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They were called the gold minersBack then they use to go to mines and mine for gold.That is why they were named gold minersgold mines-where they mine for goldgold miners-people who mine for gold
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The main reason people mine gold is for its value. Gold is considered a precious metal and very valuable which is the reason it is sought throughout the world.
There were several methods to mine for gold. The easiest way was to look for gold in the rivers. This was done through panning for gold, using a sluce box ( this is a box where dirt is shoveled into and then washed out with water. The gold is heavier than dirt so it would fall away from the dirt) and using a rocker. This is the same idea as the sluce box but it rocks. The next method was to mine for the ore. This required digging a mine and looking for a vein. Finally, hydronic mining. This is literally washing away whole mountainsides with a powerful water hoses. This does a lot of damage to the enviroment and the damage can still be seen today. Gold mining is still done by people because there is still gold.
Thermal city gold mine in North Carolina The Mollie Kathleen Mine Tour in Cripple Creek, Colorado offers a tour which takes you into the mine 1,000 feet below.
the California gold rush
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The 49ers were gold miners that went to California to mine for gold in 1849.
American Pickers - 2010 California Gold Mine 5-13 was released on: USA: 18 February 2013
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Gold in them hills' refers to the California gold rush. It was a common saying for those that moved out West to mine for gold in the mountains.
California was West, and The Gold Rush was happening there, so they wanted to go there to pan and mine for gold.
California was West, and The Gold Rush was happening there, so they wanted to go there to pan and mine for gold.