Historic mine shutting down after gold price drop

Published April 25, 2013 4:10pm ET



HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Silver & Gold is shutting down its historic Drumlummon mine because it costs more to produce an ounce of gold than it’s worth, the company announced.

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