English Dictionary

Definition of “placer”

placer (ˈplæsə )

1. surface sediment containing particles of gold or some other valuable mineral
2. (in combination) ⇒ placer-mining

C19: from American Spanish: deposit, from Spanish plazaplace

But I hadn't read up on the geological background of placer gold deposits then.

Innes, Hammond High Stand

He sampled ice in the Klondike placer fields near Dawson City.

CBC (2004)

He tried his luck (not so good, as it turned out) as a placer miner before becoming editor of The Wells Chronicle.

Globe and Mail (2003)

It followed the contour line of the mountain, running above the placer plant, then dipping quite sharply.

Innes, Hammond High Stand

`Is this anything like a placer mine after they've got the gold out?

Innes, Hammond High Stand

record here, but Travel- Mark Johnston is a shrewd placer of horses, so Yavana.

Sun, News of the World (1999)

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