Gold Through the Ages Part-1-MODERN (21ST CENTURY) GOLD RUSH

As you can see below China was a big player in the 19th Century gold rush in Astrailia.

The Ying Yuan has been around dated back in 1091 BC

Here is a great resources which takes you through the times to modern-day

GNSResearch

"Gold Through the Ages—Civilization’s Love Affair with the Yellow Metal"http://www.usfunds.com/interactive/gold-through-the-ages/#.V3OAJOum1SU

Note:The 19th century California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848,


AUSTRAILIAhttp://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-gold-rushMulticulturalism on the goldfields

Chinese gold digger starting for work, circa 1860s. Image courtesy of State Library of Queensland: 60526 .

Soon after the discovery of the goldfields in Victoria an exodus of unprecedented volume started, bringing to Australia people with a range of skills and professions, unthought of prior to the discovery of gold.

Australia attracted adventurers from all around the world. The majority of these new arrivals were British but also included Americans, French, Italian, German, Polish and Hungarian exiles.The largest foreign contingent on the goldfields was the 40,000 Chinese who made their way to Australia.

In 1861, Chinese immigrants made up 3.3 per cent of the Australian population, the greatest it has ever been. These Chinese were nearly all men (38,337 men and only eleven women!) and most were under contract to Chinese and foreign businessmen. In exchange for their passage money, they worked on the goldfields until their debt was paid off. Most then returned to China. Between 1852 and 1889, there were 40,721 arrivals and 36,049 departures.