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China Creek near Port Alberni

Gold ground Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Also reported: black sands.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Placer creek draining into Alberni Inlet, worked intermittently since the 1860s

Documented island placer creek appearing in club guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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