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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
Gold has been a valuable and highly sought-after precious metal for coinage, jewellery, and other arts since long before the beginning of recorded history.
Gold standards have been the most common basis for monetary policies throughout human history.
Let's take a look at some amazing images of pure gold in Colombia.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A miner looks for gold on the banks of the Cauca River in Santafe de Antioquia. For centuries, Colombian miners have extracted and processed gold from the Cauca River without using chemicals allowing the precious metal to keep its pureness.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A miner removes soil to look for gold at the entrance of a mine in Santa Fe de Antioquia.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A man waves a pan to look for gold in the Cauca river.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A miner looks for gold in his pan at the entrance of a mine.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A miner takes a break at a gold mine.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A goldsmith works on a piece of gold in his workshop in Santa Fe de Antioquia.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A woman works with gold in her workshop.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A goldsmith works on a piece of gold in his workshop.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A goldsmith works with gold pieces in a workshop.
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Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold
A goldsmith works on pieces of gold in Santa Fe de Antioquia.