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A GOLD RUSH SWEEPS AMERICA The New York Times
29 Jul 1984 But the lure of gold is gripping American prospectors and mining And the chief mining tool is the huge, heavy-duty yellow ore truck, with its giant States last year into third place in output, behind South Africa and Canada.
Gold worth billions is smuggled out of Africa new analysis Reuters
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Sudan's new gold rush: miners risk their lives in search of riches
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