Well known to be the Happiest Country in the World, Finland is also one of the cleanest, boasting beautiful natural landscapes and piercingly fresh air. No wonder Santa Claus chose the country to be his home base! However, not many people know that Finland is equally rich in minerals, with a golden history of its […]
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Finding Gold Nuggets with the Minelab GPX 6000
The new Minelab GPX 6000 is a metal detector that employs new technology in ways that help prospectors detect gold with ease. Its capabilities lie in the way it adapts to different soils at a faster rate than other detectors. This detector ushers in a new and exciting era of faster and simpler gold prospecting. […]
The Gympie Gold Rush in Queensland, Australia
Back in the 1860s, the young colony of Queensland was suffering economic depression due to drought. An experienced prospector James Nash found gold in a small town Gympie, which resulted in a gold rush. Later the gold from Gympie singlehandedly turned the crisis around and saved the state from bankruptcy. In this article, we will […]
The Coolgardie Gold Rush of Western Australia
The quintessential story of hidden gold riches is told in one Australian town tucked in the western part of the country. Narrated by prospectors from as far away as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Afghanistan, the United States, China and New Zealand, the Coolgardie Gold Rush is one of the richest gold rushes in the […]
Marysville, Montana | A Gold Mining Boomtown
Marysville is located northwest of Helena, Montana’s capital. After gold was discovered in the silver creek valley, Marysville; a gold rush town was established at the slope of Mount Belmont. Marysville enjoyed being the principal mining center of Montana in the late 1800s. In its heyday, the city had about 4000 inhabitants, and more than […]
The Otago Gold Rush in Southern New Zealand
Gold discovery in Otago in 1861 marked the beginning of an era of unprecedented economic growth in New Zealand. Thousands of prospectors flocked to the area in search of gold. While some struck riches others gave up their dreams and left. This is the story of the Otago gold rush, its impact on the country’s […]
Public Gold Panning Access on the Catawba River, NC
Lithium is the Next Mining Boom in the West
Lithium is an element, atomic number 3, and the lightest known metal. It is an important component used in large-scale battery storage for renewable energy production. Lithium is also used to make batteries for laptops, mobile phones, digital cameras, and also to power the electric vehicles. It is also used in the manufacture of aircraft […]
Finding Gold at the Quartzville Recreation Corridor
Most of Oregon’s gold has been found in Eastern and Southwestern parts of the state. One of the best areas for gold prospecting in Northwest Oregon is at Quartzville Creek. This tributary to the Santiam River is a well-known area for gold panning. It is a popular site for prospectors from the Portland/Salem/Eugene area. Gold […]
Ruby City, Washington | The Mining Boomtown of Okanogon County
About 10 miles north of Okanogan, Washington, is the site of one of this states most exciting boomtowns. While little is left now, the site of Ruby City sits along Salmon Creek. This was one of Western Washington’s most exciting mining camps back in the late 1800s. There had already been several gold and silver […]
The Gold Rush to Red Lake | Canada’s Richest Mine Regions
Historic Gold Mining on Washington’s Pacific Coast (11 Locations)
Gold has been known to occur along the Pacific Coast for centuries. In fact, there have been some considerably rich gold strikes all along the coastline stretching from Alaska to Mexico. Perhaps the most famous would be those at Nome, Alaska, but other short-lived gold rushes occurred in Southern Oregon (Gold Beach and Northern California […]
The High Country Mines of Independence, Colorado
Imagine you and your mining crew set out on a journey prospecting for minerals only to strike immense deposits of gold on Independence Day. Well, that is precisely what happened in the eastern corner of Pitkin County, right below the continental divide in 1879 when a group of miners found gold in that region on […]
The Gold Rush to Valdez, Alaska
The great state of Alaska has a very illustrious gold mining history. The Klondike Gold Rush was one of the largest and most famous gold rushes in American history. It was also the last great gold rush in America, bringing hundreds of thousands of hopeful miners north in search of wealth. However, what many people […]
Gemstone Mining in Vietnam
Gemstone mining in Vietnam has caught on quit impressively over the last few years. However, gems were discovered here back in 1987 in the Luc Yen area of Yen Bai province. Compared to many of the mining ventures around the world, the discovery of valuable gems in Vietnam is centuries late. There are now a […]