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There is a Gold Rush going on in Peru!

I was reading this article Peru’s new gold rush damages environment on the Seattle Times site a reprint from the Washington Post, also carried on the BBC News.  Look at the picture of the plate used for panning and you can see exactly where a TheGoldCone would be useful, much more useful than traditional methods.

The article reviews that the price of gold has increased 50 percent in the past two years and tripled in the past five, as global investors look to hedge against a falling dollar. Gold hit historic highs this month. That surge has spurred a new Amazon gold rush, with illegal miners pouring into the region and setting up camp along riverbanks, highways and footpaths reaching deep into the rain forest of the Peruvian Amazon.

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New miner sluices for ‘good’ gold

This is a reprint from the Portland Tribune on July 10, 2006. 

And while this is one way to pan for gold and not use dangerous chemicals, The Gold Cone is another great way. 

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Alternative uses of The Gold Cone

We were unable to meet with the head JB to explain our idea that taste has weight and therefore using The Gold Cone would allow the Jelly Bellies that taste good to drop to the bottom getting rid of the less tasty ones. [...]

A great place to use The Gold Cone

Yreka Prospector

On our recent trip to CA to MakerFaire we stopped to pose in front of the Yreka gold mining statue of a prospector with our traveling GoldCone and then try our luck in the nearby stream. [...]