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1/20/2008

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Mes-Leach-Pad1

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Standing on top of a active cyanide heap leach pad at Mesquite Gold Co.

A dilite cyanide-water solution is being pumped through the pipes, which drip it

onto the ore below, dissolving the gold and eventually maiking the way to the bottom

where it is collected in a lined pond.