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Prospecting & Detecting

Sniping for Gold

August 2012 by Ray Mills

Sniping for gold… what does it mean to you? To me, sniping is taking a mask and snorkel along with a screwdriver and squeeze bottle to search for gold lying on or in bedrock.

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