California sees return of ‘gold fever’ amid record-high gold prices

"McNair is working to fill a one-ounce vial of gold. A year ago, such a vial would have been worth about $2,660. This week, the price climbed to a record $3,858. The result, according to McNair? “Gold fever,” with hobbyists pouring into the foothills to hunt for gold. This summer, Matelot Gulch has seen an influx of visitors from across the state, as well as countries as far away as Switzerland and the Netherlands."

#California #USA #GoldFever #Gold #AU
#Geology

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/gold-price-panning-california-21069644.php

Then: Plundering and polluting for profit on stolen land regardless of the human, social and environmental consequences.
Nowadays: BloodyHugeProfits, FMG, Gina Mineheart, RioStinko, Woodside

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-01/ghost-towns-were-once-gold-mining-farming-railway-hubs/105354022

#Capitalism #Colonialism #Extractivism #FirstNations #GhostTowns #GoldFever #LandBack

Ghost towns that were once bustling gold mining, farming, railway hubs

Once thriving with mining, farming or railways, it all came to an end in these places. Such is the history of Australia's many ghost towns.

ABC News
I loved the original Ducktales as a kid. There was a movie that started it out. It was broken up into the first few episodes of the show. There was a scene in the movie that didn't make it into the show. The 80's was a great time for cartoons
#disney #ducktales #goldfever
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1) - The Rest Is History

The meeting of the controversial Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the formidable Emperor Montezuma in 1519 was one of the great hinge moments of world history, and the beginning of the end for the mightiest of the New World empires: the realm of the Aztecs.  The build-up to this extraordinary encounter is at once a thrilling adventure story and a tragic tale of violence, brutality and loss. It’s a story of temples and sacrifices, exploration and imperialism, with cataclysmic consequences for human history. Join Tom and Dominic in the first episode of this sensational saga, as they follow the young Cortés across the Atlantic to the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Cuba, where the search for gold comes at a terrible price … *Dominic’s book The Fall of the Aztecs is available now from bookshops across the UK - the perfect Christmas present!* *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in New Zealand and Australia! Buy your tickets here: resti

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Couple's afternoon at the beach yields almost 5 grams of gold

Couple's afternoon at the beach yields almost 5 grams of gold

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