In
mineral exploration, salting is the process of adding a valuable metal, especially gold or silver, to a sample to change the value of the sample with intent to deceive potential buyers of the mine.
Examples are the
diamond hoax of 1872 and the former Canadian gold company
Bre-X. Salting is an example of a
confidence trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers h ...
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See also
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Land patent
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Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the econom ...
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Youngberg, Arizona
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Goldfield, Arizona
Youngberg is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
History
Originally called Goldfield due to the nearby gold mines, The Goldfield Post Office was established on October 7, 1893, with James L Patterson as its fir ...
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Highland Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
Highland Park, also known as Highland Pines, is a populated place situated near Prescott and within the Prescott National Forest, in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Highland Pines is the promotional name associated with the Highland Park ...
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Mineral rights
References
Confidence tricks
Mineral exploration
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