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Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2002 by Leonard Melman
To paraphrase Shakespeare, “To war, or not to war, that is the question.” That was the question that dominated national and international headlines over the past month, at least those headlines that were not otherwise occupied by detailing information about one market collapse after another around the world. It is hard to know which was the more important story.Additional articles that might interest you...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
March 2011
• Idaho maintains control
• Enough wilderness already
• Restraining the EPA
• Republicans on the attack
• DOI requests hard rock royalty
• New Forest Service plans
• Bill supporting small miners
• New mercury emission regs
• Latest info on California suction dredging
• Idaho maintains control
• Enough wilderness already
• Restraining the EPA
• Republicans on the attack
• DOI requests hard rock royalty
• New Forest Service plans
• Bill supporting small miners
• New mercury emission regs
• Latest info on California suction dredging
Ask the Experts
May 2014
Sampling and mining a historic mining claim
Sampling and mining a historic mining claim
Death Valley Find is Apparent Hoax
March 1999
Jerry Freeman became an instant celebrity in January by announcing the discovery of a 149-year-old trunk belonging to a band of Gold Rush settlers he's obsessively researched for more than a decade.
Jerry Freeman became an instant celebrity in January by announcing the discovery of a 149-year-old trunk belonging to a band of Gold Rush settlers he's obsessively researched for more than a decade.
The Bawl Mill
February 2010
• Copenhagen—Don't ask, don't tell
• Will consider lease or trade
• By the numbers
• Copenhagen—Don't ask, don't tell
• Will consider lease or trade
• By the numbers
Washington Gold Miners Receive Ecology Award
June 2008
Representatives from Washington State’s independent, small-scale gold mining community recently accepted an award and a message of gratitude from the leader of the State’s Department of Ecology.
Representatives from Washington State’s independent, small-scale gold mining community recently accepted an award and a message of gratitude from the leader of the State’s Department of Ecology.
The Bawl Mill
March 2004
• Nearly half their income goes to the government...
• Prison life has its priviledges
• Nearly half their income goes to the government...
• Prison life has its priviledges
Melman on Gold & Silver
February 2005
Most American markets greeted the first few trading days of the new year with substantial selling. Compared to their 2004 year-end levels, by January 11, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had declined almost 300 points, the NASDAQ Composite had fallen from 2,185 to near 2,080 while the S&P 500 had dropped from 1,217 to 1,183.
Most American markets greeted the first few trading days of the new year with substantial selling. Compared to their 2004 year-end levels, by January 11, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had declined almost 300 points, the NASDAQ Composite had fallen from 2,185 to near 2,080 while the S&P 500 had dropped from 1,217 to 1,183.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Lamproites and Diamonds
• Working the Belmont Mine, Butte, Montana—1953 (Part 2)
• A Real Placer Miner
• Mojave Desert Gold
• Miner Unhappy After Judge Dismisses Charges
• Picks & Pans: Fig Tree, Grape Vine and Good Gold
• Sluicing on Bedrock
• Sandstone Silver in Texas
• A Few Prospecting Notes From Jim Straight
• Explorers to Salvage Gold-Laden Ship
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
