The Bradshaw Mountains are a major mountain range in central Arizona. There has been a rich and long history with regard to gold mining in the area. Even today, the place is known to have a huge potential for someone to search for gold and find it in abundance. The mountains lie within Yavapai County, […]
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 […]
Having a rich natural resource such as gold can truly change the livelihood of people. Africa has not been an exception. A number of countries have this precious resource. Some countries have been mining gold for centuries, while others are just beginning to mine for this precious metal. For this writing, we will the major […]
It’s no surprise that there are some great gold prospecting areas around Sacramento. In fact, the city can probably own its existence to the California Gold Rush, which occurred in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east. Thousands and thousands of miners made their living during the last century. There isn’t as much large-scale mining […]
Garnet may be one of the few boom towns that attract people even after their proverbial death. Most of them come into oblivion, get demolished by nature and disappear completely. However, when a town is conserved in a good condition long enough, people become interested in it as a museum. What better way is there […]
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 […]
Serious gold mining is mostly associated with deep dark mines, the sound of pickaxes striking rock, railway carts going every other way filled with ore or stones. Gold can also be found in rivers and streams throughout the United States. One of those places is located in Maine. Swift River is a 27-mile long river […]
Millions of dollars in gold were mined from the hills around Searchlight Searchlight is about an hours drive from Las Vegas. The town is not exactly a ghost town, but it is definitely a shadow of its former self. Mining started in Searchlight as a result of the beginning of mining in the neighborhood […]
The Congress Mine lasted for decades and was the pride of Arizona In the southern of Yavapai county of Arizona lies a small town. It has a population of less than 5,000 people and is mostly used as a bedroom community for nearby Wickenburg. It may not look like much today, but this […]
One of the few towns, that have survived their prime gold rush times and actually prospered afterward is Dahlonega. It is a quiet little rural town in northern Georgia with a population of a little more than 5000 people. The town is only an hour’s ride from Atlanta and has a lot to offer, concerning […]