Ever wonder how people mined for gold? Have no fear! You can use a pan, a large drill, and even explosives! Anthony did some digging and found out many of the methods that people get that rare substance out of the ground and into your wallet!
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Modern Gold Mining
“With the price of gold at all time highs, a familiar fever is sweeping Alaska.”
Gold Price Ounce
“Current gold prices per ounce and gold prices history.”
Improvements in Stope Drilling and Blasting For Deep Gold Mines
“The rate of face advance in the gold mines is between 3 and 10 m a month, with a median value of about 5 m a month; it follows that faces are blasted less frequently than is planned.”
Gold Mining – Methods
“Placer mining is the technique by which gold has accumulated in a placer deposit is extracted.”
How Does Gold Mining Work?
“Gold mining can use several different techniques, depending on the situation involved and the type of mining being done.”
What is the Role of Cyanide in Mining?
“Cyanide is a naturally occurring chemical that is found in low concentrations throughout nature including in fruits, nuts, plants, and insects.”
Gold Fun Facts
“It has been estimated that, worldwide, the total amount of gold ever mined is 152,000 metric tons, only enough to fill 60 tractor trailers.”
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