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Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2007 by Leonard Melman
World stock markets recovered from the brink of catastrophe to post sterling performances, based in large part on a one-half percent reduction in the Fed Funds rate enacted by the Federal Reserve Board.Now Is The Time For Exploration
I’ve been following the precious metals for decades, and I haven’t seen a move this powerful in many years.
"Gold" Coin Debuts
For the first time, the Sacagawea Golden Dollar changed hands, intermingling with scuffed quarters and nickels, setting itself apart with its golden hue.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California suction dredging
• HR 2262
The Bawl Mill
- Town’s “big risk” leads to really big loss
- High-speed rail causes division...in property access
The Kenai Peninsula Goldfields
Half the prospecting adventures I’ve done on the Kenai Peninsula occurred in winter. Not because I enjoyed looking for gold among the ice flows or 34-degree water, but on some creeks winter is the best time to find gold after violent swirl holes slow down.
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Detecting Old Pocket Diggings
Looking around, I could tell that this was an old hand-digging. As I walked around the perimeter of the digging I could see shovel and pick marks scratched on the clean, hard clay and bedrock.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts
• Prairie Creek Project Approaches Final Hurdle
• A Golden Dream Come True
• Dawson City and the World Gold Panning Championships
• Journeys in the Kingman Quadrangle—Part IV
• Silver Bonanza in the Sierra Madre: The Glorious Past of Batopilas—Part II
• The Business of Mining—The Benefits of an S Corporation
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• The Risks of Mining Overseas
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Legislative and Regulatory Update AB 1032—Where Do We Go From Here?
