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Panning for Gold as a Summer Vacation Activity
The US Geological Survey notes that gold prospecting can be a low cost vacation activity across the eastern states as well as the West. placer mining uses simple gear like a pan and shovel to separate gold from sand and gravel with luck and knowledge. Ownership issues in the East limit claims to the landowner permission, while the West offers more prospecting freedom and sources of information through state agencies and the USGS pamphlet available for 25 cents.
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Stortes
O&the West
California
Alaska
Alabama
Pennsylvania
New England
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S.G.S
Rockies
Appalachian
Bureau of Mines
USGS
United States
Washington, D.C