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Perhaps as many as three percent made the journey to the Gold fields and returned to their point of origin with a penny of profit, and less then one half of one percent became wealthy. Most having lost their home or their farm, would forever curse the life of a gold miner but were ready at the drop of the hat to abandon all when the next strike was announced.
Gold Fever can and sometimes does manifest every symptom of drug addiction or acute Alcoholism where despite the risk involved in the undertaking and the sure and certain knowledge of the risks, dangers and hazards involved they continue to roll the dice, hope and yes to pray that the next venture will be the one where they 'Strike it Rich".
What else can I help you with?
What state is gold usually found in?
Gold is found in the solid state.
What minerals are found in Krakatoa?
Gold, Gold, and more Gold.
What is the mineral called fools gold?
the mineral that is called fools gold is phyrite because it looks just like gold. some people might think that phyrite is gold but it's not. phyrite is common than gold which would make it less valuable. if you want to tell whether the mineral is phyrite or gold found out how the streak of gold and phyrite is
Where are vein mineral deposits found how did they get there?
plate tectonics. Please research that subject for more info.I can answer that! Major gold deposits are usually found deep underground, but this gold was ...they went to mine in the Sierra Nevada. The mining process started with this knowledge ... veins, thereis no guarantee that all the veins that looked at first glance to be of ... How did the gold actually get into these veining systems? ...
Is gold found in earths crust and where?
Gold Sulfate is found naturally only in geological zones called oxidizing sulfide deposits or oxidizing sulfide bodies.
What percentage of 18-carat gold is actually gold?
75
Did many people find gold?
Lots of people found gold. Few of them found lots of it.
Who found the gold?
A lot of people have found gold. Be more specific.
What percentage of interest can one get on a Natwest gold credit card?
The percentage that one can get on a NatWest gold credit card can be found on the NatWest on-line website, or instead of this it could be found inside one of their high street branches.
Did people in the gold rush actually get gold?
Yes, people in the gold rush found gold but they mostly spent it on supplies, land , and beer. The people who made the real money were merchants because they would sell eggs for like 10 pieces of gold because it was hard to get eggs or other supplies. So basically it was supply and demand.
Who benefited from a Gold Rush in Australia?
the people who found the gold
What is the percentage of gold that was produced by Africa in the world?
About 50% of the Gold found in the world since 1880 has come from South Africa.
How did the discovery of gold effect the population on the west coast?
People like gold. When the gold was found, people went to be near the gold.
What was the name of the piece of gold Edward Hargreaves found?
The gold Hargraves found (which was actually found by John Lister) was not named. It was just a few specks of payable gold, large enough to gain the attention of the government.
How did people find out about gold?
gold was found/came to light, accidentally.
Did the great plains have gold?
No. The Great Plains had was devoid of many minerals. Why did people think there was? Because the Spanish found gold in the Mesas and Jungles, and fake explorers "found" gold in the Plains. So people went looking for gold and found none.
Who found gold in 1847?
The man who found gold was James Marshill. There could be other people who found gold that time but they didnt want to tell or not bother to tell.
