GEOLOGY 101 -- Paleoplacer gold deposits, Pt. 1

Paleoplacer deposits consist of placer concentrations of minerals in which the host material is a consolidated rock (sediment comprising weathered detritus that was subsequently cemented together). The prefix "paleo" simply means "ancient."Gold and uranium are the only commodities mined from...

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