Gold Nuggets
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Gold Nuggets reported to be found near Big Bug, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory. The largest nugget was valued at $750.00, and at the average price of gold in the 1880's and 1890's, it could have weighed about 40 ounces.
The Big Bug District was about 20 miles south of Prescott, Arizona, on the slopes of the Bradshaw Mountains. Mines in the area produced copper, silver, lead, zinc and gold. The majority of gold from this district came from lode deposits. A “lode” was a vein of metal ore in the earth, often accessed through underground tunnels, and typically would yield valuable metals or minerals.
In contrast, “placer” gold mining typically took place in streams and rivers and involved separating minerals from loose sediment such as sand and gravel. Gold is very heavy; prospectors had to dig down to reach a spot where gold could not go down any farther. Most likely, the soil was a mixture of hard-packed dirt, large rocks, roots and clay. Sandy, loose soil areas were not as promising for gold prospecting.
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