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Placer

/plˈæsər/
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(noun) One who places or arranges something.

The prospector found gold in the placer deposits of the river.
Placer mining is a common way to look for precious metals.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The gold miners used ____ mining techniques to sift through river sediment for precious metal.

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