The Snake River in the US state of Idaho has a long history of gold mining. However, early geological reports indicate that for the most part, the occurrence of gold there was somewhat limited in relation to the other gold districts in Idaho. The river course spans across from Western Wyoming to the confluence with […]
The Clark Fork River is the major drainage that flows across Western Montana. It runs along the Continental Divide with the headwaters near Butte, where it flows for 310 miles to drain into Lake Pend Oreille, just over the border in Idaho. Mineral mining has always been big business in the Clark Fork watershed. Pollution […]
In southwestern Butte County was one of California’s many extensive bucket-line dredging operations. The first dredges were constructed in 1898. In 1908, 35 dredges were operating along the Feather River just southwest of Oroville. Dredging continued off-and-on up until 1952. The first mining in this region occurred as early as 1849, almost immediately following the […]
Iraq, like many Middle Eastern countries, is popularly known for its massive reserves of oil. It is estimated that the country has over 140 billion barrels of oil reserves and ten years ago, it was the fifth largest exporter of oil globally. But with years of political instability and falling oil prices, Iraq is looking […]
The southwestern corner of Oregon is well-known for its rich history of gold mining. A bit further north were some other documented gold occurrences. And while they aren’t as famous, these are still good areas to find gold today. Both of these sites are a short distance from Cottage Grove. And both have been withdrawn […]
Gold Basin is located roughly 10 miles south of the Colorado River (Lake Mead) in Mohave County, Arizona. It is situated between Meadview and Dolan Springs. This is a fairly popular gold prospecting area that has been known to produce some very large gold nuggets over the years. Plenty of prospectors from Las Vegas explore […]
The dry desert washes around Quartzsite have been producing gold since the first miners discovered gold in this area well over 150 years ago. Considerable mining has taken place in this part of Arizona. In the early days, miners struggled to work the auriferous gravels effectively. Water was hard to come by (to say the […]
Over the last two decades or so, Turkey has experienced a gold rush of sorts. Much of this rush has been fueled by two things. First, the country has massive gold deposits that are yet to be exploited. Secondly, due to government policy and a host of other factors, extracting gold in Turkey is significantly […]
Iceland is a wild and sparsely populated Nordic island nation located in Northern Europe. The entire country has a population of just 356,991 people, less than even a modest-sized city. Two thirds of them live in the capital Reykjavik. Iceland is considered a volcanically and geologically active land mass but it has a very diverse […]
Extracting gold using cyanide solution is a practice that began in the late 1800s. Over the years, the process was refined and simplified, and by the end of the century the process was becoming accepted at mines around the world. It is now the most widely used process to extract gold from concentrates and ores. […]