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Mason Mountain Mine

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GoldGold

Also reported: Rubies, sapphires.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Cowee Valley placers and salted buckets

Popular family friendly Franklin operation.

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