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Gold Nugget Recreation Site, Rogue River

Gold ground Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Historic Rogue placer ground near Gold Hill set aside for public panning

BLM designated recreational mining site listed in Oregon panning guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

swift water, summer crowds

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