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PostSubject: There's gold in them anthills   There's gold in them anthills Icon_minitimeMon Dec 10, 2012 6:28 pm

ANT and termite mounds have gone from pesky to goldmines.

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The CSIRO says the insects are stockpiling gold in their mounds, becoming Australia's smallest and most numerous mining prospectors.

They carry the gold from underground up into their mounds and also accumulate metals in their bodies.

The CSIRO's Aaron Stewart said the mounds could hold the clue to uncovering new gold deposits.
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Dr Stewart said although most minerals are buried by a layer of earth, signs of the resource are often close to the surface.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/theres-gold-in-them-anthills-20121210-2b5ki.html#ixzz2Eh8JGRZX
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