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Prospecting & Detecting

A Prospecting Adventure in Mexico

July 2017 by Bryon Tolle

There you’re expected to be personally responsible in making decisions, and yes, it can be costly. When you are responsible for your own life, you live life more, and with it you certainly risk more.

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