Alaska: land of the midnight sun

June 18, 2004 - Fort Knox Gold Mine near Fairbanks, Alaska.<br />This enormous crusher is filled with five inch steel balls to crush the granite ore<br />so the gold can be extracted.

June 18, 2004 - Fort Knox Gold Mine near Fairbanks, Alaska.
This enormous crusher is filled with five inch steel balls to crush the granite ore
so the gold can be extracted.

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