# salting

> adding gold or silver to an ore sample to change the value of the ore with intent to deceive potential buyers of a mine

**Wikidata**: [Q7406131](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7406131)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salting_(confidence_trick))  
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