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The mother lode is a mining term, referring to the largest lode of ore that has been tapped in a mine. It is used to describe a major windfall because of the large profit associated with finding such a large deposit in one place.
This is false. A lode is not a layer of minerals that has been deposited in a stream. A lode is formed by hot mineral solutions going into the cracks of the rocks.
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Reef gold: this gold will become smoother the further away it is from the source, the source being the reef. If the gold is jagged in appearance then the gold source is near! Alluvial gold, river gold, placer gold: this gold will reduce in quantity the further away it is from the mother lode. If your recovering kilograms of alluvial gold in one spot, then you are on the gold! Next trick is to find the reef gold that deposited the alluvial gold!
nothing, placer mining with a gold pan is still the best way to assess the quality of a deposit and track down quartz lode veins.
Gold is recovered by three basic mining methods: placer mining of alluvial deposits, lode or vein mining, and recovery as a by-product of base-metal mining.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in mining gold ores from lode deposits or in the recovery of gold from placer deposits by any method.
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R. S. Morrison has written: 'Mining rights in Colorado' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Mining law 'Mining rights in the western states and territories, lode and placer claims possessory and patented' -- subject(s): Mining claims, Mining law 'Mining rights on the public domain' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Forms (Law), Mining law 'Oil and gas rights on the public domain and on private lands, discovery and location of oil placer claims' -- subject(s): Natural gas, Petroleum, Public lands
Lode veins in hard rock and the lowest points in placer deposits, usually sitting on a layer of bedrock.
It was an important silver ore mining area.You can read about Comstock Lode's history at the link below:
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The mother lode is a mining term, referring to the largest lode of ore that has been tapped in a mine. It is used to describe a major windfall because of the large profit associated with finding such a large deposit in one place.
Gold can be found in every country in the world. However the placer deposits and lode ores in many places are not economical to actually mine.
The mother lode is a mining term, referring to the largest lode of ore that has been tapped in a mine. It is used to describe a major windfall because of the large profit associated with finding such a large deposit in one place.
The mining of precious metals in the west