Advanced Dredging Techniques Part 2:
The Right Approach
by Dave McCracken
Advanced Dredging Techniques Part 2:
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| Acknowledgements |
7
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| Dedication |
9
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| Introduction |
11
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| Prospecting for Gold in Hard-Packed Streambeds |
17
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| Production Gold Dredging |
25
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| Nitpicking |
27
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| Dredging Helpers |
28
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| Fast Water Dredging |
47
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| Safety |
50
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| Panic |
52
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| Taking Extra Precaution |
54
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| Operational Considerations |
56
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| Do's & Don'ts |
63
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| Boulders & Winching |
67
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| Moving Boulders by Hand |
69
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| Different Types of Winches |
72
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| Setting Up a Hole for Winching |
77
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| Building a Ramp |
77
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| Feasibility of Moving Boulders |
79
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| Setting Up a Winch for Operation |
80
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| Winching Signals |
90
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| Boulder Slings |
94
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| Pulling Boulders |
97
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| Diver's Safety |
101
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| Double Blocking |
102
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| Cold Water Dredging |
109
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| Staying Warm |
109
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| Wet Suits |
111
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| Dry Suits |
112
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| Dry Suit Care |
113
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| Dry Suit Modifications |
115
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| Suit Repairs |
118
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| Hot Water Systems |
123
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| Other Winter Gear |
129
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| Other Things to Know About Cold Water Dredging |
131
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| Winter Dredging |
132
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| Sampling During the Winter |
134
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| How Tough Are You? |
135
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| Cleaning Up Fine Gold |
139
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| Amalgamating By Hand |
140
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| Hypodermic Syringe in Amalgamation |
146
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| Chemical Retorting |
148
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| Cleaning Amalgamated Gold |
151
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| Getting the Most for your Fines |
152
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| Getting Your Dredging Equipment Ready for the Season |
153
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| More Tricks of the Trade |
159
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| Succeeding at a Gold Dredging Adventure |
175
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| Having the Knowledge |
175
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| Application |
176
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| Hard Work |
181
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| Finance |
183
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| The Nature of Commercial Dredging Requires a Financial Reserve to be Set Aside |
191
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| Borrowing |
193
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| When You Are Into Gold |
195
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| Positive Stress |
197
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| Glossary |
205
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| Other Books by Dave McCracken |
225
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