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  2. Meers, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Meers is an unincorporated community located on State Highway 115 in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States, in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains.In 1901, Meers was founded as a gold prospecting town where it was named in honor of mine operator Andrew J. Meers from Cherokee County, Georgia.

  3. Gold Prospectors Association of America - Wikipedia

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    The Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) is an organization dedicated to finding and mining gold on a small or recreational scale. [1] It has gold claims across America and members can work the claims for a yearly fee. As of December 2024, the club had over 200 places to find gold, making up more than 90,000 gold-bearing acres.

  4. Placer mining - Wikipedia

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    Gold is very dense and is often found in a stream bed. Many different gold deposits are dealt with in different ways. Placer deposits attract many prospectors because their costs are very low. There are many different places gold could be placed, such as a residual, alluvial, and a bench deposit.

  5. Recreational gold mining - Wikipedia

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    Recreational gold mining and prospecting has become a popular outdoor activity several countries, including New Zealand (particularly in Otago), Australia, South Africa, Wales (at Dolaucothi and in Gwynedd), Canada and the United States especially. Recreational mining is typically small-scale placer mining but has been challenged for ...

  6. GPAA - Wikipedia

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    Gold Prospectors Association of America; Greater Pibor Administrative Area in South Sudan This page was last edited on 28 December 2019, at 16:00 (UTC). Text is ...

  7. General Mining Act of 1872 - Wikipedia

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    "My claim, Sir!" A prospector defends his claim at the Comstock Lode, 1861.. Miners and prospectors in the California Gold Rush of 1849 found themselves in a legal vacuum. . Although the US federal government had laws governing the leasing of mineral land, the United States had only recently acquired California by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and had little presence in the newly acquired ...

  8. Gold prospecting - Wikipedia

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    A gold pan. Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries placer gold prospecting has also become a popular outdoor recreation. Gold prospecting has been popular since ...

  9. Gold Fever (American TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Gold Fever is a documentary television series airing on The Outdoor Channel since 1996. It is hosted by Tom Massie and features some of the best places where gold can be found. The program is sponsored by the Gold Prospectors Association of America , an organization dedicated to prospecting .