Show SAVING GOLD MINING INDUSTRY the continued closing of the gold mines is bringing the nation to a realization of the fact that if something is not done to help the gold miner meet present conditions we will soon be without gold says the catman boatma mining news gold the most precious of all Inet metals als is worth the least gold the basis of all credit has not advanced in price in this da of high prices and though labor and material have gone up the miner only receives the old price of 2067 an ounce for his gold jewelers who attribute the advance in the price of their wares to the increased cost of labor and material dont pay any more for their gold than they did years ago As a result of the low price of gold it is being exported to countries which pay a premium for it gold miners are endeavoring to have congress authorize a premium of 10 an ounce for gold used in the arts and sciences but leaving the same old price at the mint for monetary purposes in order to keep the gold standard where it has always been this would help save the gold mining in austry at no expense to taxpayers |