That was in 1994, when Friedland was best known by critics as "Toxic Bob, " after another of his ventures, Galactic Resources, tried to develop a gold mine near Summitville, Colorado using heap leaching, an extraction process that dips ore in cyanide to extract gold.

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That was in 1994, when Friedland was best known by critics as "Toxic Bob, " after another of his ventures, Galactic Resources, tried to develop a gold mine near Summitville, Colo. using heap leaching, an extraction process that dips ore in cyanide to extract gold.

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Cyanide and other chemicals used in the production process are also cheaper than they were in the third quarter of 2008.

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