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Gold Bug Park and Mine, Placerville CA
Fee panning
Gold ground Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: city-owned 1888 Gold Bug hardrock mine in Placerville with a walk-in adit tour and gold panning trough
Official park and City of Placerville pages document the mine tour and panning operation
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Low headroom in the aditOtherwise a family-safe developed park
Keep exploring nearby
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