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Ask The Experts - Advice for a new prospector in Placerville, California?
December 2018 by Chris Ralph
Mojave Desert Placer Mining
Several locations in the Mojave Desert region of California have yielded placer gold, apparently scattered from nearby lode deposits that have long-since eroded from existence. Some of the areas are still popular with weekend prospectors, and some have been worked on a much larger scale in recent years.
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