Today's word,pan, takes us back to the days of the gold rush in California.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

Today,people visiting the area of the great Klondike gold rush can still find very small amounts of gold.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

This started a gold rush unlike any other in American history in the Golden State.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

Experts say about four thousand people became rich during the great Klondike gold rush.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

The great Yukon gold rush was over by the end of eighteen ninety-nine.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Each new gold rush brought more people from the east.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

By eighteen forty-nine, the great gold rush was on.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

In the past few years, Baomahun town has mushroomed as people rush to mine the land before it is taken over by the British mining company, Cluff Gold, whose 137 kilometer concession includes the artisanal mining pits.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22