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placer

/'pleɪsəri/

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noun
an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
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alluvial deposit alluvial sediment alluvion alluvium

Definition that contains placer

placer mining mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
gold dust the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining
placer miner a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging