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The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed America
Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and by the end of the decade it was over. But not its impact: The Gold Rush may ...
Is there still gold in California? Why the gold rush lives on 200 years later
More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.
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This Discovery Of An Enormous Gold Deposit Could Change Everything For The Market
The treasure trove has a value of as much as $83 billion at present global gold prices, per Science Alert. The discovery is so large that it might be the biggest ever found. Core sample qualities ...