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Gold Mined from the Shores of Lake Superior

ByMay 7, 20140

Wanna strike it rich while enjoying the pristine beauty of Lake Superior?  Here’s a guy who found a way of “mining” gold from a Lake Superior beach.

According to his notes, “We took a trip to Lake Superior to mine some beach gold. This is our set-up. It was the toughest gold I have ever tried to prospect. It was all in black sand. Heavy heavy heavy.” *

*Uploaded to YouTube on Sep 30, 2009 by Mike Pung

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