Word: placers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Laura Cattizera of Princeton took first place, running 17:14.7 for the five-kilometer course. Harvard's first placer was Julie Grialou, with a time of 18:02.4. Tina Lount, Lise Vansen, and Jody Dushay all finished within 40 seconds of Grialou...
...gold miners, though, have run into strong opposition from environmentalists, especially in California's storied motherlode country near Sonora and in the northern foothills around Clear Lake. Property owners and politicians have forced Placer Mining Services, a Fluor subsidiary, to stop digging at its mine near Nevada City. Homestake, America's largest producer, and Sonora Mining have also felt pressures against their bulldozing and blasting...