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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 […]