The 1120 Rock Club in Kelowna hosted a morning at Mission Creek on Aug. 6 to teach the community all about gold panning.
Michael Mackenzie from the Vernon Lapidary Club assisted people in learning how to pan and what you害羞草研究所檙e looking for.
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Dozens of people of all ages came out to search for treasure.
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Mackenzie has been gold panning for 20 years. His biggest find was a two gram nugget, with one gram of gold having an estimated value of $80.
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