Tuolumne County will be featured on The History Channel program “How The Earth Was Made: America’s Gold” this Tuesday, March 2nd @ 9pm. Filmed last summer in the Jamestown area, USGS geologist Richard Goldfarb explains the significance of the “Mother Lode” vein.
In 2008 Jane Wells of CNBC came to Jamestown to discover gold. This is a dated story, but it was the first one out of the gate and started a worldwide trend. Since this story aired, Brent Shock of Gold Prospecting Adventures in Jamestown has done over 50 media interviews from journalists in a dozen different countries. These stories aired all over the world, all of them promoting Jamestown as a gold mecca. Way to go, Brent! CNBC Story with video