Gold mining in the United States open-pit heap leach mines in the state of Nevada. The US is a net exporter of gold. Gold was discovered in Alabama about 1830, shortly following the Georgia Gold Rush. The principal districts were the Arbacoochee district in Cleburne County, mostly from placer deposits, and the Hog Mountain district in Tallapoosa County, which produced from veins in schist. Russian explorers discovered placer gold in the Kenai River in 1848, but no gold was produced. Gold mining started in 1870 from placers southeast of Juneau. Alaska produced a total of of gold from 1880 through the end of 2007. In 2015
Juneau, Wisconsin Juneau, Wisconsin Juneau is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,814 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dodge County. Juneau is named after its founder, the Metis Paul Juneau, son of Solomon Juneau, founder of Milwaukee. Juneau is located at (43.406251, -88.703399). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,814 people, 852 households, and 561 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 924 housing units at