There is a surprising amount of gold in Washington. In fact, this state has been producing gold for over 150 years now. Western Washington Gold Recreational gold prospectors are likely to have the most success in several different creeks and rivers within the Cascade Mountains that divides the state from north to south. […]
The famous Mother Lode region in California is an area that extends roughly 120 miles long and 1 – 4 miles wide through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Mother Lode covers an area that includes El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa Counties. Within this area, there are literally thousands of mines and prospects, most […]
Significant amounts of gold has been produced on the island of Tasmania, even though it has not received as much attention as other on the mainland of Australia. Gold production began over a century ago at Beaconsfield and Lefroy. The northeastern parts of Tasmania, Alberton, Mathinna, Mangana and Warentinna in particular, are the primary gold […]
While ore was being assayed from the Murchison copper and lead deposits in 1848, gold was discovered in Western Australia for the first time. Four years later prospectors found fairly rich gold-bearing ores in the eastern areas, but it was difficult to trace the exact locations. Gold in quartz was found in the Murchison district […]
At one time Victoria was a richer gold bearing area than any other place in the world, with the exception of California. In 1856, which was Victoria’s richest year, 3,053,744 ounces of gold was recovered, with over 60-million ounces recovered between the years of 1851 and 1896. Cohens Reef was particularly rich, producing over 1.6 […]
At one time Victoria was a richer gold bearing area than any other place in the world, with the exception of California. In 1856, which was Victoria’s richest year, 3,053,744 ounces of gold was recovered, with over 60-million ounces recovered between the years of 1851 and 1896. Cohens Reef was particularly rich, producing over 1.6 […]
In 1872, construction workers were preparing to install telegraph lines south of Darwin, digging between Adelaide to Darwin. They discovered gold in the process, triggering another gold rush, and an influx of miners, primary Chinese immigrants. The Chinese had been working on the telegraph lines, but were a cheap source of labor when mining began […]
New South Wales has been the most profitable gold producing state in Australia, and some amazing, record-breaking nuggets have been recovered there. The first official discovery of gold occurred in New South Wales. An assistant surveyor by the name of James McBrien was surveying a road along the north side of the Fish River between […]
Prospecting for gold in Newfoundland and Labrador began in the late 1800s and tapered off again around 1940. In the 1980s renewed interest in mining occurred due to the increase in the price of gold. In 1983, a geological map showed there were only a very few gold discoveries in the Baie Verta area of […]
Nunavut comprises what used to be the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories and includes most of the islands reaching up toward Greenland. Extending south from Ellsmere Island to the Torngat Mountains in Labrador and Quebec is the Arctic Cordillera, which is a range of volcanic mountains that dominates eastern Nunavut. This area has not […]