Serra Pelada. Gold Rush
Description
Serra Pelada's discovery in 1979 precipitated one of the world's largest contemporary gold rushes. In a matter of days miners could make hundreds of thousands of dollars as chunks of gold kilos in weight were found.
Runtime
1 hr 40 min 48 sec
Subjects
Geography
Database
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