History has taught that wars have always been fought over the scarcity of natural resources the past 5,000 yrs. The wheels of an industrial country will not turn without access to metals and energy, and it would quickly revert back to a 3rd world country. Natural resources have always been the true wealth of the world, not Government fiat currency. Silverado Gold Mines will become more valuable since it has two metals that have skyrocketed in price ANTIMONY and GOLD. GRIM REAPER

Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev clarified the Soviet Union’s resource strategy to then Somalia President Siad Barre: “Our aim is to gain control of the two great treasure houses on which the West depends, the energy treasure house of the Persian Gulf and the mineral treasure house of Central and Southern Africa” (Nixon, 1980, 23)