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Scientists Discover $540 Billion ‘White Gold’ Deposit Beneath California’s Salton Sea
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have uncovered a treasure trove of lithium worth an astounding $540 billion beneath ...
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Pay dirt: California’s flowering gold in bloom
The California Golden Poppy adds a rich luster to the countryside each spring and then disappears for another year.
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Mining Company Nixes California Gold Exploration That Threatened Rare Daisy
LOS ANGELES— A Canadian mining company has announced it’s suspending a proposal to expand gold mining exploration and road building on California’s Conglomerate Mesa after the U.S. Bureau of Land ...
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The California Gold Rush
Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...
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Major "Strikes" in the California Gold Rush
An astounding amount of gold was pulled from the ground during the California gold rush. In 1852 the take for the year was $80 million ($1.9 billion in 2005 dollars). This map shows some of the ...