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Melman on Gold & Silver
June 2006 by Leonard Melman
One of our favorite lines can be attributed to former New York Yankee great Yogi Berra when he declared, “It’s deja vu all over again!” Well, during the past month, that seems to be the case as headline after headline has been recurring with amazing frequency.Additional articles that might interest you...
Extracting & Smelting Your Gold
February 2013
Unfortunately, not all the gold that we prospectors find is pretty, or appealing to the eyes. They are not all nice, bright, shiny nuggets with lots of character that carry high collector value.
Unfortunately, not all the gold that we prospectors find is pretty, or appealing to the eyes. They are not all nice, bright, shiny nuggets with lots of character that carry high collector value.
California's Mother Lode Quartz Veins
May 2015
The actions of the hot, ore-bearing solutions are not limited only to the deposition of material within the walls of the fissures.
The actions of the hot, ore-bearing solutions are not limited only to the deposition of material within the walls of the fissures.
Payette Forest Sides With Mining Company
June 2003
The US Forest Service is siding with a mining company’s bid to reopen roads and drill test holes in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.
The US Forest Service is siding with a mining company’s bid to reopen roads and drill test holes in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.
The Bawl Mill
October 2014
• Transparently bogus website
• Top lawyer hits bottom
• The wait at the DMV just got a lot longer
• Department of Tax Evasion
• Transparently bogus website
• Top lawyer hits bottom
• The wait at the DMV just got a lot longer
• Department of Tax Evasion
Natural Gold Alloys
March 2014
Natural gold is never 100% pure; all natural nuggets contain at least some impurities. We're going to take a look at just what some of those impurities might be.
Natural gold is never 100% pure; all natural nuggets contain at least some impurities. We're going to take a look at just what some of those impurities might be.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
October 2013
• Judge refuses to grant preliminary injuction to end suction gold dredging moratorium in California
• Proposed listing of Yellow-legged frog and Yosemite Toad in northern California
• Judge refuses to grant preliminary injuction to end suction gold dredging moratorium in California
• Proposed listing of Yellow-legged frog and Yosemite Toad in northern California
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The Bawl Mill
• Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part VI Geology of Placer Gold Deposits
• Mining is Booming in Northern Ontario
• For a Few Specks of Gold
• The Livengood-Tolovana Mining District
• Miners Rescued After Two Weeks
• Mining Firms Uneasy Over Bolivia
• Wyoming's Billion Dollar Nugget
• China to Set Up Strategic Reserves
• Mongolia Tax May Chase Off Investment
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
