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Gold was discovered in placer deposits in the district in 1901. en.wikipedia.org

It has been estimated that over $250,000 in placer gold was recovered from this creek. en.wikipedia.org

Nearby placers were also worked for the gold in stream beds. en.wikipedia.org

Placer gold mining was soon joined by hard rock mining, as prospectors followed the gold to its source veins in the hills. en.wikipedia.org

However, placers still contributed nearly 50% of annual production. en.wikipedia.org

However, panning can not take place on a large scale, and miners and groups of miners graduated to more complex placer mining. en.wikipedia.org

The grand champion will receive a total amount of 2,000,000 while the second and third placers will receive 100,000 each. en.wikipedia.org

The salting of crushed core samples with placer or supergene gold constitutes the most elaborate fraud in the history of mining. en.wikipedia.org

In addition, there are a few small, low grade placer gold deposits scattered throughout the area. en.wikipedia.org

Only the names of the three top placers are known. en.wikipedia.org

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