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Market Spotlight: Platinum in Demand
December 2006 by Associated Press
Platinum has run to record highs this year, but it’s not a rush of demand for wedding bands that has boosted prices. It’s diesel.The Bawl Mill
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• Location, Location, Location...
• The "hard drive" for answers...
Melman on Gold & Silver
How can it make sense to pass legislation to increase the spending power of the citizenry in order to stimulate economic activity and, at the same time, enact a series of new taxes that will diminish spending power?
Pumping Water With Solar Power
Solar energy can be used for any size placer or hard rock mining operation. It is most practical for small and longer-term operations provided your mine is not located in a dense forest.
Interview With A Coho Salmon
We’ve obtained the rights to publish this exclusive interview conducted on the Klamath River between David, an environmental activist, and a Coho salmon.
Targeted for a Tax Audit
Although the risk of a federal tax audit remains low, thanks to the Internal Revenue Service’s secret audit selection process every prospector, miner, and mining-related business owner has good reason to fear an audit, but only if they are not prepared.
Picks & Pans: Working the Ol' Paystreak

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• Are you paying for others' risk-taking?...
• They call it the "impalement captial of the United States"—and not to be funny!...
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