alluvial mining
Britishnoun
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Residents of La Toma have long practiced both alluvial mining — panning in the Ovejas for gold washed down from the hills — and digging for ore in tunnels cut deep into dirt and rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
The contrast between the modern new plant, based in the town of Koidu, and traditional hand-dug alluvial mining could not be more stark.
From BBC ● May 21, 2012
Several of the alluvial mining companies are getting gold in increased quantities.
From A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Smiles, Samuel
I made innumerable attempts to find it, but in vain, and the day came when I was constrained to confess to myself that alluvial mining for me was a failure.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone
A partial revival of alluvial mining has been brought about through the application of the giant dredger to cheapening the process of extracting exceedingly small quantities of gold from alluvial drift and dirt.
From Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast by Sutherland, George
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