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Placer Gold in Arizona
July 2002 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Arizona is better-known for copper than for gold, but there are a number of dry placers in the western and southern parts of the state. A prolonged drought at the time of this writing has made the placers the driest they have been in recorded history. A good gold panner can find colors in many gulches and benches, far more than those that have been described in reports.Additional articles that might interest you...
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