Table of ContentsSampling and AssayingChanneled SamplesDuplicate SamplesDevelopment of a DiscoveryProspecting in CanadaFinancing for ProspectorsExploration Companies Sampling and Assaying A prospector sometimes fails to reap the full advantage,

Table of ContentsVeinsCapping and StainsFloatSome Natural Aids to DiscoveryPanningMagnetic AttractionElectromagnetic MethodTopographic FeaturesGlacial HollowsRock Associations of MineralsGeological RelationshipsContacts The search for mineral deposits can be made to

Table of ContentsDevelop an Exploration ProgramSystematizing the Prospecting WorkHow to Evaluate a Work of GeologistsFood SupplyQuantity and Kind of FoodImportance of Well-Cooked FoodThe Prospector’s ToolsProspecting Pocket

Table of ContentsDiamondsRubies and SapphiresEmeraldSpinelDiasporeChrysoberylPhenacitePeridot or OlivineTopazGarnetTourmalineHyacinth or JacinthTurquoiseQuartzVarious Precious Stones This interesting list may lead to a more careful watch for precious and semi-precious stones

Table of ContentsPyriteGraphiteApatiteFluorsparCryoliteBariteCelestiteAsbestosMagnesiteTalcFeldsparLithium MineralsMicaCorundumGarnetTripoliteRottenstoneFuller’s EarthClayDeposits from Evaporation GypsumSaltPotash SaltsNitrateCoal, Petroleum, Natural Gas A number of minerals are mined because of their use for other purposes than

Table of ContentsTitaniumManganesePyrolusitePsilomelaneChromiumTungstenMolybdenumVanadiumPatroniteCarnotiteRoscoelite Titanium The ores of Titanium are rutile (TiO2), and ilmenite (FeTiO3). Rutile has been found in quantity in gabbro-pegmatite along with apatite; also

Table of ContentsImpurities in Iron OresHematiteIron Ore FormationOrigin of Iron Ore-BodiesMagnetiteLimoniteSiderite The iron minerals that are at present used as ores are hematite, magnetite, limonite,