$8B gold mining project in Mariposa brings California one step closer to new gold rush

New gold rush as massive mining operation looks to pull $8B out of California’s Mother Lode

Canadian mining firm Lode Gold Resources Inc. is reviving California’s historic Fremont Gold Mine, eyeing billions in buried treasure.

$8B gold mining project in Mariposa brings California one step closer to new gold rush

More than a century after prospectors helped establish Mariposa during California's Gold Rush, mining companies are once again turning their attention to the area in search of valuable minerals.

New gold rush as massive mining operation looks to pull $8B out of California's Mother Lode

California could be on the verge of its biggest gold rush in generations. Canadian mining company Lode Gold Resources Inc. announced Monday that it has launched engineering studies at the historic Fremont Gold Mine in Mariposa County, the latest move toward reviving a legendary Mother Lode…