Hydraulic Mining

Hydraulic Mining (HMFO4)

Location: Gold Run, CA 95717 Placer County
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N 39° 10.92', W 120° 51.337'

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Hydraulic mining shaped the reddish cliffs along this highway corridor. From the 1850's until 1885 jets of water were used to break down gold-laden gravel and to wash the material through gold separating devises called sluices. This practice was halted by Federal injunction. During those 30 years it is estimated that hydraulic mining in the state yielded over $100 million in gold.
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HM NumberHMFO4
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Year Placed2009
Placed ByState Department of Transportation and the Placer County Historical Society, June 3, 2009
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 8:36am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 685218 N 4339163
Decimal Degrees39.18200000, -120.85561667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 10.92', W 120° 51.337'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 10' 55.20" N, 120° 51' 20.22" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 31215 Lincoln Rd, Gold Run CA 95717, US
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