When Columbus came to the New World, he was seeking a new route to India for access to silks and spices. Instead, he discovered the Americas. In what we now know as the Bahamas, he found indigenous people, who he enslaved to find gold and other riches. In the end, he did not find much, […]
South America
Artisanal and Commercial Gold Mining in Brazil
Like many of the countries in South America, Brazil produces a significant amount of gold throughout the country. Minerals are a major industry in the country, and gold has attracted much interest from commercial mining companies. The earliest interest in this region started back in the 1600s, when Portuguese explorers searched the remote mountains and […]