The small-scale miner has reasonable opportunity to exploit some of these small, rich placer gold deposits. 

…the men sought to “inject false and misleading information about the genuine supply and demand for precious metals futures contracts into the markets, and to deceive other participants”…

What do you do when you’ve located a promising deposit of gold or gemstones, but it’s trapped in solid rock?

Adam’s condition had been deteriorating every step of the way. At times, I could only coax him ten or twenty feet before he laid down again. He refused to eat or drink. At this point, I realized we might not get out of the canyon by dark and might need help getting Adam out at all.