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Historical Mining Document – 1880 Report on Placer Mining

May 25, 2009 By Indio Leave a Comment

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Below is a link to a 64 page document about placer mining from about 1880. I believe it is from the United States Bureau of Mines, but I didn’t see anything that said for sure. However, it is a great document that every gold miner should read, because it has information on the big and small placer gold mines operating at the time in twelve states and the Dakota Territory. It … [Read more...]

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