Juneau mining district (oz) gold, 1.9 million oz silver, and 40 million lbs lead. Since the late 1970s, with gold prices rising to $600-$800 an oz many claims were staked again. Old prospects and mines were reexamined but did proceed further than that. It was only in 1985, that efforts were made to reestablish the old great Alaska Juneau Mine. The yield from the Mines in the Juneau Gold Belt during the period 1880-83 was worth $157,000,000 from 6.7 million oz gold, 3.1 million oz silver, and 45 million lbs lead. Since 1985, many mining establishments are examining possibilities of restarting some of
James Nash (prospector) October 1913. James Nash State High School was opened in 1977 to commemorate James Nash. The Electoral district of Nash was named for him. James Nash (prospector) James Nash (5 September 1834 – 5 October 1913) is popularly acknowledged as the first person to discover gold in 1867, in the area of Queensland, Australia now known as Gympie. Nash was born in Beanacre, Wiltshire, England, and migrated to Sydney, New South Wales, at age 23. In 1863 he moved to Queensland, working at Calliope and Nanango. Nash found rich gold deposits on an extended prospecting tour in 1867 near the