humanity 0 Liked! 0 Disliked 0 A literal mountain of gold has been discovered in the Congo (8 Photos) by: Matthew In: Awesome, Humanity, Interesting Mar 8, 2021 0 Liked! 0 Disliked 0 1GIF The California Gold Rush began with a simple discovery of gold nuggets back in 1848. Thousands of people began to flock to the Sacramento Valley and nearly $2 billion worth of gold was extracted over the next 7 years. Like this post? 0 Liked! 0 Disliked 0