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Gold Mining In Alabama

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:56:39 +0000

Sweet Home Alabama! Yes, there is gold to be found in Alabama. According to this document by the Geological Survey of Alabama there 49,000 ounces of gold was reported through 1939 and probably at least that much more has been mined, but not reported. This is a long document, but it’s worth your trouble to [...]

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Gold Mining In Virginia

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:07:12 +0000

John Smith and the other founders of Jamestown came to Virginia looking for gold. They didn’t find any gold. That was too bad for them, but very good for you. There are lots of places around Virgina for amateur gold miners to prospect. The you may not find as much gold as you could [...]

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Historical Mining Document – 1880 Report on Placer Mining

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:26:48 +0000

Below is a link to a 64 page document about placer mining from about 1880. I believe it is from the United States Bureau of Mines, but I didn’t see anything that said for sure. However, it is a great document that every gold miner should read, because it has information on the big and [...]

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