British Columbia and Canada itself owes much of its evolution to the gold rush. It helped launch a nation. "Had it not been for the discovery of gold, there is no reason to suspect that Britain ...

The Fraser River courses through more than one half-dozen distinct geo-climactic zones, North America’s most diverse indigenous landscape and the essence of British Columbia (B.C.) history. B.C ...

Barkerville Gold’s Cow Mountain in British Columbia’s fabled Cariboo region is shaping up to be the province’s next new gold mine. Copper $ 5.0435 / lb 2.96% Brent Crude Oil $ 65.7 / bbl 1.22% ...

British Columbia Gold Mines. ... However, from the 1830s to today, there were variously named gold rushes such as Queen Charlottes Gold Rush in 1850 or the Cariboo Gold Rush in the 1860s.

A new gallery at UBC aims to show what everyday life was like in British Columbia for early Chinese immigrants and those seeking their fortune during the gold rush at the turn of the 20th century.