Gold Mining Collection (page 2)

The Moorabool Viaduct on the Melbourne and Ballarat Railway, Australia, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Moorabool Viaduct on the Melbourne and Ballarat Railway, Australia, 1862. In 1851, gold was discovered near Ballarat, sparking the Victorian gold rush

The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862. The province received a great impetus in June, last year, by the discovery of goldfields situated on a stream called the Tuapeka...The immediate

Secret gold panning. "Predators", 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown. Secret gold panning
Secret gold panning. "Predators", 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Washing gold in trays, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Washing gold in trays, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. The Vigra gold mines are situated in a most picturesque and mountainous range in the parish of Llanabar

Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Ballarat on the Yarrowee River in the Central Highlands of Victoria, was transformed during the Victorian gold rush. From " Federated Australia"

The "Welcome" Nugget, 1858. Creator: Unknown. The "Welcome" Nugget, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The "Welcome" Nugget, 1858....this huge nugget, stated to be the largest piece of virgin gold ever discovered...Mr

On the way to the Transvaal Gold Fields; The Bank of Africa, Johannesburg; as it was... 1887, 1890. Creator: Unknown
On the way to the Transvaal Gold Fields; The Bank of Africa, Johannesburg; as it was in 1887, 1887. 1890

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Civilised and Uncivilised--An Illicit... 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Civilised and Uncivilised--An Illicit Diamond Buyer and his victims, 1890

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Ladies visit to the Jumpers Gold Mining... 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Ladies visit to the Jumpers Gold Mining Company--Going down in the cage, 1890

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Scene in the Open-Air Change, Johanne... 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Scene in the Open-Air Change, Johannesburg, 1890

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--The Marabastad Post Arrives, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--The Marabastad Post Arrives, 1890

Mountain streams in Ouray County, Colorado, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee
Mountain streams in Ouray County, Colorado run yellow because of the tailings from the gold mills

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--The Kimberly Route, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--The Kimberly Route, 1890

The Transvaal Goldfields and how to reach them--by Coach, Eight in Hand, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal Goldfields and how to reach them--by Coach, Eight in Hand, 1890

Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868 / 69
Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxx from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852. Creators: Charles Christian Nahl, August Wenderoth
Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852

Gold Mining, Cripple Creek, 1929. Creator: Ernest Lawson
Gold Mining, Cripple Creek, 1929

Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, 1871. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, 1871

Mosman Street, Charters Towers, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Mosman Street, Charters Towers, 1901. A town in northern Queensland, Australia, founded in the 1870s when gold was discovered From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Charters Towers Goldfield, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Charters Towers Goldfield, 1901. Mine shafts built from 1883 to 1916 during a period of intense gold mining. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Long Tunnel Gold Mine was one of the richest and profitable mines of Walhalla. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Saint-Elie. Le Schluss (Rigole Pour L Or), (The Sluice, Prospecting for Gold), 1900. French Guiana From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule XLVI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Mining Camp, Nevada, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Mining Camp, Nevada, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. A miner and equipment in a South African gold mine. [Sallo Epstein & Co. Johannesburg]

A Gold Mine, Johannesburg, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A Gold Mine, Johannesburg, early 20th century. Smoking chimneys of a factory in the gold mining area of South Africa. [G. B. & Co. Cape Town]

Mining Camp, Nevada, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mining Camp, Nevada, USA, c1900. Nevada is one of the largest sources of gold in the world, and gold mining is a major industry. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell

Gold mining in the Urals, Mid of the 19th century. Artist: Anonymous
Gold mining in the Urals, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Gold. - Drlling Blast Holes, S. Africa, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush of 1849. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Off to the Gold-Fields, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Off to the Gold-Fields, 1912. During the Australian gold rushes, significant numbers of workers from other areas within Australia

All Day Long The Sound of the Pick and the Rumble of the Cradle Were Heard, c1908, (c1920). An illustration of men mining for gold. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall

Group of Indian coolies, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Washing gear and floors at a mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

De Beers diamond mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Kimberley diamond mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Miners weighing their gold, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Miners weighing their gold, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Gold Miner, California, 19th century. A print from le Tour du Monde

Golden Mile, Western Australia, 1928. Area of Kalgoorlie often referred to as the Golden Mile because of the concentration of gold mines

Beaconsfield Gold Mines, Tasmania, Australia, 1886. Gold was discovered near Beaconsfield in 1869 and the town boomed after mining began in 1877

Speculators On The Corner, Ballarat, Australia, 1886. Artist: William Thomas Smedley
Speculators On The Corner, Ballarat, Australia, 1886. The town of Ballarat was founded in 1852 after gold was discovered nearby

Gold mine, Korea, c1900

Manner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains, 1814. Artist: Lester
Manner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains, 1814. Negro slaves washing for alluvial gold watched over by a slave master brandishing a whip

Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Artist: Currier and Ives
Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Scenes of the 1849 Californian Gold Rush showing cradling, panning, washing with a long tom and hydraulic mining

Miners washing for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The apparatus they are using is called a Long Tom. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Prospectors on their way to the Californian gold fields, 1853. Hopefuls off to the Californian gold fields with their belongings and equipment loaded on their horses and carrying pistols and a rifle

Mining prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Miners in the Californian gold fields relaxing in their log cabin at night, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

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