Prospector and Guide Monument, Skagway, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Elderly man panning for gold, Elvire River, Old Halls Creek, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Gold rush,ninjas precious metal in a river in sarangol valley, northwest of capital city ulan bator, mongolia. Ninjas named green pans they wear on their backs that make them resemble cartoon ninja turtle

Placer mining, gold panning at the Klondike, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada

Paddy Hannan Memorial, gold prospector, Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, WA, Australia

Museum of the Goldfields, winding tower, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, WA, Australia

Man panning for gold, Icabarú, Gran Sabana, Venezuela, South America

Men, gold panning on Gold Bottom Creek, Klondike gold rush, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada, North America

Gold being separated from quartz using a centrifuge

Washed gold

Floating work platform of a gold seeker in Amazonia, Bolivia, South America

Floating work platform of a gold seeker in Amazonia, Bolivia, South America

BRAZIL Mato Grosso Peixoto de Azevedo Aerial view over landscape with severe damage/pollution from gold mining operations clearly visible over former Panara territory. Garimpeiros have displaced the Indians previously known as Kreen-Akrore Krenhakarore Krenakore Krenakarore Amazon American Brasil Brazilian Ecology Entorno Environmental Environment Green Issues Kreen Akore Latin America Latino Scenic South America prospector

BRAZIL Mato Grosso Peixoto de Azevedo Garimpo goldmine on former Panara territory. Headman Aka declaims against actions of garimpeiros resulting in the environmental ruin of Panara homelands. Garimpeiro small scale prospector informal displaced people formally known as Kreen-Akrore Krenhakarore Krenakore Krenakarore Amazon displaced people American Brasil Brazilian Ecology Entorno Environmental Environment Green Issues Kreen Akore Latin America Latino Scenic South America