Figure 1. “The logo of the Gold Prospectors Association of America”
Figure 2. A young prospector with a handful of wealth he collected while prospecting.
Figure 3. “The Carolina Gold Rush became one of the most successful industries in the 1800s”
Figure 4. A replica of Sutter’s Mill”
Figure 5. Swauk Creek, Washington State
Figure 6 The Liberty mine located in the Swauk Mining District of Kittitas County, WA
Figure 7. United States map with states highlighted where gold finds have been documented
Figure 8 Estimates by the U.S.G.S. of the numbers of tons of undiscovered gold in the United States
Figure 11 Crucible with Gold in Furnace
Figure 12 Using the density differences of Gold and Pyrite to differentiate between them
Figure 13 Alaska Centennial Nugget found near the town of Ruby, Alaska in 1998, 20.17 lbs
Figure 14 Boot of Cortez Nugget found in the Mexican state of Sonora in 1989, 26.7 lbs
Figure 15 Gold nugget found in the mountains of Butte County, California in 2014, 6.07 lbs
Figure 16 Photos of Sulfide and Gold Ore from Central Wisconsin
Figure 17 The now closed Ridgeway Gold Mine of South Carolina
Figure 18 The Fortitude Mine, a Skarn gold deposit, assayed at 8.5 grams/metric tonne
Figure 20 The author’s car high up in gold country during a weekend prospecting trip
Figure 21 Found by the owner with a metal detector