The boomtown merchants only because and i quote" they could charge whatever they wanted for the food and other essential items because there were no other nearby stores that sold these products" this is also what made levi stauss so rich (levi's jean's)
The merchants were the ones who grew rich. The suppliers of the equipment and other goods used by the miners. They were often paid with the gold.
The profits from the arms sales were used to fund the Nicaraguan Contra Rebels.
Nicaragua.
Prospectors made money during the gold rush primarily by mining gold from riverbeds and hillsides, using tools like pans, sluices, and picks to extract the precious metal. They often worked in groups to increase efficiency and shared the profits from their findings. In addition to mining, some prospectors capitalized on the demand for goods and services by opening shops, providing food, and offering lodging to fellow miners in booming gold rush towns. A few also found success by investing in mining claims or equipment, leveraging the booming market to generate income.
The Comstock Lode was a huge discovery made in 1859. It is estimated that $50 million dollars in silver was taken out of the Comstock Lode.
The merchants were the ones who grew rich. The suppliers of the equipment and other goods used by the miners. They were often paid with the gold.
The Speculators
bankers
tobacco.
The Virginia colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to Europe.
Virginia
Virginia.
u tell me
a plantation
probably ,the juicer-mixer-grinder production industries would have made huge profits
The profits from the arms sales were used to fund the Nicaraguan Contra Rebels.
it was believed to be more valuable than gold