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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T04:16:46.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The backers of a new gold mine at Waikaka, about 20km north of Gore, are looking to mine 95ha over eight years on a site where mining dates back to the early 1900s. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES\n  \n\n  \n\nA Southland gold mine that could produce more than $50 million of the precious metal a year has been given the go-ahead.",
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