The New California Gold Rush (Modern-day gold diggers party like it's 1849)

NBC11 ^ | Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | CHUCK HENRY and TARA WALLIS

[joe fonebone]

bump for later

[oneamericanvoice]

"If we sitting on a good spot with good gold were going tell you to go about a mile down the river and that's where your going to find the gold.” In which case I'd go the other direction, cuz whatever he's finding must have washed downstream, so there must be more upstream. Of course, there will be gold downstream too. I've thought of doing this for years. I don't live that far from hot spot. Hmmmm.

[bamahead]

Uh oh, just wait until the Cali-coms in Sacremento get wind of this...

[fishtank]

So...... the real money to be made is in mining equipment........

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a “gold bug”, it’s just that things never change ...... the industries that crop up to support the mining prove to be golden themselves.... Good work, Mr. Keene!!

[alexander_busek]

Geologists estimate that during the gold rush of 1849 in California about 80-percent the gold was never found

Perhaps one ought to view this more soberly and remember that, wherever precious metals or gemstones are found, it's never economically feasible to attempt to recover 100% of the goods. That's right: Most of the gold in California is still there, untouched - in virtually inaccessible locations, or accessible, but in such low concentrations that it isn't worth the bother going after. One should, after all, also differentiate between "known reserves," "suspected reserves," "estimated reserves," etc.

This article is all together too naively optimistic for my taste.

Regards,

[MaxMax]

One Troy Ounce

Join a gold club.

[jiggyboy]

Gold won’t see a significant advance until these Tupperware parties have relieved the masses of their loose gold and these stories find less of an audience.

That’s coming though; I just don’t know when.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Is “Gold Fever” still being shown? If yes, what network?

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

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[TenthAmendmentChampion]

That’s beautiful! Did you pan that yourself?

Isn’t there still gold in the Yukon Territory and along the Yukon River?

North! To Alaska!

[Vaduz]

obama plans to dig all the dead people with gold teeth and tax their family members for hiding gold.

[VeniVidiVici]

I’m sure anyday now some whiny lib will convince a judge that panning for gold is disturbing the yellow-bellied-whallish-owl-serpbird and should be banned forever!

[stylecouncilor]

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[Oatka]

Gold like that is worth more as jewelry than melted down. For instance, I’ve seen nice clear pendants filled with a sprinkle of gold go for FAR more than the granules intrinsic value. From your stash, I believe that you recognize that.

[onedoug]

“Gold!”

[nickcarraway]

The best part is when you eat your shoes.

[MaxMax]

I think it’s on Discovery. I’ve seen it many times and I love it.

[MaxMax]

Yes, our club has 8 clams so far, but the best one is rated at 9 for danger.
I only go once a year to the American river even though I'm a lifer.
To bad I live on the east coast or I'd be there every weekend.

[MaxMax]

Er, Clams? LOL! “Claims”