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Yukon 2.0: Shawn Ryan, Rob McLeod join forces on another northern gold hunt

POSTED ON February 10, 2016 BY James Kwantes

Shawn Ryan on the cover of New York Times Magazine. Photo: Finlay MacKay for the New York Times

It was mushrooms that brought Shawn Ryan to the Yukon, but gold that secured his fortune and reputation. Specifically, soil sampling leading to the discovery of gold, millions of ounces of it.

His Yukon exploits also brought him a measure of fame — the prospector appeared on the cover of the New York Times Magazine in May 2011, with gold at US$1,500/oz and on its way to $1,900.

“Gold Mania in the Yukon” was the cover story and Ryan “the king of a new Yukon gold rush, the biggest since the legendary Klondike stampede a century ago.” The glamour came after years of grit, hard work and tough times but when Ryan hit, he hit big....ARTICLE CONTINUES at:

http://ceo.ca/2016/02/10/yukon-2-0-shawn-ryan-rob-mcleod-join-forces-on-another-northern-gold-hunt/