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The Significance of Boulders in Placer Deposits

The good news about boulders is they can trap heavy minerals. The bad news is moving them out of the way can be a real struggle.

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Michigan House Committee Approves Sulfide Mining Regulations


Michigan would have one of the toughest sets of rules for sulfide mining in the nation under legislation approved by a state House committee.

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Gold Detecting Strategies for Hydraulic Mines and Debris Flows


The old timers typically washed these areas down to bedrock, and some areas appear terraced. I would imagine this is because these hydraulic mines were generally where the miners found old Tertiary river channels on the sides of mountains that were gold-bearing.

Prospecting in Northern Sierra County, California


From the mid-1850s and even into the early 1900s, Northern Sierra County boomed with mining activity. This area was flooded with miners, establishing such towns as LaPorte, Gibsonville, Spanish Flat, Whisky Diggings...

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Klondike Gold


Rich placer gold deposits were found in the Klondike district of Yukon in 1896, and a wild gold rush ensued. The district is east and southeast of Dawson (pop. 1,300), mostly along Bonanza and Hunker Creeks, and their tributaries.

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