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Gold panning

technology Maturity 11-13

You can find gold in a creek.

Gold panning at Bonanza Creek.JPG
Gold panning at Bonanza Creek.JPG
People use a pan to find it. They shake dirt and water in the pan. The heavy gold sinks to the bottom. The light dirt washes away. It is fun to look for gold.
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Gold in the pan.jpg
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File:Gold panning at Bonanza Creek.JPG
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Gold in the pan.jpg
File:Postcard of unidentified man panning for gold in Fair Play, Colorado taken in the early 1900s - DPLA - 36c572e8b910b25a531ec110232def2e (cropped).jpg
Postcard of unidentified man panning for...
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Panning out - NARA - 517433.jpg
File:Pans et batée de diverses origines.jpg
Pans et batée de diverses origines.jpg
File:Panning Gold in the Early Colonial Period, 1535.jpeg
Panning Gold in the Early Colonial...
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.1 | Vital Level 5