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Sheffield Mine
Gem locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: Rubies and pink to blue sapphires from local ruby dirt washed at covered flumes.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Cowee Valley placer gravels over metamorphic rock
One of the best known Cowee Valley corundum flumes.
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