Looking Back

February 2001 by Staff

Melman on Gold & Silver

June 2006
One of our favorite lines can be attributed to former New York Yankee great Yogi Berra when he declared, “It’s deja vu all over again!” Well, during the past month, that seems to be the case as headline after headline has been recurring with amazing frequency.

Picks & Pans: How to Succeed in a Small Mine, A Case History: 1990-2000

May 2001
The first requirement for a successful mine operation is a market for the product, metallic or nonmetallic. The second requirement is to deliver a quality salable product...

Gold in China

July 2004
China is an enormous country, behind only Russia, the United States (incl. Alaska), and Canada in size. It has a teeming population of 1.3 billion, far ahead of any other nation. Most of the population is jammed into the eastern half of China, with the western half being only sparsely inhabited. There are 5 western provinces...

Guest Editorial—Unreasonable Interpretations

June 2000
Throughout the colorful history of mining, reviews of old documents and stories have led to new mineral discoveries.

Melman on Gold & Silver

September 2009
...while the public appears sold on the idea of imminent recovery and government politicians continually issue statements in support of that concept, several responsible columnists have issued their own predictions, and they are hardly optimistic.

Melman on Gold & Silver

July 2000
As many long time readers know, one of my favorite sayings is the Asian expression, "May you live in interesting times." We sure do and if you didn't believe it before, just consider the latest word from the international markets.

Chasing the Ghosts of Forty-Niners

February 2000
Plodding in the footsteps of the forty-niners across the sun-baked Nevada desert, I feel the ghost of a man named Israel Lord tap me on the shoulder.

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