About Leonard Melman

Leonard has been writing regarding precious and base metals for more than two decades as monthly columnist for California-based "ICMJ's Prospecting and MINING Journal" and Vancouver's "Resource World Magazine", focusing on how political and financial considerations impact the world of mining and the prices of the metals.

Mr. Melman has also contributed commentary and corporate studies to other publications including the Aspermont group of publications in Australia and DEL Communications in Winnipeg.

Leonard is also a speaker at the prestigious Cambridge House Conferences across Canada and has recently been scheduled to present at the PDAC Financial Conference, part of the world's largest annual mining convention, in Toronto on March 7, 2010.

He has visited and reported on mining operations on four continents and his articles appear on numerous mining company websites.

During his past, Mr. Melman has gained valuable knowledge and experience in previous careers as manager of multi-million dollar consumer lending operations and as a securities and commodity broker.

Leonard is presently working on his first book "Reversing the Way In" due to be released in the first quarter of 2010.

He lives in the beautiful Vancouver Island community of Nanoose Bay with his wife, Thama