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What was bad about gold mining?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Frustrated expectations, could gold miners become rich? Yeah sure, but that would happen to 1 from 50 gold miners in their whole lives... Just imagine spending a life stiring water and mud to get how much? 2oz / 50 grs of gold? The average gold miner was a poor believer praying for a miracle.

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