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Originally Posted by Big Grey Wolf
Biggest problem is real gold nuggets were taken out of Yukon in late 1800's. Now they are moving lot of material for very little pay. Not enough $$$ left after repairing equipment, paying for high cost fuel and wages to do any quality reclamation.
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Guy I ran into, obviously one of the bigger operators, claimed they took 6000 ounces, between three camps, last season. They're working at bedrock level and you've got to move a lot of overburden to get there.
Grizz
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John E. Pfeiffer The Emergence of Man
written in 1969
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