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To: Olog-hai
The author is an ignorant bigoted environmentalist.

Containing 4.9 grams per ton of rock, the gold content is high, but so is the uranium content. Much of the radioactive element would likely end up in nearby lakes during processing.

A gold ore grade of 4.9 grams per ton is low, not high.

Uranium mining does not cause radioactive contamination, though greens frequently present this claim to the uninformed as a scare tactic.

18 posted on 11/03/2012 7:33:31 PM PDT by Praxeologue
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To: Kennard

You certainly won’t find a shortage of ignorant bigoted environmentalists at Bertelsmann Media.


21 posted on 11/03/2012 8:04:34 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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