Most of the gold mined in California and in rivers across the United States during the height of the gold rush was placer gold. During the 1840s through 1860s gold mining in the United States focused on rivers where miners recovered lose gold nuggets from river beds using simple mining tools such as sluice boxes. […]
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Gold Mining and Prospecting in Bolivia
Bolivia occupies an area of 1,098,581 square kilometers. The country has a thriving and growing mineral exploration industry. This is due to consistent investment by Canadian and US-based mining companies. It is estimated that half of Bolivia’s economy is based on its mining operations alone. The Bolivian government has consistently supported pro-gold mining policies and […]
Lode Gold Mines in Rhode Island
Rhode Island has several documented gold deposits, some of which were mined commercially off and on for many years. Commercially operated gold mining operations have been very rare in most of the Northeast, mainly due to the low grade deposits and sporadic nature of the gold deposits found here. There were a few gold mines […]
Vermont’s Placer Gold Deposits
Gold deposits in Vermont are quite similar to New Hampshire and Maine, in that overall production of the metal has been relatively low. The mini gold rush of Vermont began in the 1850s as people started noticing gold flakes in the rivers. Maps of the gold faults were created and mining activity soon began. For […]
Where to Pan for Gold in New Hampshire
Most of the gold bearing water in New Hampshire is located in the Northern and Western parts of New Hampshire, although scattered gold deposits have been found all throughout the state in limited quantities. A very short lived gold rush actually occurred in New Hampshire back in the 1860’s after a small gold discovery was […]
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 […]