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Melman on Gold & Silver
January 2003 by Leonard Melman
When I was a college student, I remember participating in a huge religious rally and the theme song, sung by hundreds of participants, had this repeating line: “I ain’t-a going to study war no more...” Those days surely are gone as headline after headline now shouts out at us that we had indeed better study and prepare for war.Mining the Old-Timers
“They’re taking it to the grave with them.” These words came from my Canadian mining partner when we discussed what he had learned from an elderly gentleman in a nursing home. While that particular visit was not very successful, we had a number of others that worked out far better.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Election impact
• New Washington State small-scale regulations
Golden Age of Gold Dredges
Over one hundred years ago, gold mining in California saw a radically new method tried out in the major rivers of the Central Valley. Large gold dredges floated lazily but noisily on the waters, bringing up the rich gravel from deep below. With none of today’s environmental restrictions on such methods, the landscape was reworked into a maze of patterns along the rivers.
Big Rock Gold
Fran, and I had made a practice of turning big boulders in gold producing areas to find some great rewards. Sometimes it was slow and frustrating, but in the end “We got the gold!”
Jerritt Canyon Mine Lays Off 400
The Jerritt Canyon Mine, located in northern Elko County, was abruptly shut down on August 8, and four hundred miners were left wondering what happened.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Fundamental information on gold and silver turned more to the bullish side this past month, and we can point to three particular items as the basis for that conclusion.
The Value of Evidence
That prospecting effort you are about to spend your time on...is it worth your effort? If you are going to devote your time to it, you will need all the facts you can get.
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The Bawl Mill
• The Old Dutch Cleanser Mine
• The Ferris-Haggarty Copper-Gold Mine, Grand Encampment District, Wyoming
• Directory of Active Mines in Arizona Available
• Picks & Pans: Gold Prospecting on the East Fork River, Alaska
• Beryllium in Nevada
• Company Notes
• The Cemetery Rush
• Border Silver
• Grandfather John's Notes
• ICMJ's 12th Annual Photo Contest Results
• Tiffany & Co. to Open Plant in Northern Canada
• The Patio
• Looking Back
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
