Gold

Low gold prices have been holding back miners from going full throttle in search of elusive “world-class” deposits. Could that change with the precious metal trading at record high prices? Gold prices have risen more than 20% this year to touch all-time highs, as low yields and central bank stimulus drive investors toward the precious metal. The yellow metal soared […]

  Gold Taken from Colorado Mine During the raising of the Rocky Mountains millions of years ago, superheated fluids rose from deep within the Earth and pushed minerals such as gold and silver up through the Earth’s crust. Erosion brought pieces of gold downstream in creeks (placer gold), while the deeper deposits (lode gold) could only be […]

    This article will outline the mining history of the Feather River of California. It was one of the most active places involved in the production of gold at the height of the gold rush. Considerable amounts of placer gold was mined from its waters. Gold has been recovered from all throughout the drainage. […]

  LEADVILLE, Colo. — The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum has had a busy summer, preparing its newest exhibit for the public. “It’s called Leadville Thirst for Gold and it just opened a few weeks ago,” curator Jordan Bennett said. The collection of artifacts tells the story of the origins of mining in […]