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  2. Gold Country - Wikipedia

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    The Gold Country (also known as Mother Lode Country) is a historic region in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, that is primarily on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines that attracted waves of immigrants, known as the 49ers , during the 1849 California gold rush .

  3. Empire Mine State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    The Empire Mine installed a cyanide plant in 1910, which was an easier gold recovery process than chlorination. In 1915, Bourn acquired the Pennsylvania Mining Co., and the Work Your Own Diggings Co., neighboring mines, which gave the Empire Mines and Investment Co. access to the Pennsylvania vein.

  4. Alleghany, California - Wikipedia

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    Alleghany is a small census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States [2] in the Sierra Nevada. It is situated in the Gold Country and continues to be a significant locale for gold mining. The Sixteen To One Mine has been in operation since the days of the California Gold Rush.

  5. Baomahun Hybrid Power Station - Wikipedia

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    The power station would be located on the premises of Baomahun Gold Mine, located on 124.27 square kilometres (47.98 sq mi) of real estate, just north of the town of Baomahun, Sierra Leone. [1] Baomahun is located in Bo District in the country's Southern Province , approximately 285 kilometres (177 mi) east of Freetown, the capital and largest ...

  6. Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine - Wikipedia

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    Gold mining began at the site in 1936, but the rare earth deposits were not discovered until 1949 when prospectors in search of uranium noticed anomalously high radioactivity. [9] [3] Molybdenum Corporation of America bought most [10] of the mining claims, and began small-scale production in 1952. Mountain Pass mine, mill, shop & offices in 2010

  7. List of active gold mines in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    In 2020 mining overall contributed $9.5 billion to the state's economy, $8.4 billion from gold and silver mining (all silver produced in Nevada is as a by-product from gold mining). Gold production from Nevada was higher than any other U.S. state, 4,632,690 troy ounces (144,090 kg) in 2020 (a decrease of 4.8% on 2019), accounting for 76% of ...

  8. Mining in Sierra Leone - Wikipedia

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    Organised mining began in the 1920s with bauxite first being recorded in 1920 along the Falaba to Waia road. [4] [5] Diamonds were found in the early 1930s, from 1934 to 1956 the Sierra Leone Selection Trust (SLST) held the monopoly for mining, prospecting for and marketing diamonds throughout Sierra Leone.

  9. Cerro Gordo, California - Wikipedia

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    In 1866, local businessman Victor Beaudry had opened a store, as well as acquiring several mining claims, including partial interest to the lucrative Union Mine. By 1869, Cerro Gordo was the largest producer of silver and lead in the nation; teams of mules would travel between Cerro Gordo and Los Angeles, California.