Definition of placer | Bee Dictionary of English

Did the placer of the item mean for it to be picked up at the end of the day, tagged and cataloged and stored in a massive warehouse for eternity?.
And many an Arctic placer miner would go it with bulldozer and sluice box, gambling for a stake through weeks of mud, mosquitoes and midnight sun.
In 1881 Hop Lee, of the Hong Lee Tong, signed a lease for a placer claim at the junction of Mores and Granite creeks.

Kings Beach receives $1 mil. in state money for roads
Placer County was awarded money this week from the California Transportation Commission for the Kings Beach project. The commission doled out $1 billion in funding for 153 transportation projects that are designed to strengthen the state’s economy by sustaining and creating jobs while providing congestion [...]
June 14, 2013 - Lake Tahoe News
Placer Street open after crash
Several vehicles crashed this afternoon on Placer Street near Almaden Drive, according to initial reports, and the crash blocked parts of eastbound Placer.
June 12, 2013 - The Record Searchlight
My Rides Program Launches in Placer County
Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) is pleased to announce the launch of the My Rides Program in Placer County.
June 12, 2013 - Rocklin & Roseville Today

Peter Schiff in Bloomberg
I want to keep my exposure to gold so I'm going to take the Barrick shares for my Placer shares,said Peter Schiff, the chief executive officer of Darien, Connecticut-based brokerage Euro Pacific Capital, who owns shares of Placer, Barrick and...
Tim Kaine in Politico
Hola a todos, es un placer estar aqui con ustedes,Kaine says in prepared remarks. "Me da muchisima alegria estar aqui en la convencion de La Raza compartiendo con tantas caras conocidas."
Steve Kubby in San Diego Union Tribune
I'll probably be talking to you through a cell in Placer County jail if I'm able to speak,Steve Kubby told the paper. "We're not very encouraged by the outcome."

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