Goldfield became one of the Nevada’s major gold districts in 1900.
WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Events of the past few decades have rewritten the history of American gold mining. California billed as the “Golden State,” no longer leads all states in cumulative gold production. Taking its place is Nevada, which, ironically, is known as the “Silver State.”
This 1.5-inch specimen of native gold is from the Round Mountain Mine, one of the few Nevada mines where native gold is found today.
STEVE VOYNICK