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Perry Creek placers, Cranbrook

Gold ground Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

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

Why this spot

East Kootenay placer creek worked since the 1860s with coarse gold above the falls

Documented in Kootenay placer records and panning guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

old flumes and workings

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