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Melman on Gold & Silver
June 2000 by Leonard Melman
What a month this was. In just thirty days, the financial markets went on binges upward and downward that took the world's breath away.Lawsuit on Alleged Market Manipulation Continues
Blanchard and Company, which claims to be the largest retail gold dealer in the US, announced that its lawsuit against Barrick Gold Corp. and J.P. Morgan Chase & Company will move into the discovery phase.
The Guyana Highlands
The Guyana Highlands referred to here are a tropical upland area that extends from French Guiana on the east to Colombia on the west, with elevations reaching 9,219 feet. It occupies a vast and remote region between the Orinoco River on the north and the Amazon River on the south. There are mountains, tablelands, mesas, and swamps, largely impassable to those on foot.
Guest Editorial—Unreasonable Interpretations
Throughout the colorful history of mining, reviews of old documents and stories have led to new mineral discoveries.
Company Notes
• Southern Era
• X-Cal Resources
• Placer Dome Inc.
• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Vista Gold Corp.
Melman on Gold & Silver
If this past month has proved anything, it is the reversible nature of the rule that “what goes up must come down” which now also can read “what goes down must come up.”
The Potholes—California’s Oldest Known Mining District
Every time we prospected here we found gold, sometimes some really coarse flakes, but no large nuggets (yet).
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Guest Editorial—Unreasonable Interpretations
• Ruling Awards Giant Nugget to Finder
• Letter to the Editor
• Traditional Adversaries Reach Agreement
• The Gold Belts of Georgia
• Company Notes
• Placer Testing with Large Samples
• Gondwana Gold Gravels
• Quick Thinking & Rescue Devices Save Two Lives
• Picks & Pans: The Discovery Gulch Diggings
• Prospector Finds Cache of Emeralds in North Carolina
• My Old Carbide Lamp
• Hands & Pans on the South Yuba River
• Permafrost Tunnel Shows Cross-sections of Past
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
