PLACER MINERS CONTINUE TO PAN SIERRA STREAMS, GRIPPED BY THE SAME GOLD FEVER THAT SHAPED CALIFORNIA
James Dee and Keith Mullenix are sitting on the steep bank of the North Fork American River at Mineral Bar, just outside of Colfax. It’s late afternoon, and though James nudges Keith and declares they ought to pan the traps farther downstream before they lose the light, his suggestion lacks sincerity. And anyway, Keith hasn’t been […]
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Canadian futures are looking to open higher as commodity prices jumped after Russian President Putin announced a partial military mobilization. US futures are little changed as investors awaited another likely aggressive interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. European shares edged up, though gains were limited. Asian equities ended in the red, with Nikkei closing at a two-month low. The U.S. dollar hit a new two-decade high. Gold prices rose on […]