Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 2, 2011

Could Bodie Become An Active Gold Town?

Gold Mines or Wilderness?

As the price of  gold continues to rise corporate prospectors and investors  are looking at opening old gold mines.  Recently Cogar Gold is looking at claims for the Bodie Hills.  This is creating a  debate in economically stricken Mono County.  Do we save wilderness or mine for gold? Read the full story in the LA Times:As gold prices soar, Bodie is thrust from the past

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  1. John's avatar

    I loved the Warren Buffet quote about gold at the end: “It gets dug out of the ground … then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it,” billionaire investor Warren Buffett said during a talk at Harvard University in 1998. “It has no utility. Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head.”

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    By: John on October 3, 2011
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