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Heavier minerals, principally gold and fine-grained black sands (various iron minerals) are separated from thepaydirtand reconcentrated by this means.
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The fleet each typically consists of a sluicing apparatus, a means ofpaydirtcollection (dredge), and a cold-water-diving life support system.
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The bandits, thinking the gold dust is just worthless sand used to make the bundles of skins they were hidden in seem heavier, scatter thepaydirt.
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