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		VMG on March 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Doge 4 Water At least it's less wasteful than mining gold.

brador on March 16, 2014 [–]

Is it?

ivanca on March 16, 2014 | [–]

Yes, exponentially.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-pit_mining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_cyanidation

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