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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
  • Mineral Prospecting
DEF

Gold-washing claims located on the bars (shallows) of a stream, and worked when the water is low, or otherwise, with the aid of cofferdams.

OBS

Bar: Accumulation of gravel along the banks of a stream, and, which, when worked by the miners for gold, are called bar diggings.

OBS

diggings: Applicable to all mineral deposits and mining camps, but as used in the United States applied to placer mining only.

Key term(s)
  • bar digging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
  • Prospection minière
OBS

Voir «seuil».

Spanish

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