In Pictures: Gold panning in Italy's Elvo River

Italy is seeing a gold rush revival as gold panners descend onto Elvo River in the Piedmont region, where gold the size of bread crumbs have been found. The surge in interest has even seen panners from around the world taking part in the Italian Goldpanning Championship.

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Jun 29, 2017, 03:48 PM

Goldpanner James Linnett showing the gold flakes he found in Scotland at the Victimula Gold Panner's Arena in the Bessa Natural Reserve in Zubiena, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Goldpanners registering for the 36th Italian Gold Panning Championship at the Victimula Gold Panner's Arena in the Bessa Natural Reserve in Zubiena, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Giancarlo Rolando, 63, is declared the winner of the Italian Goldpanning Championship at the Victimula Gold Panner's Arena in the Bessa Natural Reserve in Zubiena, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Goldpanners participating in the Italian Goldpanning Championship at the Victimula Gold Panner's Arena in the Bessa Natural Reserve in Zubiena, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Goldpanners competing in the 36th Italian Gold Panning Championship at the Victimula Gold Panner's Arena in the Bessa Natural Reserve in Zubiena, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

A goldpanner during the finals of the Italian Goldpanning Championship at the Victimula Gold Panner's Arena in the Bessa Natural Reserve in Zubiena, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Pierre Guide, a French goldpanner, walking along the Elvo River near Cerrione, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Marlise Luedi, and her husband, Willi, veteran goldpanners from Switzerland, searching for nuggets as James Linnett, a British newcomer to goldpanning, looks about, in the Elvo River near Cerrione, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Gold flakes found by gold panners in the Elvo River near Cerrione, Italy on June 24, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

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