<P> Gold mining in the United States has taken place continually since the discovery of gold at the Reed farm in North Carolina in 1799 . The first documented occurrence of gold was in Virginia in 1782 . Some minor gold production took place in North Carolina as early as 1793, but created no excitement . The discovery on the Reed farm in 1799 which was identified as gold in 1802 and subsequently mined marked the first commercial production . </P> <P> The large scale production of gold started with the California Gold Rush in 1848 . </P>

Where was gold first discovered in the united states