Why is gold found in rivers? how did it get there? where is most of it located in the world?

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Why is gold found in rivers? how did it get there? where is most of it located in the world?

Answer 1

gold found in rivers because it comes from under the crust with the water of the river.

Answer 2

Native (river gold) gold is  found in the form of free flakes, grains or larger nuggets that have been eroded from rocks and end up in alluvial deposits (called placer deposits). Such free gold is always richer at the surface of gold-bearing veins owing to the oxidation of accompanying minerals followed by weathering, and washing of the dust into streams and rivers, where it collects and can be welded by water action to form nuggets.

Some great gold mines are found in South Africa,United States, Australia, China, Russia and Peru.

Answer 3

I know gold is found in Australia along the west coast and in South Africa.

Gold can be eroded by water and end up in rivers as it is picked up by currents and moved to its location where it was found.

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