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Keyesville Recreational Mining Area, Lake Isabella CA
Gold ground Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: black sand concentrates.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: 1850s Keyesville gold camp ground on the Kern River, now a BLM special recreation management area open to casual mining
BLM manages the Keysville SRMA and recreational panning here is documented in California prospecting guides
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
The Kern River drowns people every yearDo not wade the main current
steep slopes, summer heat, rattlesnakes
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