placer
Example Sentences
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Dorr, whose story earned newspaper coverage in subsequent years, claimed the sand there was “very rich in placer gold.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Amber Edmonds’ fifth-place finish in singles was the only placer for Lakeside in singles.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022
Mr. Tremblay began placer mining a few years ago, a passion he admitted is stoked more by the thrill of discovery than the prospect of striking it rich.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2017
On this date in 1901, prospectors discovered gold four miles from Wickenburg, sparking a rush of placer miners to the Hassayampa River.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2015
In Brazil there are known to be very rich areas of placer ground, and still the deposits are not worked.
From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Arthur J. Hoskin
