Gold Rush 2014 Season 5 Mining Claim Locations
This is part five of a series about the mines featured in the Gold Rush TV show. We suggest starting from the beginning of this series. Activity returns to the frozen north in Gold Rush Season 5. The Hoffmans return to the Yukon at McKinnon Creek. Parker Schnabel returned to Scribner Creek Mine for a second season….
Leadville Heritage Museum and Gallery
Sitting in the heart of historic Leadville, Colorado, the Heritage Museum and Gallery pays homage to the history of the 1880s silver boomtown. The museum is housed in Leadville’s first library built in 1904 with funds from Andrew Carnegie. The library became host to the museum in 1971 when it was acquired by the Lake County Civic Center Association
Gold Rush 2013 Season 4 Mining Claim Locations
This is part four of a series about the mines featured in the Gold Rush TV show. We suggest starting from the beginning of this series. Season 4 of Gold Rush took familiar faces but shuffled locations. The Hoffman crew pulled up their stakes and took a swing at mining in South America at the…
Gold Rush 2012 Season 3 Mining Claim Locations
This is part three of a series about the mines featured in the Gold Rush TV show. We suggest starting from the beginning of this series. Season 3 of Gold Rush returned with familiar faces and mostly familiar locations. The Hoffman crew, Dakota Fred crew, and Parker Schnabel crew all returned to continue mining on…
Gold Rush 2011 Season 2 Mining Claim Locations
This is part two of a series about the mines featured in the Gold Rush TV show. We suggest starting from the beginning of this series. After an impressively successful first season of Gold Rush, Discovery Channel tripled down by following not only the Hoffman Crew but also introducing Dakota Fred as an independent actor and…
Gold Rush 2010 Season 1 Mining Claim Locations
Season 1 took place on a single gold mine. At the time of the first season the property was unnamed. The series referred to the land as the Porcupine Creek mine. In season two, it would be named the Jim Nail Placer Mine. The Jim Nail Placer Mine (aka: Porcupine Creek Mine) 59°25′6.91″N 136°13′48″W As…
August 2016 Review
August 2016 was a notable month in a relatively slow year for mining claims staked on public land. While the total number of active claims in August 2016 is down by 3.72% compared to August of 2015, the number of claims staked in the month of August is up by 88% compared to last year….
Ballarat, California
Today, Ballarat is a ghost town known better for its cameo in Easy Rider or visits from the Manson Family than its early mining history. Yet, from 1897 to 1917, Ballarat was the trade hub for the rich gold and silver diggings on the western slope of the Panamint Range.
Crystal Gold Mine 1881
The Crystal Gold Mine is one of the first hard rock mines in Silver Valley, Idaho. It is a remarkably preserved example of mining in the 1880s. The original ore cart, tracks, tools. and many gold laden quartz veins remain in place thanks to the mine’s surprising history.
Wallace District Mining Museum
The Wallace District Mining Museum celebrates 130 years of silver, lead, zinc, and gold mining in the “Silver Capital of the World” and the Coeur d’Alene Mining District.