Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

  Updated on July 13, 2024 John is a retired math teacher who is involved in many activities. He writes, builds model ships, gardens, reads, and prospects for gold. A Mysterious Beginning As early as the 18th century, uranium was known for emitting green and yellow hues. When mixed with glass, its fluorescent effects are quite striking. Dating to 79 AD, uranium oxide (what you get after the milling and processing of uranium ore) has been found in some Italian glass. Of course, its chemical properties were not known. Today, uranium plays a huge role in our national economy, and a significant role in Arizona's economy. HEUraniumC, A billet of highly enriched uranium that was recovered from scrap processed at the Y-12 National Security Complex Plant.  Carrizo Mountains Uranium mining has taken place in Arizona ever since 1918. Before the uranium boom in the 1940s, uranium was basically a by-product gotten as a result of vanadium mining and mining of the mineral called camotite. D...

 Here is the basic question to be answered: It seems to me that those who blame baby boomers for causing economic problems due to a concentration of wealth (implying greed) are actually blaming the size of the cohort. Is there an argument that the same criticism, by the general population, will fall on millennials? The response - The criticism often directed at baby boomers for concentrating wealth is usually framed as a moral failing, but the underlying cause is structural: boomers entered adulthood during unusually favorable economic conditions, and their large cohort size made their gains highly visible. Today, baby boomers hold between $78 and $85 trillion in household wealth, amounting to roughly 51% of all U.S. wealth despite representing only about 20% of the population . Much of this accumulation came from timing rather than greed. Boomers bought homes when national home prices were roughly 3× median income , compared with the 5.5× income ratio millennials face. They att...

  Updated on February 21, 2023 John has recycled metals most of his life and is fascinated by waste that has value. Recycling made him aware of its necessity—and worth.              Pictured here are aluminum wire, aluminum shell casings, aluminum heat sinks, and an aluminum bracket. These are all examples of recyclable objects containing aluminum! I have recycled metals for many years, and during that time, environmental questions and researched answers have shaped my thinking. Though my primary focus over the years has been on earning a little extra money, I've noticed more thoughts about the impact of my actions on the world creeping in as I age. Researching the positive effects of recycling aluminum and other metals—and their impact on the environment—has astounded me. This commentary is intended to demonstrate astonishing savings to energy, labor, and the environment by recycling aluminum. No Chump Change From Recycling Aluminum In 2017, 3.7 ...