March In Precious Metals, by Everett Millman of Gainesville Coins

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover the price action of gold and silver and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. Gold trickled down to yearly lows during the first half of the month before reversing direction and rallying back above $1,200/oz. The same was true for spot silver, which was stuck around $15.50/oz by mid-month before climbing back above $17/oz. The Platinum Group Metals (platinum and palladium) fared worse, as each fell through support early in the month and …




Letter: Handy Well Pump

HJL, I have seen some of the recent discussions pertaining to manual hand pumps for wells. I have wanted to add one to our preps for a while but have held back because it seemed as though they all cost around $1500. Our well is around 50′-60′ deep. I recently came across another pump option called a Handy Well Pump (model HWP-L) for considerably less. I am interested whether any other readers have experience and can offer insight on this pump option? Thanks in advance – Tired-n-Dusty HJL responds: Just looking at the build of the unit, it appears that …




Economics and Investing:

Santelli Stunned As Janet Yellen Admits “Cash Is Not A Store Of Value”. – B.B. o o o The Next Currency Set to Fail o o o Gold Effect on Mining & Shale Wasteland o o o CENTRAL BANKS LOSING CONTROL: Are The Seeds Of A Global Depression Sprouting? o o o Fears of a new global crash as debts and dollar’s value rise . – G.P. o o o Andorra on the brink of Europe’s next banking crisis. – G.G.




Odds ‘n Sods:

America may need to get their waders on; they may be in for some deep Schumer. Chuck Schumer Formally Enters Race To Succeed Harry Reid As Senate Dem Leader.. . – RBS o o o Shop Class as Soulcraft: A Review by Bill Buppert. – RBS o o o New York State Assembly Passes Bill Which Would Allow 3rd Trimester Babies to Be Killed With Shot of Poison to Heart. – D.S. HJL adds: It is unlikely to become law, but it’s an indicator of the degradation of the morality of our country. o o o GERMAN NEWS REPORT: Co-Pilot …