File:Gold mining operation showing miners using gold pan and a sluice, Alaska, circa 1898 (AL+CA 343).jpg
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[edit]English: Gold mining operation showing miners using gold pan and a sluice, Alaska, circa 1898
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English: Gold mining operation showing miners using gold pan and a sluice, Alaska, circa 1898 |
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English: Filed in Alaska--Mining--Sluicing A sluice is a long troughlike box set on a slope of about 1:20, through which placer gravel is carried by a stream of water. The sand and gravel are carried away, while most of the gold and other heavy minerals are caught in riffles or a blanket on the floor. [Source: Dictionary of Mining Related Terms, http://www.icmj.com/Dictionary.htm
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circa 1898 date QS:P571,+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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