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In this photo taken Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Tim Amavisca, 38, and his daughter Hailey, 15, pan for gold along the Bear River near Colfax, Calif. Amavisca is among the amateur prospectors that have flocked to the Sierra Nevada foothills that, due to the historic drought, are taking advantage of the lower water levels to search for gold in riverbeds that have been unreachable for decades.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Tim Amavisca, 38, separates large a large ball of dirt and plant roots dug up from the banks of the Bear River as he prospects for gold near Colfax, Calif. Amavisca is among the amateur prospectors that have flocked to the Sierra Nevada foothills, that, due to the historic drought are taking advantage of the lower water levels to search for gold in riverbeds that have been unreachable for decades.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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