San Gabriel River Placer Gold
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Details: Information about this location (that is close to Los Angeles and it is free) and techniques can be found here, but my reference is from the Travel Channel's Treasure Wiki California Page. Here is what the now defunct wiki said: "San Gabriel River Placer Gold Near Los Angeles This is a local recreation area where gold has been mined from the river gravels for more than 100 years. People are up here panning, sluicing and dredging for gold almost every weekend - gold is still being found. General description: How to get there: Take the San Gabriel Canyon Road (Hwy 39) north out of Azusa. Turn right to go up the east fork. Gold was and still is mined all along the river here, including gravel benches now located above the river. Grade this location: (A to F): B - its free and open to the public, but sometimes there can be loads of folks here on weekends. GPS coordinates: W 117.79483; N 34.23769 Handy to bring along: 1. Gold Pan and a shovel 2. Sluice box 3. Dredge Helpful notes to newcomers: You probably wont strike it rich, but you can find some nice gold here. For more info, history and a map, check out this website: San Gabriel Placer Gold Mines
Directions: Directions can be found at the Travel Channel's Treasure Wiki California Page. It sounds like you can find gold all along the river.
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 34°14'8.07"N, 117°50'35.91"W)
or (34.235575, -117.843308)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is supposed to be exact.)
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc-81433.html
Tags: san gabriel placer gold mining sluice pan panning azusa california highway 39 east fork road los angeles county
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