Palladium said:
As a great man use to once say: "The refiner is the last liar."
That was one of my favorite sayings from him. Years ago we had been talking one night on the phone, about a person from the forum that had scammed my wife and I out of a lot of money and he said "The only thing that separates an honest man from a dishonest man, is time." I told him that as an honest man I didn't necessarily believe that. What he said next was nothing short of profound. He said "Take an honest man and put him in the right opportunity for long enough time, and he'll make a dishonest decision. If he hasn't made a dishonest decision his whole life......then it either wasn't the right opportunity, or it hasn't been long enough"
seaslush said:
Here is the whole story.
When I use the Gold Mining Guide I should have lot more than 2.7 ounces.
I will have to come up with an average ( like an assay ) using the guide later.
There are multiple things that sound wrong with that story. At this early stage, and not having more information about what transpired, I wouldn't feel comfortable giving any advice, or attaching my name to any recommendations.
But I can say with a clear conscience, there is quite a bit that sounds wrong with the story.
I do however want to say two things.
#1: Did they only payout on the gold?
#2: You may want to be very careful where you tread at this point, because you could find yourself on the wrong end of an investigation and lawsuit from the government, should they find any wrongdoing on your part during the processing of that material. And with all of the mass hysteria about global warming these days, it could very well happen. Not to mention you could inadvertently bring negative attention to the forum and members. Not saying any of those things would happen, but it's something you have to know is a possibility.