by Precious Metal Team | Jun 15, 2019 | Gold, Mining
Do you often regret the fact that you were not alive in the 1840s and 50s to take part in the California Gold Rush? If so, you are in luck! Instead of waiting for the invention of the time machine why not try your hand at gold prospecting? It allows you to look for...
by Precious Metal Team | Apr 15, 2019 | Gold, Mining
Found in Bulgaria are some of the oldest gold artifacts known to mankind, in the Varna Necropolis, a collection of graves built between 4700 and 4200 BC. This finding, dating back nearly 7000 years, provides evidence of the first civilization to use gold mining...
by Precious Metal Team | Mar 30, 2019 | Mining, Precious Metals
Mining the planet Earth and harvesting her riches is a part of human history dating back thousands of years. In fact, the practice of mining is impossible to date. It is only because of the discovery of certain ancient artifacts that archeologists claim mining is...
by Precious Metal Team | Jan 16, 2019 | Mining, Silver
Silver is a precious metal that society has found uses for since ancient times. As such, silver mines have been in operation for just as long. Dating back to ancient history, historians believe that silver was being separated from lead back during the fourth...
by Precious Metal Team | Jan 15, 2019 | Gold, Mining
Gold, one of the world's most luxurious naturally occurring metals, has to be found somewhere. The job of gold mines everywhere is to dig down into the earth and find this lucrative material. Gold has been a part of human history since at least 4000 BCE, so there...
by Precious Metal Team | Nov 1, 2018 | Mining, Precious Metals
Open pit mining is one of mankind's greatest achievements in the ongoing search for precious ores such as copper, silver, iron, and gold. It describes the process of systematically excavating land and digging out the rocks and minerals in search of metallic ores...
