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  2. Gold in California - Wikipedia

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    Because the gold in the California gravel beds was so richly concentrated, the early forty-niners simply panned for gold in California's rivers and streams, a form of placer mining. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] However, panning cannot take place on a large scale, and industrious miners and groups of miners graduated to placer mining " cradles " and "rockers ...

  3. Gold prospecting - Wikipedia

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    A gold pan. Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries placer gold prospecting has also become a popular outdoor recreation. Gold prospecting has been popular since ...

  4. Recreational gold mining - Wikipedia

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    Gold pans and shovels are commonly allowed, but sluice boxes and suction dredges may be prohibited in some areas. [12] [13] There are public mining areas in many states, and prospecting may allow one to stake a gold placer claim or other type of mining claim in certain areas. Some public lands have been set aside for recreational gold panning.

  5. The Pros and Cons of Investing in Gold

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    Gold had a strong run in 2019, reaching a six-year high in the summer as factors including a weaker dollar, US-Iran tension, global growth fears and a U-turn from the world’s central banks all ...

  6. Investing in gold: Pros and cons

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    Buying gold could appeal to some investors, but it might not be something you want to rush into.

  7. California gold rush - Wikipedia

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    Lawson's map of the Gold Regions is the first map to accurately depict California's Gold Regions. Issued in January 1849, at the beginning of the California gold rush, Lawson's map was produced specifically for prospectors and miners. A Correct Map of the Bay of San Francisco and the Gold Region from actual Survey June 20th. 1849 for J.J. Jarves.

  8. Pros and cons of precious metals IRAs: What to know before ...

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    Cons of investing in precious metals IRAs Higher fees: By nature, a precious metals IRA requires assets of yours to be physically stored. Because of this, you’re typically looking at higher fees.

  9. Hydraulic mining - Wikipedia

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    Gold miners excavate an eroded bluff with jets of water at a placer mine in Dutch Flat, California sometime between 1857 and 1870.. The modern form of hydraulic mining, using jets of water directed under very high pressure through hoses and nozzles at gold-bearing upland paleogravels, was first used by Edward Matteson near Nevada City, California in 1853 during the California Gold Rush. [3]