Gold was the main reason for the town's existence. This demonstration showed purifying and pouring gold into ingots. The finished gold bar weighs 3 kg and is worth almost $100,000. The doors are locked while the demonstration is run but it looks a bit too hot to steal anyway!
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I usually write a blog post about once a week. The latest post can be viewed here: Democracy v Bureaucracy: It's not left versus right which I am complaining about: it is bureaucracy versus democracy! (posted 2025-11-06 at 21:25:07). I do podcasts too!. You can listen to my latest podcast, here: OJB's Podcast 2025-11-06 Democracy v Bureaucracy: It's not left versus right which I am complaining about: it is bureaucracy versus democracy!.
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