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The Kern River Gold Rush
December 2006 by Frank Lorey III
The tall grasses of the rolling foothills of eastern Kern County, California, hide traces of what was once a major gold rush.A Word From the Editor
Last year was an extreme roller coaster ride for the economy, mining companies, and precious metal prices, and 2009 looks like it’s shaping up to be another wild ride.
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Melman on Gold & Silver
…we cannot ignore the fact that several of the most widely-followed and respected economic voices are now raising questions about the potential near-term development of a full-blown market panic.
Melman on Gold & Silver
We are now seeing declines in gold followed quickly by rallies to new relative highs while powerful stock market rallies are met with aggressive new selling. Whether this pattern will continue into the future is debatable, but it certainly is a welcome background for the much-battered world of precious metals investing.
Gold Has Shown Its Mettle, But How High Can It Go?
How high can gold go? How best to hold it? Questions on gold investment answered.
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