

Dry Washing

Sampling & Estimation

Cost Estimation

Metal Detecting

Pay Streak Identification

Understanding how to do these tasks, what equipment is available to do them and how best to decide what methods to use will help you be a more successful miner.

In the Land Matters Library

In our Land Matters Library you will find articles, guides and tutorials to help you get the most out of the earth. Try searching any of the methods listed above to learn about them.

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