Gold miners could be called prospectors. Some prospectors who sought their fortunes during the California gold rush were called 49ers. (That gold rush began in 1848, but was really roaring in 1849, hence the nickname for those prospectors.)
Australian gold miners were known as diggers.
Gold miners are generally known as prospectors.
According to another website, prospectors during the gold rush were called forty-niners....so it makes sense that the San Fransisco football team is now called the 49ers.
They were called the 49'ers.
the forty- niners :)
yes, miners did wear suspenders in the gold rush
The term "49ers" was used to refer to the gold miners who migrated to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. The name comes from the year 1849, which was the peak of the migration when thousands of people rushed to California in search of gold.
There has been over 67.3 ouces a day from the miners is Australia
They were mostly just plain old miners, but if they weren't lucky, they would get rich by selling supplies.
because they struck gold.
gold miners :)
the gold miners aka the 49ers
The California Miners
There are native American gold miners in Africa
Sacramento Gold Miners ended in 1995.
Sacramento Gold Miners was created in 1993.
Miners do not and are not allowed to melt gold into money.
gold miners got to the fields by covered wagon's,or by horse.
Miners stayed in miner's settlements during the gold rush.
Exchanged traded funds are the most reliable place for Gold Miners ETFs. On the exchanges one can find ETFs specific to pure gold miners, gold and other precious metal miners, gold explorers as well as variations such as junior miners.
because they came from different countries? :/
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners was created in 2003.