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sedwheathome
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Jun 04, 2016

Black Hills Gold - Panning (for kids) & Shopping for Jewelry

2 part question. 8 yr old boy not interested in digging dinosaurs BUT LOVES "gem mining" :-) Looking for a nice place while in the Black Hills area/Rapid City to Deadwood to Custer areas for him to ...
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Corky12
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Jun 05, 2016
There is a lot of cheap, "knock-off" BH Gold jewelry so be careful. Landstroms was the first manufacturer and still the best IMO.

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