Wyoming is a very mineral rich state which has produced gold, diamonds, jade, opals… even dinosaur fossils! If you’re interested in doing a bit of gold panning, this list of 9 rivers should help get you started. All of these Wyoming rivers have documented discoveries of placer gold which can be recovered by careful panning […]
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South Pass City – A Look into Wyoming’s Past
South Pass City is a beautifully preserved and authentic mining town located in Fremont County, Wyoming. Some accounts place the discovery at Willow Creek in the Wind River Mountains, while others place it at Strawberry Creek. Before the discovery of gold, South Pass was just a stage stop. Gold was discovered in small amounts 1842 […]
Wyoming Gold – Rich Mining and Panning Areas
It is believed that the Spaniards discovered gold in Wyoming as recently as 200 years ago. The first discovery that we have record of today was along the Sweetwater River, where placers were found sometime during 1842. This area would later become the Atlantic City-South Pass District. It is theorized that trappers had taken the […]