The Eagle’s Nest Mine in California is famous for consistently producing high-grade crystalized gold. Much of the specimen crystalized gold sold in the United States has either come from the Eagle’s Nest Mine or the Round Mountain Gold Mine in Nevada. Before 1982, there were several claims in the Michigan Bluff mining district in Placer […]
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5 Things that Effect the Price of Natural Gold Nuggets
Montana Treasure! A 27-ounce Gold Nugget is found near Butte
The Mystery of the Lost Blue Bucket Mine
Everybody loves a mystery, and a mystery that includes treasure is even better! To use the term “mine” is misleading here, as this was a discovery of gold that was never actually mined at all. There are several versions of this story of the discovery of gold on the Meek Wagon Train trail in 1845, […]
Gold Prospects and Mines in South Australia
Although gold discoveries had been rumored for years, it is believed that the first documented discovery of gold in Australia was in the State of South Australia, where a 12-ounce nugget was dug up by J. Richards at the Victoria Mine near Castambul in 1846. Within the same year, another gold find occurred at the […]
Gold Mining in Australia’s Northern Territory
Gold was the first mineral discovery in the Northern Territory. The discovery had entailed numerous deposits that were found in small quantities in several locations during the 1860s. With these early finds, the plans of the Australian government to develop the Northern Territory flourished, with high hopes relying upon mining as a major economic force […]
Placer Gold Occurrences in Maine
Gold has been found all throughout the state of Maine. Although it is mainly found in relatively small quantities when compared to many of the better known gold producing states in the west, there is still plenty of good gold yet to be discovered by prospectors willing to search for it. A few limited lode […]
Major Gold Discoveries in Western Australia
Gold in Western Australia was first identified in ore specimens from the Murchison lead and copper deposits after being assayed in Adelaide in 1848. During 1852-53, shepherds and early prospectors discovered rich specimens of gold-bearing material in the eastern regions, but later found difficulties of tracing back the exact locations of their discoveries. In 1854, […]
How Rare are Gold Nuggets?
We all know that gold itself is a rare commodity. The fact that the metal itself is now valued at well over $1000 per ounce explains the overall rarity of gold compared to many more common metals. All gold comes from the earth. All those refined bars, rounds, jewelry, historical artifacts, gold coins; it was […]