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  2. Gold in California - Wikipedia

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    Because the gold in the California gravel beds was so richly concentrated, the early forty-niners simply panned for gold in California's rivers and streams, a form of placer mining. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] However, panning cannot take place on a large scale, and industrious miners and groups of miners graduated to placer mining " cradles " and "rockers ...

  3. California Mother Lode - Wikipedia

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    It was discovered in the early 1850s, during the California gold rush. The California Mother Lode is a zone from 1.5 to 6 kilometres (0.93 to 3.73 mi) wide and 190 kilometres (120 mi) long, between Georgetown on the north and Mormon Bar on the south. The Mother Lode coincides with the suture line of a terrane, the Smartville Block. [4]

  4. 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 .

  5. List of countries by gold production - Wikipedia

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    In 1970, South Africa produced 995 tonnes or 32 million ounces of gold, two-thirds of the world's production of 47.5 million ounces. [2] Production figures are for primary mine production. In the US, for example, for the year 2011, secondary sources (new and old scrap) exceeded primary production. [3]

  6. Physical gold vs. digital gold: What to know

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    Here's how your physical gold and digital gold options compare. Purchasing With digital gold , you'll typically need to open a brokerage account, which most companies allow you to do online.

  7. Precious metal - Wikipedia

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    One of the largest bullion coins in the world was the 10,000-dollar Australian Gold Nugget coin minted in Australia, which consists of a full kilogram of 99.9% pure gold. In 2012, the Perth Mint produced a 1-tonne coin of 99.99% pure gold with a face value of $ 1 million AUD, making it the largest minted coin in the world with a gold value of ...

  8. Gold vs. silver: Which is better for your portfolio?

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    Gold is a wise primary choice if you're looking to grow and preserve your wealth. But "silver can be a smart addition if you want to complement that security with the potential for industrial ...

  9. Yuba Goldfields - Wikipedia

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    The Yuba Goldfields, also known as the Hammonton dredge field, is the largest gold dredge field in California. Located along the Yuba River approximately 6–12 miles (10–20 km) upstream of the town of Marysville , in Yuba County , the Hammonton dredge field was actively dredged for gold from 1904 [ 1 ] to 1968. [ 2 ]