mining equipment

Well, let me tell ya, bismuth ain’t somethin’ most folks know much about, but it sure does have a lot of uses in different things. It's this heavy, shiny, kind of pinkish metal, but don’t go thinkin’ it’s...

Well, I gotta tell ya, when you hear folks talk about a "sluice," it ain't somethin' fancy. A sluice is just a long box, ya see, where they wash dirt and rocks with water, lookin' for gold. Yep,...

Well, let me tell ya, when it comes to mines, the equipment used there ain't just any ol' stuff. No, sir! If you wanna dig up that gold, copper, or whatever it is they're after, you need the...

Well now, y’know, folks often wonder about how much gold there really is on Earth. Some folks might say, “Oh, there’s just a little bit here and there, not much to worry about,” but I can tell ya,...

Well, if you ever held a piece of sulfur in your hand, you’d notice it’s quite soft. Not like them rocks you find around the farm, no, this here sulfur is soft as butter. It has a hardness...

You know, when you’re out in the yard tryin’ to get the dirt all nice and clean, sometimes you gotta deal with them rocks and bits of soil mixed in together. Makes it harder to plant stuff or...

What is Stone Washing? You ever heard of stone washing? If not, let me tell ya what it is. Stone washing, that's the fancy name for makin' your jeans look all worn out and faded, even though they’re...

Well, if yer wonderin’ about this thing called chlorite, lemme tell ya, it's a bit tricky to explain, but I'll give it a go! Ya see, the chlorite ion, which is the real star of the show, has...

Well now, listen up, ya little ones! You ever come across that shiny stuff that looks like gold, but ain't? Yup, that's pyrite, or as we call it in the ol' country, fool's gold. But sometimes, ya might...

Well now, if ya’re lookin’ to get yer hands on some gold, ya gotta know a thing or two ‘bout them sluice mats. See, sluice mats are them fancy contraptions that help us folks pan for gold by...