Gold!
By 3Dlace
@3Dlace (339)
United States
January 24, 2009 6:12pm CST
Let's say you knew of a gold mine and you could pick all the gold you wanted from it but it was on property that didn't belong to you and you had a trust issue with the person who would let you do this. At this moment in life, gold is very valuable and the value can save you from falling into debt right now. Would you pick that gold from the gold mine? How much would you take from this mine?
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@sunnypub (2128)
• United States
25 Jan 09
If the gold mine is on another person's property and I don't have their permission then I don't care how much I wanted it, I would not go get it. I don't won it. Going onto this other person's property and taking gold from a mine I don't own or have permission to use is stealing and I don't steal. Now If I owned the mine then that is a totally different situation. Of course I would grab all of it at one point or another.
@3Dlace (339)
• United States
25 Jan 09
The other person gave permission but I have a trust issue with them. It wouldn't be stealing but somehow this person is to tell me that I "owe" them something in return even though they have plenty of ways to earn their share in our economy where as I don't have nothing but a simple "sure go and take as much as you can pick". I just have a feeling that they are going to ask for something in return. Should I still go for it and take all that I can from the mine?
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@sunnypub (2128)
• United States
26 Jan 09
If you don't trust the person and you feel that they would expect things from you later on, then I guess you have to decide how badly you want the gold. For me, I would not take it. I don't want to feel like anyone owns me, or that I owe anything to anyone. My mother in law was like that. She would give and give but later on she would hold that against you to try to get you to do what she wanted. I would find other ways to get money. I will not sell myself for any amount of gold.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
26 Jan 09
I wouldn't like being in debt with someone, so I would leave the gold.
Even if they gave me their persmission the trust issues would choose me to go the other way and not go for the gold; no matter how hard I might need it.
People should also have pride and pride of their work and not set it asside for some quick cash.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
27 Jan 09
I am glad I was able to give you the answer you were looking for.
I do think people should take pride in what they do and not sell out so easily, unfortunatly bad times make people sometimes do crazy things. Thank you for denoting me best response and have a great day! 
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@robertowen (3)
• United States
26 Jan 09
The process of removing the gold from the ore is very expensive!! On average the Utah Kennecot open pit mine will remove serveral tons of rock, and only yeild 1 to 2 ounces of gold. There is of course silver, copper, lead, zinc and other metals that makes this process worth it to a large corporation. But for an individual who does not have the capital to smelt and refine the gold ore, the cost would not justify the extraction of gold ore. If you are truly interested in gold or gold mining, search the internet for urban gold mining. And as for removing any material from somebaody's property is just wrong!! I would not enter your home and see TV's and electronics and say to myself that it was okay, just because the person won't know, or doesn't know to take their items. If you do not have permission to enter the property, and remove any item would constitute theft. I don't know what state you are in but the value of the GOLD is at an all time high, lets say you take 10 troy ounces of gold. 10 times 800/ounce. About $8000 USD, this would amount to Grand Theft a felony vs a misdemeanor theft. Wow Plenty of jail time with that too. Work hard on your own property and prosper there!
@3Dlace (339)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Ah but they would let me remove gold from the mine. I guess it is the way I stated the question. I have permission to do it, I just have a trust issue with the person. Yes removing the gold from the rock is expensive and the ore does in fact yield very little. It is my fathers land that has gold mines and he gave permission but I don't trust my father. Sometimes he wants something in return when it comes to working in his gold mines.
