The Gold Rush began when James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill on the American River in 1848. Word spread like wildfire, attracting thousands to California, eager to strike it rich.

Invasive Technique The large mining companies were highly successful at extracting gold. Using a technique called hydraulic mining, they extracted $170 million in gold between 1860 and 1880.

Highway 101 will take you across the border into Crescent City, where gold was discovered in 1848, just before the Gold Rush began in Oregon. You can see some mining tools on display at the Del ...

During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.

In 1848, during the California gold rush, many people focused on mining for gold. Some people recognized that providing crucial tools and equipment for prospectors was equally important.

On this day (May 12) in 1848, the California gold rush began when word got out about its discovery on the American River. THE SHOUT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD James Marshall’s discovery of gold at ...

Gold was discovered in 1848 in the American River near Coloma, about an hour away from Sacramento, igniting the Gold Rush. And even though hundreds of thousands of pounds were extracted from ...

For five years, the town of Buriticá in northern Colombia was consumed by a gold fever that turned the sleepy mountainside village into a stronghold of illegal mining, mafiosos and armed groups.

The discovery of gold in1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society in California.