The large mining companies were highly successful at extracting gold. Using a technique called hydraulic mining, they extracted $170 million in gold between 1860 and 1880. In the process ...

A hydraulic press YouTube channel has taken crushing things to the next level with their latest video. Crushit has flattened a 24 carat £30,000 gold bar and it is just as satisfying to watch as ...

The battle over hydraulic mining raged for the next 20 years. The miners didn't seem to understand that wheat was becoming the new gold. In 1880 a single farmer made $800,000 on his wheat crop.

New research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that artisan gold mining in the southern ...

The Georgia Gold Rusher introduces riders to William “Willy” Gibson, a fictional miner with a hydraulic mining machine, creating an adventure inspired by the gold rush era. “This ...