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    Zak

    “. . . in stifling conditions and temperatures up to 70° Fahrenheit,” which would actually be quite comfprtable. Perhaps the author meant to write Celsius?

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      nhadmin

      The figure is correct, our writer believed that that would be an unpleasant temperature to work in down a cramped mine. I doubt 70° Celsius would be survivable for long!

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    Either Ore

    There is probably lot of silver left in the discarded rubble. The Ancients mostly mined the easier-to-get, pure ores. Nowadays they can grind up the rock into powder and extract even the tiniest specks.

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