Silver Mining Documentary
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:30 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:30 pmRe: Silver Mining Documentary
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:28 amso then... these Comstock miners were paid $4 a day in 1860... when gold was worth $20 a day. $1300/5 = $260 equivalent today... not bad
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 2:03 pmVery good video. The underground mining is awesome, and the people who do that kind of work got my respect. That is risky work.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 2:42 pmin another gold mining documentary I just watched it was talking about the surface mining from the Carlin Grade in Nevada. Takes TEN tons of ore to produce one ounce of gold.
Ummmm... how much does it cost to produce a few trillion in federal reserve notes? One branch on a tree?
I think I'll keep stacking precious metals while the prices are suppressed. Thank you, JPMorgan, et al.
Ummmm... how much does it cost to produce a few trillion in federal reserve notes? One branch on a tree?
I think I'll keep stacking precious metals while the prices are suppressed. Thank you, JPMorgan, et al.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:25 pmbeauanderos wrote:so then... these Comstock miners were paid $4 a day in 1860... when gold was worth $20 a day. $1300/5 = $260 equivalent today... not bad
I usually start drinking early on Sunday.
That being disclosed, I have no clue what this is.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:48 pmLooks like Ray did too.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:48 amsilver wrote:Looks like Ray did too.
Nah... the documentary mentioned that the miners received very good wages for that day... $4 a day. Was just curious what that would
equate to in today's pay. Tried using a CPI calculator and one gave an answer of about 26X increase per dollar since then. Didn't sound right to
me, so I just figured if gold was $20 an ounce back then, than what would 1/5 of the current gold price be?
Voila!
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:12 pm+1 for RayMath -(noun)- What they should teach in school.
I watched this early Sunday morning, very interesting to see what mines were like back then compared to now. Brave souls, and some hard work!
I watched this early Sunday morning, very interesting to see what mines were like back then compared to now. Brave souls, and some hard work!
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:52 pmbeauanderos wrote:in another gold mining documentary I just watched it was talking about the surface mining from the Carlin Grade in Nevada. Takes TEN tons of ore to produce one ounce of gold.
Ummmm... how much does it cost to produce a few trillion in federal reserve notes? One branch on a tree?
I think I'll keep stacking precious metals while the prices are suppressed. Thank you, JPMorgan, et al.
Ten tons isn't really that much rock. Depending on the other stuff in the ore, it's only about five cubic yards.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:17 pmGreat documentary Ray thanks for sharing
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:37 am+1