When most people think of gold mining they perhaps think of the old 49ers panning for gold in a river. This method is timeless and is still practiced today all around the world. With the knowledge that gold is much heavier than water they are able to pan it right out of the ground.
Most mining done 100 years ago and most mining done today is what is called placer gold mining. Placer gold is gold that can be found as a nugget or smaller flakes. This placer gold is easier to recover than mining hard rock for ore.
Gold was a tricky thing years ago and still is today. Most gold miners even during the gold rush left empty handed. One person could be finding thousands of dollars worth of gold, while another sat ten feet away and found nothing. This caused jealousy and is why the west was so lawless.
Around the 1970's US Geologists were sent to remote parts of the USA to preform mineral deposit tests and to find areas that contained a lot of gold. This is why most gold has been discovered or at least most gold producing areas in the US have been identified.
If you are interested in finding gold it is still out there! With some hard work and research you can find some for yourself!
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