Why doesn't anyone use placer mines on the show, Gold Rush?

As Fine noted, all of the mining on Gold Rush has been on placer claims. Some people might not understand what Mr. Urodeles means by alluvial gold. It is simply stream bed deposits. From a layman's perspective, placer gold mining is surface m... read more

All of the claims that you see on Discovery Channel's Gold Rush are placer claims. All that means is that their claims are specifically licensed for the extraction of alluvial gold. A mineral claim, however, would be licensed for the extraction of gold (or whatever) from 'raw' rock. read more