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Electronic snifters changing gold search results
Electronic devices that sniff invisible specks of gold and silver in ordinary rocks are quietly transforming global prospecting. Government and mining interests in the United States, Soviet Union, Africa and Australia use mobile labs to test soils on site, with the Soviets reportedly far ahead. Nevada strikes near Carlin could hold more than $100 million in gold, while silver finds near Barstow offer potential riches if estimates hold.
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Los Angeles
Comstock Lode
United States
Soviet Union
Africa
Australia
Ng Surveyor
U.S. Geological Survey
Nevada
Carlin
Nev
U.S
California Division of Mines
Barstow