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Maccus_D t1_iyjhne2 wrote

What are the chances it was a placer deposit?

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retardsmart t1_iyl0dpe wrote

Pretty good. Are you familiar with the term "Golden Fleece"? They would stake down green(raw) sheepskins in creek and river beds. The fleece would act like modern miners moss and the natural oils would hang onto the gold particles. At the appropriate time they would chuck the sheepskins into a fire and the gold would be dug out of the ashes.

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SquishedGremlin t1_iylkacb wrote

Holy shit that is so cool.

Brb, I have a sedimentary river and 30 sheep.

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