placer

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Issaquah took the Class 4A team title on the strength of three placers in the top 11 spots — Connor Rickey was eighth, Benjamin Konopka was 10th, and Brennen Rickey was 11th.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2022

The researchers determined that several countries, including the top two placers, are on track to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022

On this date in 1822, Abraham Harlow Peeples, who came to Arizona in 1863 and with Pauline Weaver organized the prospecting expedition which discovered the Rich Hill gold placers, was born.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2017

Native gold, native platinum, zircon, ilmenite, rutile, magnetite, diamonds, and other gemstones can be found in placers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

The trouble with the cited placers of South America is that climatic, hygienic and political conditions have been antagonistic to successful working: the ground is rich, but it cannot be handled to make money.

From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Hoskin, Arthur J.