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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.Additional articles that might interest you...
Forty-Six Nuggets
January 2013
This past summer, a two-week adventure in Alaska and other gold prospecting trips turned out to be some of my greatest life experiences.

Mining Gold at 16,000 Feet
September 2007
The view from the pass at 16,500 feet elevation was astonishing. In one direction, one range of the Andes Mountains rose to over 18,000 feet, while in the other direction the peaks soared to almost 20,000 feet.
The view from the pass at 16,500 feet elevation was astonishing. In one direction, one range of the Andes Mountains rose to over 18,000 feet, while in the other direction the peaks soared to almost 20,000 feet.
The Ball Mill
May 2003
• This wasn't the UN makeover we were expecting
• Do you have more money than you really need?
• British tabloids "French roast" Chirac
• Reporter comes out of the closet
• This wasn't the UN makeover we were expecting
• Do you have more money than you really need?
• British tabloids "French roast" Chirac
• Reporter comes out of the closet
The Bawl Mill
May 2007
• Trash full of cash
• Auditors audit the auditors
• I smell bacon
• Trash full of cash
• Auditors audit the auditors
• I smell bacon
Ask the Experts
November 2007
Q: How do we get Congress to make up for some of their blunders and do something productive for a change, such as releasing those withdrawn WSAs?
Q: How do we get Congress to make up for some of their blunders and do something productive for a change, such as releasing those withdrawn WSAs?
Babbitt Wants Moratorium in Siskiyou National Forest
February 2001
Prospecting for Rare Earth Metals
January 2010
Rare earth metals are critically important to many forms of modern technology, including most green energy saving applications, computers, televisions, and a number of military defense systems.

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