When gold was found at Sutter’s Ranch in 1848, it inspired the Gold Rush to California. That helped unify western America. In 1861, Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase printed the first U.S. paper currency. The Gold Standard Act established gold as the only metal for redeeming paper currency. It set the value of gold at $20.67 … Continue reading Mariana Reports Increased High Grade Gold Copper Resource and Maiden Zinc Resource at the Hot Maden Project NE Turkey