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    Goldcorp attracts me as a company of choice as it is the world's lowest-cost, million-ounce gold producer, but more importantly the company’s values are what persuade me to apply for a position as a Co-op Metallurgist. With the company’s policies which values safety and teamwork, there is no better choice than Goldcorp. This is one of my many reasons why I would like to work for Goldcorp, but why should Goldcorp hire me? With my strong attentiveness and focusing ability, plus being a good team…

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    The California Gold Rush research essay The California Gold Rush was a huge event. The Gold lured hundreds of thousands to California for the start of a new land and for the search for gold. But it wasn't easy for everyone to find gold. The miners there had hard times finding gold. Not all of them even survived either, many of them took long hours and days to mine gold. The miners would become sick to and it would spread everywhere. This research explaining what the miners had to experience…

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    The gold rush began as a rush to the area and the discovery of tons of fairly generally rich deposits along the creeks and gullies in the area, especially Meroo Creek, Louisa Creek, pretty actually Long Creek, Dalys Creek, Clarkes Creek, Campbells Creek, and Oaky Creek in a subtle way In the early 1850s between 124 and 156 kilograms of gold for all intents and purposes particularly are exclaimed to for the most part basically be mostly specifically sent away from the field every fortnight under…

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    California so quickly that its population has risen from about 10,000 to 100,000 in a short time. This was because of the discovery of gold in California in 1848. The news of gold quickly spreads across the United States and around the world. Its spark has brought thousands of people to leave their family, work and home in order to search for gold. The California Gold Rush affected so many people that some was able to become successful, while the rest was unsuccessful in their life and lives in…

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    The famous gold rush occurred in California when a man by the name of James wilson marshall discovered the precious metal on his property better known as Sutter’s Mill. Mr. Marshall tried to keep his discovery as low as possible. However, eventually news spread about the gold and it spread fast. Newspaper after newspaper covered the story of the immense amount of gold buried in the rivers of California.What was a small discovery eventually evolved into one of the most controversial events of…

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    Gold is a rare and valuable metal. It has been widely used throughout the world in many forms for centuries such as currency, jewelry, medicine, awards, electronics, etc... Gold has attracted both wealthy and poor people. Humans started the process of gold mining 7000 years ago, between 4700 and 4200 BC. Miners risk their lives everyday working underground, to provide food on the table for their families and their children. The process of gold mining causes serious problems to our environment.…

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    they fight with each other all day. It shows that roaring camp is a bad place to live. As we know, because of the gold rush fever, many people came to California. They are also poor, and that is why they came here in order to get rich. These people did not have well education, and the only thing they have is that brave which is to go on getting more money. One same thing between gold rush and roaring camp is that they were poor and they wanted to get rich. In the middle of this story, we know…

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    The biggest gold nugget discovered during the American Gold Rush weighed nearly 195 pounds (Holub 3-4). This was just a small part of the 750,000 pounds of gold that was extracted during the Gold Rush - equivalent to 375 tons! (History.com Staff). “And [The Gold Rush] started by accident! (Holub 5).” The American Gold Rush affected the United States because of the anxiety to arrive at Sutter’s Mill, lots of americans growing very rich, and inflation increasing majorly. One of the major effects…

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    The California Gold Rush was one of the most influential events that shaped not only the West Coast, but america in later years. From the Gold Rush in California, many other gold rushes in other states began to happen, such as the Colorado and Klondike. They began to draw attention because of what happened in California. In both good and bad ways, the California Gold Rush has transformed the nation and gave way to a promising future for America. During the California Gold Rush, thousands had…

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    Nevada is one of the largest U.S states, coming in at number seven behind Arizona. Known as home to the Hoover Dam and the largest reservoir in the US- Lake Mead, Nevada is THE entertainment destination of the US. The name Nevada was derived from the mountain range Sierra Nevada, and the state is largely shaped and defined by its rich and harsh environment. It is the driest of all 50 states, with very little rainfall annually, averaging 7 inches. Nevada is dominated largely by uninhabited,…

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