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Today we hear from a Santa Rosa group dedicated to keeping the search alive.
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In the great gold rush of the mid-1800s, hydraulic hoses and extended wooden sluice boxes were used by some big operators, but simple metal pans were the most common tools. Today, says Randy Ricci of the Santa Rosa Gold Diggers, that’s just about all that is allowed.
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Northern California in general is one the the world's more productive regions for gold, something that Robert Kinney attributes to the plate tectonics of the Pacific Coast.
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The Santa Rosa gold Diggers meet at 7 pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Santa Rosa Veterans building. Learn more about the gold prospecting and mining club on their website.
