This gold mine, at its peak ... per capita earnings in the world. The mine was so successful that it helped drive the economy of both the town it was situated in and the entire country.

Once a mining settlement ... families keep its story alive. The town's residents say they are proud of its history and resilience. When miners discovered gold in north-east Victoria in December ...

Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville—a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin ...

Gold Rush Days was first coined World Celebration, in honor of the new town, and changed to Annual Miners Reunion, which featured a carnival and parade, after mining moved into the area.