An image of the Reed Gold Mine.

A short page on the discovery of gold at Sutter's Fort as well as the impact of mining in the west on relations with Native Americans.

This site provides a virtual tour of the mining of silver and gold in California through excellent photos and facts.

This resource presents information about prospecting. You will learn about the history and see pictures on how it was done.

Describes the impact of the California Gold Rush of 1848 which brought hundreds of thousands of gold-seeking migrants to the region. This massive influx of people to a place with little law enforcement and no infrastructure led to...

Describes the events that led to the California Gold Rush, the lives of the miners, the discrimination faced by Chinese immigrant miners and African Americans, the women who mostly stayed behind when their husbands went west as well as...

Online learning game in which players mine for gold while learning addition and money value.

Read about the environmental impact the changing technology of gold mining inflicted on California and the economic impact on the miners.

Useful information about the precious metal gold, how it is processed, lode and placer mining, and other interesting facts.

This short article discusses Heinrich Schliemann's gold mining experience, including the death of his brother, before discovering the lost city of Troy during his archeological period.

Provides pictures and information about hydraulic mining (using jets of water to break down gold-laden gravel banks) for gold.

Provides pictures and information about hydraulic mining (using jets of water to break down gold-laden gravel banks) for gold.

Provides pictures and information about hydraulic mining (using jets of water to break down gold-laden gravel banks) for gold.

This CalGoldRush.com site discusses how the California gold rush still inspires many individuals who continue searching for gold hoping to someday strike it rich.

This CalGoldRush site discusses the damage mercury used in gold mining has done to California's environment

The allure of getting rich quick by finding gold or silver was just a dream for most prospectors. Read about the gold and silver rushes that usually ended up enriching the mining industry, not the miner. Find out about the make-up of the...

This resource has posted numerous gold rush images with a brief description. Click on the various subjects to view historic photos of these early Alaskan towns and folks.

Illustrated article from Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1857, page 632, focusing on Chinese workers and their life in California mining camps.

Audio-pictorial overview of the story of the California gold rush.

A rich site on the California gold rush, 1848-1858. An online exhibit traces the gold rush using primary sources, a teacher page gives lesson plans from 4-12 and a kid's page offers further online adventures. Takes a long time to load.

The gold rush in California accelerated the western migration of thousands of young American men, who streamed into California to find riches. See who else arrived in California and find out what they did. In addition, there is a map...

Read and view a copy of the complete text of the treaty of Fort Laramie which recognized the Black Hills as part of the Sioux Reservation. Accompanying documentary explains how the treaty was broken as a result of the discovery of gold...

This CalGoldRush.com site contains information on justice and law in California during the gold rush. Many felons lost their lives at the end of a rope.

This site discusses how many miners never made it rich, but had an adventure of a lifetime during the California gold rush.