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Lost Mine Mystery Cache

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magicdog: This one has had a good run with very few hits over the past several years.

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Hidden : 4/23/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a small, round camouflaged lock and lock. It is not at this location. You must solve the puzzle to find the final location.

The exact location for the cache is on the trail to the Lost Mine. The coordinates for the cache are hidden in the telephone country codes of the world. You must decipher the following coordinates to get to this location. N 47 35.ABC, W 052 40.EFG

Country codes for dialing long distance

A = the third digit for dialing country code for Inmarsat  

B,C = the country code for Turkey

E = the second number of the country code for Belgium

F,G = the country code for Indonesia

If you have the correct coordinates A+B+C should equal 9 E+F+G should equal 10

After you have located the cache, follow the trail up hill for about 100 metres to get to the Lost Mine. The entrance to the mine was open until a few years ago. The entrance has now been filled with rocks and soil. A white plastic pipe can be seen draining excess water from the mine. Rumour has it that this mine was an old copper mine.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx va gur ybj tebhaq pbire ng gur onfr bs gur ebpx znexrq ol gur fznyy cvyr bs ebpxf ba vgf gbc.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)