Mining? I've heard of two operations. Neither yielded much.
Most of what is done in Maine is gold panning for flake gold. It's said to wash down the top of the mountains and to have been left behind by glaciers. It can be found in the Rangely area, and Coos Canyon as well as a few others.
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gold miner and dig-in some gold.
dig into the ground
People who dig gold and silver are miners.
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The gold rush is were lots of people dig for gold and then melted into gold billons