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Gold in placer deposits is recovered by panning the goldbearing material, or by using a rocker or a sluice box. In largescale mining operations, wash ing plants and dredges are used. For the purposes of this report, the recovery of placer gold will be lim ited to panning, rocking, and sluicing.