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Sixes River Recreation Site

Gold ground Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Also reported: black sand.

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

Why this spot

Coastal placer river with a BLM recreation reach open to panning since dredging days ended

BLM designated recreational mining site on the Sixes, listed in Oregon guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cold water, winter flows

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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