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It's Not Always El Dorado

This was “pocket” country. All around were “pockets” that had been hand dug by old and new miners.

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The Hill of Gold


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Why So Much Gold in Nevada?


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Autumn Gold


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His findings were not exaggerated—after running 82 buckets of gravels in two days we had a remarkable 27.8 grams of gold!

Study Confirms Mercury Levels Safe in California's Gold Country


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Cherry-Picking for Gold Nuggets


We have a location where nuggets over an ounce have been detected over the past twenty years. This location is a small hilltop on which an ancient river channel once flowed.

Potential Gold at Old Hydraulic Sites


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