Discover the World's
Great Gold Rushes
Follow the trail of prospectors, boomtowns, and golden dreams — from California to the Klondike and beyond.
Regions
Explore by Region
From the sun-scorched Australian outback to the frozen Klondike, every region holds its own golden legend.
Featured Gold Rushes
Featured Gold Rushes

Carolina Gold Rush, Reed Gold Mine
The American South, 1799–1848 · 1799–1848
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Georgia Gold Rush
The American South, 1828–1840s (limited production continued through mid-20th century) · 1828
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California Gold Rush
California, 1848–1855 · 1848–1855
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Queen Charlottes Gold Rush (B.C.)
British Columbia, 1850–1853 · 1850–1853
Explore →Notable Figures
Notable Figures
Joseph Good
American
Joseph Good was a southern Nevada prospector and cattleman of the El Dorado Canyon mining era whose herds watered at the desert spring that still bears his name as the town of Goodsprings, southwest of Las Vegas.
Peter O'Reilly
Irish (born England) · 1827 – 1905
Peter O'Reilly was a colonial magistrate and gold commissioner in British Columbia, keeping order at Rock Creek, the Cariboo, Wild Horse Creek and the Big Bend. He later spent 18 years as the province's Indian Reserve Commissioner.
Richard Keys
Richard Keys (also spelled Keyes) was a prospector whose 1853 gold discovery on the Kern River launched the Kern River gold rush in Southern California. The camp of Keysville, founded in 1854, and the Keys Mine both bear his name; little else about his life is recorded.
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Trace the routes of prospectors, discover thriving settlements, and see how the gold rushes reshaped economies and borders across continents.
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