Early California gold mining occurred at a time when the ounce price of gold in 1833 was $18.93 and peaked at a federal limit of around $35 an ounce. As of February 2024, the ounce price for gold ...

Historic gold minesThe map above is from the California Department of Conservation, which produced a map of historic gold mines for the state’s 150th birthday.The map shows the locations of ...

That work, Bisyak said, followed the efforts of a mining syndicate that had found zinc ore here, but no gold. In one of Mt. Kokoweef’s many tunnels, a dark chasm beckons. (Myung J. Chun / Los ...

An aerial view from Google Maps of the Mesquite Gold Mine in Imperial County, the largest commercial gold mine in California. The mine was reopened in 2008 and produced more than 100,000 ounces of ...

FRESNO, Calif. — The discovery of gold in 1848 put California on the map and helped inspire its glamorous nickname — “The Golden State.” But today, more than 47,000 abandoned mines are a ...

YREKA, Calif. — Deep in Siskiyou County in far Northern California, high granite peaks and rocky streams have long incited gold miners, including my grandfather, who in the 1930s lived with his ...

Over the years, many treasure seekers have ventured into the lower deserts of California searching for the lost gold mine of Thomas L. (Pegleg) Smith.

This map shows some of the important mines of the gold rush. Sutter's Mill/Coloma | January 24, 1848 James Marshall kicked off the California gold rush when he spotted some pea-sized bits of gold ...

The Mojave Desert, which stretches across most of Southern California, is a potential gold mine for clean energy. Earlier this year, the world’s largest solar farm opened there, near Joshua Tree ...