GOLD DAH IT WAS ALWAYS CALLED THAT YOU DUM PERSON WHO AKED THIS QUESTION, GO AND DRINK YOUR OWN BLOODY PEE, MINDLESS PERSON.
In the 15th century, the Portuguese explorers named the country 'Mina' after the gold mines found there. The name Gold Coast was adopted by English Colonisers
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The symbol for gold, Au, comes from its Latin name "aurum," which means shining dawn. The symbol Au is derived from the first two letters of aurum.
Dominique Pegg. A Canadian athlete.
Gold appears as "Au" on the periodic table, as this is the abbreviation for Auric, which means "pertaining or related to gold."
The name for gold ore, is infact Gold. That's it!
It could mean someone's first letter of there first and last name. Or maybe a school.
The name of the first major newspaper from the East Coast to report on the gold in California was the "New York Herald." The date of the newspaper reporting on the gold discovery in California was January 1, 1848.
Great Britain's first Olympic gold medalist was Launceston Elliot in one handed weightlifting at the 1896 Games in Athens.
In 1896 there was one Australian competitor and he won 2 gold medals. Teddy Flack was his name.
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