Gold 1
Why is gold a popular metal for making jewelry?
because of its beauty and softness
Why is gold valuable?
because it's scarce
What is the earliest record of cups and jewelry made from gold?
3500 BC
During the middle ages what men tried to make gold?
alchemists
When and where was the first American gold rush?
Georgia 1828
Name 2 ways of getting to the gold field
land and sea
Name two dangers of the overland route to the gold field
leaving too early, leaving too late, disease
ships had rotten bottoms, disease, unsafe ships
Name one disadvantage of the Panama Route.
disease, mosquitoes with malaria, unsafe ships
What stayed in the miner's pan after the sand, gravel, and water washed out?
heavy gold
How many men were needed to operate a cradle?
2 or 3
What mining device was 12-25 feet long and could trap more gold than a cradle?
long tom
What is coyote mining?
Sink shafts into the ground to get to bedrock. One guy was at the bottom and put dirt into the shovel and they pulled it up and put it through a mining device at the top.
What mining technique used high powered hoses to wash off the mountain sides?
hydraulic mining
What mining method was eventually banned because of its damage to the environment?
hydraulic mining
What rock is commonly found with gold?
quartz
What is another name for pyrite?
fool's gold
Describe how a cradle works.
It looks like a cradle and has riffles that catch the gold. You pour the dirt and water in the top and rock it like a cradle. The gold catches in the riffles.
What time period was the gold rush?
The 1800s.
What was the cheapest mining tool to buy or make?
A pan.
How many times more gold did a long tom yield than a cradle?
4-5x
Name one of the sea routes the miners took.
Cape Horn route, Panama route
Who could afford to do hydraulic mining?
big companies
Which mining tool used water from a stream to run through it?
long tom
Why did the alchemists try to make the gold?
It became very scarce so they tried to make it themselves.