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Placer PGMs in Alaska
January 2000 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The state of Alaska is huge, over twice the size of Texas, with most of the population in just a few towns. The northern third of the state is north of the Arctic Circle, and vast regions are only sparsely populated.Gold Circle (Midas) Gold District
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