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Boy Scouts can participate and earn the Mining in Society merit badge at Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site.

Boy Scouts can participate and earn the Mining in Society merit badge at Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site.

Boy Scouts can participate and earn the Mining in Society merit badge at Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site.

Boy Scouts can participate and earn the Mining in Society merit badge at Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site.

Boy Scouts can participate and earn the Mining in Society merit badge at Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site.

Boy Scouts can participate and earn the Mining in Society merit badge at Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site.

Reed will highlight the 1850s-mining era with living history demonstrations of surface and underground mining, hands-on mining activities and other demonstrations. Costumed interpreters will show cradle and log rockers used to sort through dirt and find large nuggets on the surface. Others will show how blasting holes were drilled and gold bearing quartz rock was removed from the mine. The California-type 10-stamp mill will show how rock was mixed with mercury to extract gold.

Non-scary trick or treat trail through the underground mine where children up to age 13 can collect candy and learn about Reed Gold Mine.

Gold panners see who can pan the fastest while not loosing any of the four "gold nuggets" in their pan. Competition open to amateur and professional gold panners.