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Detecting for Possible Mid-Range Eluvial Gold
September 2006 by Jim Straight
Actually, this mid-range gold zone can exist in any eluvial placer field with a shallow zone where the ground “tightens up” below the loosely packed surface dirt to harder packed dirt. However, its presence depends upon several factors:
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