Today, his son, Nick Prebalick owns and operates a tour company called California Gold Panning that allows tourists to try their luck at mining for gold. The business helps supplement the families ...

Seeking gold in California river bottom ... By 1859, 5726 miles of aqueducts ran through the California mining region. The profits from hydraulic mining were enormous and the state economy ...

A Rush of Gold Seekers By 1849, the non-native population of California had grown to almost 100,000 people. Nearly two-thirds were Americans. Upon arrival in California, immigrants learned mining ...

The US Interior Department has reconfirmed ASX-listed Dateline Resources’ right to mine and explore for gold and rare earths ...

March 31, 1870 George Gleason, a miner, and his partners applied for a patent on a gold lode in Soledad Canyon near Acton, Ca ...

starting the California Gold Rush of 1849. Today, Coloma preserves their history at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where visitors can visit the on-site museum, learn how to pan ...

Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent articles, advertisements, and cartoons. Some depicted 49ers carrying pistols and rifles, even carrying knives while wielding mining tools.

The Forest Service had attempted to shoehorn the mining exploration into a “short ... They live only in an area along the California-Nevada border and face multiple threats. “Gold exploration and ...

The rock daisy, already listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act, faces mounting threats from gold mining in its region. “A company determined to dig up the Inyo Mountains in ...