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Calif. man charged with running illegal gold mine

NBC Philadelphia | February 10, 2012 | 8:24 pm Precious Metals Europe Gold 

This wasnt the Eureka moment he banked on. A man who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation in California's Sierra Nevada surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges of operating without permits and polluting...

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