About Idaho Gold Mining

First Gold Mine

1860

The first gold mine was in 1860.

How much money everyday

1862

Ten thousand miners came and produce more the $600,000 worth of gold everyday.

The population grew

1863

Idaho population is 6,200 as the largest city in the Northwest.

We found gold!

1881

Andrew Prichard finds gold by the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River.

I discoverd silver

1885

Noah Kellogg locates silver.