Mining
People have been mining for hundreds of years. Whether it is for gold, silver, or diamonds, it has driving many wealth seekers to go and try their luck in the mining industry. There have been many different Gold Rushes in history; like the Victorian Gold Rush, The Klondike Gold Rush, and of course the California Gold Rush. Some people are successful, others aren't so lucky. Mining causes people to move about and migrate to different areas in the world. People migrate all around the world, even today. Some popular places people are mining for gold in today include the Grasburg Gold Mine in the Indonisian Province of Papua, Goldstrike Gold Mine in Elko, Nevada, and the Super Pit/Kalgoorlie mine in Western Australia. Do you think you could strike it rich? What is the history of Gold Mining? How do people mine gold?