Gold mining activities have been known to impact developmental projects as well as people’s lives positively. Hence, places with the deposits of the mineral resource of gold, have been taking advantage of it to change their lives. This is the case with the Philippines, which has seen various benefits from the mining of the precious […]
Peru is the biggest producer of gold in all of Latin America, and is ranked in the sixth position at world level. However, despite Peru being endowed with gold, it struggles with the challenge of illegal gold mining this has really affected the industry in a negative way by introducing pollution and affecting the population […]
The Ropes Mine is located in the northern part of the Ishpeming Greenstone belt, (also called the Marquette Greenstone belt) in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Ropes Mine was founded by the man named Julius Ropes who discovered gold among the serpentine rocks located in the northern region of Ishpeming in 1881. As a result of the […]
A rocker box is an tool that was commonly used during the early gold rush days. They were popular with miners who needed a piece of equipment that they could operate alone and with very little water. Used properly, they work by separating placer gold from the lighter sand and the gravel. There were also […]
The first gold discoveries in Oregon followed not long after the California Gold Rush. Miners ventured north across the border and found that many of the creeks and rivers in southern Oregon also contained gold. Almost a decade later, gold was found in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon, which ended up being the richest […]
If you spend a lot of time searching for gold, there is a good chance that you will find yourself in some pretty remote country, far away from the comforts of the city. You need to be prepared to take care of yourself in case anything unexpected happens. Preparation can literally be a lifesaver, so […]