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In Australia, there were panning or alluvial operations in most of the rivers since the 1850's gold rush began. Some people still fossick that way but metal detectors are more popular now. Some larger mining operations are sifting through the 'tailings' (debris) from earlier shaft mines to find their fortune as the price of gold increases.
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∙ 14y agoThe gold is formed in veins in the bedrock. Weathering and erosion break down the bedrock and release the gold particles that are then washed into the rivers. The force of the water in the rivers washes the sand and gold downstream but the gold is very heavy and settles out (collects) in places where the river water forms eddies. These secondary concentrations of gold are much richer in gold than the original bedrock and they are called placer gold deposits. However once the placer gold is panned out of the river the gold rush is over because it takes many thousands of years for a river to build up placer deposits.
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Is the Alaska Gold Rush and the Klondike Gold Rush the same?
Yes and no. The Klondike is a place in the Yukon Territory of Canada, where the main gold was found. The area around Dawson city in the Yukon has produced between 15 and 20 million ounces of placer gold and geologists estimate 200+ million ounces of hard-rock gold in the area. The Klondike borders on Alaska and the Yukon river flows from the Yukon into Alaska. When glaciers pulverized the gold rich mountains of the Yukon into gravel it washed the gold and gravel into the Yukon drainage basin, the western portion of this basin is in Alaska. As the gold washed into Alaska the gold became more pulverized and as result the gold nuggets become smaller and fewer and the amount of flour gold increases the further west the gold is washed. although the main gold-rush was in the Yukon it doubled the population of Alaska as the easiest way to get to the Yukon was by ship to Alaska then across the border into Canada. The Klondike gold-rush also spurred gold exploration and and discovery in Alaska. also as the Klondike gold-rush was discovered at about the time the California gold-rush had been exhausted many of them headed to the Klondike and many of the non native settlers of the Yukon are their descendants.
Who dug for the gold in the California Gold Rush?
Whoever could get there. First come First served. When the word got out that there was gold to be picked up from the river beds the rush was on.
How can you identify gold from other metals?
Find an area that has been proven to produce gold. Mountainous areas that have strong granite or crystalline deposits are a good start. Areas where geologic upheaval and pressure have occurred is another prime location.Mine the rock from the area. Start with a good amount of rock samples to look for gold ore. Rocks the size of a human hand are best to sample. Look closely for quartz or crystal deposits, since this is where super-heated steam may have driven gold into "veins" of gold ore.Test the waters of any nearby streams or rivers. Gold ore can be washed many miles from its source and lodge under river rocks and obstructions. Take a sluice pan and sample the sand and silt from the riverbed near boulders and river bendsSearch through the discarded heaps of waste materials from old gold ore mines. Many old abandoned gold mines that flourished during the "gold rush" era have waste deposits that may contain viable amounts of overlooked gold orehopes this helps
When was gold found in North America?
In 1799 Gold was found in North Carolina, but it didn't amount to much. The 1828 discovery in Georgia was the first Gold Rush.
What was alaska's average climate in 1897 during the klondike gold rush?
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Was the gold that prompted the California gold rush found in placer deposits?
yes
Where was sluicing invented?
Sluices were first used in the alluvial mining of gold placer deposits during the California Gold Rush.
Why were people coming to Alaska at the turn of century?
Gold had been discovered.
Where did California's gold and silver deposits form?
Most of the places where the Gold Rush occurred in California were in Northern California. There are also gold deposits around the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
How did the Colorado state 59 er's get their name?
The gold rush in Colorado began in 1859 with the discovery of placer gold in Cherry Creek near present day Denver.
Did Davey Crockett Relate to the Gold Rush?
Crockett died in 1836. When the California Gold Rush came in 1849, he has been dead for 13 years.
What is a 49 gold rush?
It refers to the California Gold Rush in the late 1940's. I would assume it refers to the California gold rush of 1849. Rumors of vast gold deposits in the California area lead to a massive influx of people looking for quick riches.
What has the author John Willis Christian written?
John Willis Christian has written: 'The Kootenay Gold Rush: the placer decade, 1863-1872' -- subject(s): Gold mines and mining
What are two words that relate to the California Gold Rush that begin with x and Z?
I can answer the z word but it is three words. Zeal About Gold
What major event happened in 1896 and where did it occur?
The Klondike Gold Rush happened then. On August 16, large gold deposits were found in Bonanza Creek.
How did the Yukon gold rush get started?
One of a group of people, sometimes called the Skookum party, discovered placer gold on Bonanza Creek on August 16, 1896. It is not really known which member of the party discovered the gold. There is a link below.
What equipment did the gold rush use?
The full answer depends on which gold rush you're talking about. But if you're referring to the most famous gold rush in America that occurred in 1849 in California, then most of the miners were prospecting for placer gold (as opposed to hard rock mining, where the gold is trapped inside the rock). For placer mining, the miners mostly used: - picks and shovels (to loosen and gather gold-bearing dirt for processing) - gold pans (to separate gold from the dirt) - sluice boxes (to separate gold from the dirt) - rocker boxes (to separate gold from the dirt) For hard rock mining, a lot of other equipment is needed, such as dynamite, to get the ore, crushers to crush the ore, mules and mining carts to haul the ore, mining hats and carbide lanterns, etc.
