Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

 FYI I just finished the second in a series of short fiction about 19th century Arizona. If you like, you can read it at  https://letterpile.com/serializations/Apache-Land-Travels-and-Surprises The first in the series is at  https://letterpile.com/serializations/A-Tiny-Story-Romance-and-Savagery-in-19th-Century-Southwestern-Arizona I hope you enjoy this serialization. https://www.henryusa.com/henry-free-stuff/

What do you get when you throw a piano down a mine shaft? A flat miner-

 Canadian Malartic, LaRonde, Detour Lake, Brucejack, Porcupine, Meliadine, Rainy River, Hemlo, Meadowbank, and Macassa - these are the top ten gold mines in Canada. https://www.kitco.com/news/2021-03-12/Top-10-largest-gold-mines-in-Canada-in-2020-report.html Just the facts: Gold is Canada's most valuable mined mineral, with a production value of $10.3 billion in 2019 Ontario and Quebec together accounted for more than 75% of mined gold production in Canada in 2019 In 2019, the value of Canadian gold exports was $22.3 billion. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/minerals-mining/minerals-metals-facts/gold-facts/20514 Canada is a large landmass with a rich mineral endowment. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians from across the country have used their knowledge, skills and entrepreneurship to build an industry that is among the world’s largest producers of minerals and metals. In 2016, some 200 mines and 7,000 quarries produced more than 60 minerals and metals worth $41 billion...

 Why do miners make good accomplices? They won't snitch, they're good at mining their own business.