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Daytrading in Bubblelandia, 77 years ago

It’s a sure thing I’m tellin yer,’ said the man again and again, bringing his face close to Ed Thatcher’s face and rapping the desk with his flat hand. ‘Maybe it is Viler but I seen so many of em go...

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Funny Money

The following words were written in 1976! “To consider what is immediately practicable as well as desirable, we believe that it would be very unwise for any country or for the IMF to pursue policies...

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Running with the Bulls

As part of my summer reading I delved into 3 books: “Irrational Exuberance” by Robert J. Shiller, “The Bubble and the Bear – How Nortel Burst the Canadian Dream”, by Douglas Hunter and recently,...

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Gold Manipulation – Nothing New Under the Sun

“The fact that their scheme might bankrupt innocent men, destroy commerce, ruin the country’s standing in the world credit markets, and cover themselves with scandal never entered the conversation”. –...

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Who Wants to be a Billionaire?

“Like gold, U.S. dollars have value only to the extent that they are strictly limited in supply. But the U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or, today, its electronic...

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The Squeeze

You have to choose (as a voter) between trusting to the natural ability of gold and the natural stability and intelligence of the government. And with due respect to these gentlemen, I advise you, as...

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Nuclear is New (Again) Part 1

When gold argues the cause, eloquence is impotent. Publicus Syrus, 1st Century BC This following has nothing to do with mining, but it struck a chord with me and will I suspect with many readers…...

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Nuclear is New (Again) Part 2

“There are no easy choices. Easy choices are long gone.” Alan Greenspan, on the Deficit 03/11/05 We have seen a considerable number of new junior companies created in the last year to take advantage of...

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Codswallop!

The following is for the gold bugs – succinct and to the point:   Some people would assert that if governments were prepared to accept monetary discipline there would be no need for gold, but this is...

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Rock Bottom

Denver is the home of the United States Geological Survey and a popular watering hole for geologists for many years has been the Rock Bottom Pub. Maybe it’s the micro-brews many geos I know are partial...

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Premature Burial

I thought it only fitting in honour of Hallowe’en to provoke a little discussion on The Dead, Zombies, and those Prematurely Declared Dead. My subject is the Junior Mining Sector. But I’m not going to...

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What I’ve been up to

Several readers have asked me, “Where have you been for nine years?” The short answer, “Hey, I’ve been busy!” Someone asked if I’d been in “suspended animation…..another (jokingly I hope) said, “I...

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Hyperinflation Yes, But Not Where We Expected

Up, up and away…my beautiful, my beautiful balloon! For the many disciples of Austrian Economics who read this Blog, yes I feel as cheated, bamboozled and perplexed about the prices of gold and silver...

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A Walk down Memory Lane

As the late great baseball catcher Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra (1925-2015) observed: It’s like déjà vu all over again. History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes Mark Twain History is bunk Henry...

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2016 PDAC Special

This is the first half of a chapter from my book “The Last Great Adventure, Part One”, (a work in progress). The second half will follow in the next few days. In 1998 I was in Caracas, Venezuela, a...

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2016 PDAC Special Part 2

2016 PDAC Special: this is the second half of a chapter from my book “The Last Great Adventure, Part One”, (a work in progress). When the book finally gets published the profits will go to the Baca...

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A Licence to Print Money

“Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich.” Ford stared in disbelief at the crowd who were murmuring appreciatively at this and...

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Is Novo’s Pilbara Discovery a Paradigm Shift in Economic Geology?

Frankly, I was beginning to think geologists are just slicing the baloney thinner and just when I think we know it all something new comes along…. When I started writing “Straight Talk” in 2001 it was...

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Short Course Introduction – Explaining mineral deposits without the Mumbo Jumbo

Dr. Keith Barron’s Straight Talk on Mining presents an educational video series about epithermal gold-silver deposits.  There are 8 modules in this series. The post Short Course Introduction –...

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Epithermal Gold-Silver Deposits Module 1: Definition of “epithermal”; why...

Module #1 in Straight Talk on Mining’s course on epithermal gold and silver deposits explores the term “epithermal” and discusses primary reasons for the popularity of this type of deposit. The post...

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