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Missing West Coast gold miner
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Posted : Thursday, 12 April 2012 8:32:50 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Thursday, 12 April 2012 10:31:02 AM(UTC)
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saw this too. i remember someone posted something about this a few months ago.

apart from all the speculation you'd have to think the guy has had an accident of some sort. i wonder if anyone tried searching underwater. i hear they have been looking down old shafts. i would prefer tto think the guy would be sort of familiar with the area if he had a claim there. if he was working below water level a boulder could easily have trapped the guy. goes to show though you need to tell people where you are headed and when you are due back.
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