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Gold and arsenic

Shelia		Posted : Saturday, 25 June 2011 9:32:46 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 20/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 45 Location: Dunedin/Arrowtown Thanks: 20 times Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Interesting that there is gold around Taup but looke e little hard to get hold of: http://econgeol.geoscien...ntent/abstract/82/5/1109

oroplata		Posted : Saturday, 25 June 2011 10:58:10 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		That's an awful lot of gold. Sulphides are such a pain to deal with :( Interesting read- thanks!
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Saturday, 25 June 2011 11:16:01 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Very interesting indeed - it does however get my devious mind whirling in concentric little circles pondering logistics and scheming - not good! It would be good though to find some way of recovering some of it...even a million or two ounces - no need to be greedy. Edited by user Saturday, 25 June 2011 11:17:06 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

Shelia		Posted : Sunday, 26 June 2011 3:59:32 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 20/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 45 Location: Dunedin/Arrowtown Thanks: 20 times Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		My uncle mined sulphur there for years but I had no idea there was any gold. It was a pretty toxic environment. The birds used to fall out of the sky when fly low over the lake!

jose5rodrigues		Posted : Saturday, 2 July 2011 2:13:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 2/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1 Location: 1905 Willow Ave, Weehawken, NJ 07086		Your on geothermal system is really very informative..
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