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

There had, as not infrequently happened, been a dispute concerning the boundaries of a placer claim, and the commissioner had gone over to adjudicate.

From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold