Sierra City, California – A Bad Start 1850, one of the earlier years of California Gold Rush, the state gets flooded with prospectors but all the most popular claims in Sutter’s Mill and such towns are already taken and people begin to scatter all over the Sierra Nevada to look for new gold strikes. […]
They may not have known it when the first flakes of gold were found, but gold discoveries throughout the Boise Basin would eventually become the largest gold strike in Idaho history. It all began with the Indians… In 1862 George Grimes was living a peaceful life in Walla Walla, Washington until he heard […]
The Mojave Desert is large and unforgiving region in Northwestern Arizona, Southern California and Southern Nevada. Throughout its vast 50,000-mile territory, it has only one river, the Colorado River. The water that pours from rains is barely enough to keep the scanty flora of this region alive. The desert is bordered by high mountain ranges. […]
A gold nugget found during the time of the Great Depression… it still remains one of the largest single pieces of gold ever found anywhere in the world, and the largest still in Western Australia. The official weight was 1136 troy ounces, which converts to 95 troy pounds, or roughly 78 pounds in the standard […]
All that is left of Charleston is a few stone basements covered with underbrush. It’s history is closely tied to that of Tombstone, Arizona, due to the close proximity and the scoundrels that frequented both towns. Although the town of Charleston is long dead, its life should not be forgotten. The Foundation of Charleston . Silver […]
The small town of Atlin, British Columbia is the location of one of the most important gold mining centers in Canadian history. While the first discover of gold in the British Columbia region occurred in 1857, it was not until the great Atlin Gold Rush of 1898 did the town grow in popularity thanks to […]
The Fricot Gold Nugget is one of the finest crystalline gold specimens in existence today. It was discovered in Eldorado County, California in 1865. Located in the heart of California’s Mother Lode Country, Eldorado County is well known for producing some spectacular museum grade gold nugget since the days of the early gold rush. Numerous […]
The Armstrong Nugget was found in Eastern Oregon, and is the largest known existing gold nuggets known to be found in the state. It was found in Elk Creek, near the historic mining town of Susanville. Located in Grant County, the mining town has long been abandoned, and only a few old building remain at […]
Have you been searching the nearby creeks and rivers around your home in search of placer gold? If you are not located in a known gold mining area, there is a very good chance that you have had no luck in your search. Even after spending countless hours exploring many different areas, you repeatedly come […]
Australia is famous for producing the largest gold nuggets in the world. By far, the biggest gold nuggets ever recovered in history have come from Australia, and huge gold nuggets are still being found by lucky prospectors even today. Below are three of the biggest gold nuggets ever found in Australia. Beyer Holtermann Nugget […]