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The Memorial Day Nugget
August 2009 by R.E. Divine
After picking up a large grey rock, ready to discard it, I immediately noted it was extremely heavy. My eyes started getting bigger and bigger as I wiped off the surface dirt and moistened it—the color yellow started showing.
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Company Notes
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• Vista Gold Corp
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• Vista Gold Corp
• Pan American Silver Corp
• Mountain Province Mining
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