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Gold in Unlikely Places
May 2013
Detectors have been around for decades now. And with thousands of them swinging, many of the best or at least most likely nugget places have seen a swinging coil. The part that amazes me is that so many nuggets still get pulled out of these seemingly pounded places.

Melman on Gold & Silver
June 2016
Another area of growing international concern for business and industry is the recent astonishing proliferation of new government regulations and laws. Despite the presumably good intentions behind these measures it is now becoming apparent that they are imposing true costs to our economic society. The sheer variety of these laws and regulations is mind-boggling.
Another area of growing international concern for business and industry is the recent astonishing proliferation of new government regulations and laws. Despite the presumably good intentions behind these measures it is now becoming apparent that they are imposing true costs to our economic society. The sheer variety of these laws and regulations is mind-boggling.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
February 2018
Melman on Gold & Silver
January 2020
Our initial thought is simply this: why create these artificial currencies, unbacked by any material wealth, when the two items that worked so well century after century—namely gold and silver—are still fully available?
California Miners Locate Rich Pocket of Specimen Gold
February 2005
Over fifty pieces of dendritic gold, ranging from 1 gram up to 2.5 ounces, were recently discovered at a mine in the Allegheny Mining District in Northern California.

Abbey Confirmed As BLM Director
September 2009
Bob Abbey, former state director of the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, was confirmed as national director of the agency.
Bob Abbey, former state director of the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, was confirmed as national director of the agency.
Searching for Gold at Paradise Valley, Alaska
March 2008
There are lots of stories about the big gold found in Alaska, but where does a prospector get the idea that it’s something the every day gold miner might get involved in? One must understand that the quest for gold in the mid-1800s brought...

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