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The oversized gravel was deposited in the back bank of the dredging pond via a rubber conveyor belt. The finer material was distributed for further separation of gold by equipment similar to a ...

The floating dredge extracted particles of gold, separating them from the sand and gravel by using river water and mechanical equipment. This dredge would have excavated thousands of tonnes of the ...

Call it a history lesson paved in gold. A Yuba City man, 94, sent a letter to CBS Sacramento inviting us to tour something that played a big part in his life and the region — a gold dredge.

The dredge, weighing 250 pounds ... active and others on standby due to equipment limitations, the crew continued to push forward, attempting to recover gold while managing the physical and ...