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Melman on Gold & Silver
July 2000 by Leonard Melman
As many long time readers know, one of my favorite sayings is the Asian expression, "May you live in interesting times." We sure do and if you didn't believe it before, just consider the latest word from the international markets.Think You Got It All? Guess Again!
May 2016Is your gold recovery actually 95%, 90%, or even a really poor 50%? If you are not testing to know what it really is, you just don’t know. Some do regular testing, but most do not.
Researching Suitable Areas to Detect for Free-Milling Gold
For hundreds, even thousands of years, gold has brought forth the worst as well as the best in the cultures of the world. It has pitted country against country, man against man, and brother against brother. There are countless tales...
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Alaska Governor blasts state habitat division
• Laws proposed and reviewed in Washington State
• Comments needed on California's arsenic goals
• New explosives requirements
• Bill introduced to curb ESA abuses
Looking Back
Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.
Grass Valley, Nevada City, Malakoff Diggings, Northern California
September 2022The early miners sought their wealth in the creeks and rivers of the area but the true wealth was discovered by accident.
Old Dog(Fighter), New Trick
Then it occurred to me that the drywasher was designed by an engineer. Gotta love engineers! Those slide-rule geeks always tinker with gravity, angles, curves and flow.
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