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Melman on Gold & Silver
December 2000 by Leonard Melman
October lived up to its reputation as a most unfriendly month for the stock market as hi-tech stocks took a huge battering, the NASDAQ and the Dow were hit by heavy selling and consumer confidence figures plunged.Welcome to Nothing
…a small part of Buddy‘s business was the half-dozen or so “miners” down the bad, single-lane road behind Nothing. I was told that there was more partying and drinking than mining at these claims, though.
China Will Put Rio Tinto Employees on Trial
The Australian government confirmed it was notified that a Shanghai court will try the four Rio employees including an Australian national.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Oregon proposed withdrawal
• Vote
Following Clues to a Hidden Gold Deposit
Many years ago I was in the American Canyon. I remembered a few details about a placer deposit there, so we decided to make a trip down and re-check some of these old workings.
Ask The Experts: Is this deposit worth working?
Q: Can you tell me if this deposit is worth working? It is a quartz vein and I had it analyzed for gold, copper, rare earths and other metals.
Picks & Pans: Leon Always Finds the Most Gold
Since 1986, I have spent the summer months camped out on a river, looking for gold. The summer of 2000 was no exception.
Legislation Would Require Palladium Coin
Pending legislation requiring the government to mint a $20 coin with palladium mined domestically would put Montana front and center.
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The Bawl Mill
• Letter to the Editor
• Potaro District, Guyana
• World Gold Council Launches $3 Million Ad Campaign
• Prospecting With Color
• Prospecting for Platinum in Wyoming
• Picks & Pans: More Big River Dredging in Northern California
• Epithermal Ore Deposits Associated With Tertiary Volcanism—And the Feasibility of Metal Detecting for Them
• A Changing Diamond Industry Looks to Canada for Growth
• History of Mining—Bradshaw Mountains, AZ—Part II
• Company Notes
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
