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The mines continued to grow, and Cornucopia was responsible for 66% of the gold in Oregon in 1939. The census in 1940 recorded 352 residents and the mines were the 7th largest in the nation. [ 2 ] However, in the beginning of 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt closed all gold mining operations in America so that miners could focus on ...
This list of mines in Oregon summarizes the mines listed by the Geographic Names Information System. As of January 7, 2014, there are 595 entries. As of January 7, 2014, there are 595 entries. name
Ghost Mine is an American paranormal television series that premiered on January 16, 2013, in the United States on the Syfy channel. [ 1] The series features a group of hard rock miners searching for gold in Oregon's Crescent Mine. Two paranormal investigators accompany them in an attempt to determine if the location is haunted.
Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge. / 44.742541°N 118.204167°W / 44.742541; -118.204167. The Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge is a historic gold dredge located in Sumpter, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Gold was discovered in Sumpter in 1862. Three gold dredges were put into service in the Sumpter Valley district between 1912 and 1934.
The Bohemia mining district is an area of about 9 square miles (23 km 2) in the Cascade Range of the U.S. state of Oregon. Near Bohemia Mountain in Lane County, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Cottage Grove, the district was the most productive of the mining areas in the Western Cascades. Beginning in the 1860s, mines in the district ...
According to several historians, the U.S. state of Oregon contains over 200 ghost towns. [ 1][ 2] Professor and historian Stephen Arndt has counted a total of 256 ghost towns in the state, some well known, others "really obscure." [ 3] The high number of ghost towns and former communities in the state is largely due to its frontier history and ...
US annual gold production (1840–2012) In the United States, gold mining has taken place continually since the discovery of gold at the Reed farm in North Carolina in 1799. The first documented occurrence of gold was in Virginia in 1782. [ 1] Some minor gold production took place in North Carolina as early as 1793, but created no excitement.
US$ $265 million (FY 2005)[ 3] Number of employees. 1,100 [ 4] Website. Official Website. Wah Chang Corporation was an American manufacturing company in the metal or alloy industry based in Albany, Oregon in the United States. Since 2014, it is a business unit of Allegheny Technologies and makes corrosion-resistant metals, such as hafnium ...