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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