The fifth largest gold mine in the world lies under a Walmart store in North Georgia. Yes, that's right Walmart. So, when if you hear someone say, "Walmart is a gold mine," you can believe it.
The Walmart mine (aka The Consolidated Gold Mine) lies deep under the Dahlonega discount store. The mine, abandoned for 75 years, was once the site of gold mining from the 1880's until 1906, when it became too expensive to mine the deep set gold.
Re-opened in the 1980's, The Consolidated Gold Mine is now a tourist attraction, and another reason to make Dahlonega is vacation destination. And by the way, (the mine is NOT owned by Walmart.)
The Consolidated Gold Mine,
Considering gold is More than 50 times the 1960 price, That may not last as a tourist attraction...
ReplyDeleteThe real issue is getting 500 permits to mine....with the EPA leading the way...I semi-agree with it all...but for a company to shell out over a $1,000,000 in order to dig??? Not cool...but at least the environment is protected.
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