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$50,000 worth of illegally mined gold siezed near Kalgoorlie - Warning for prospectors as detectives seize $50,000 worth of illegally mined gold near Kalgoorlie
gavin  
Posted : Tuesday, 5 July 2016 12:39:21 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Tuesday, 5 July 2016 2:02:32 PM(UTC)
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Thanks Gav....and a quote from the article....

People believe it's their God-given right to go anywhere and mine or detect," Detective Sergeant Little said.

"Ignorance of the law is no defence, there is no misunderstanding of where you are allowed to prospect."

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element111  
Posted : Friday, 8 July 2016 7:29:27 AM(UTC)
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There's a lot of gold out there,my work mates friend owns a lease out there they detect on.. The mining company next door offered them over 20m for it but they said no so they can keep detecting it...
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