TRAVEL: Together with other erosion processes, the Drava and its tributaries have leached gold from rocks over millions of years and carried it with other rocks downstream, depositing it in alluvial sediments and carrying it again all the way to the areas of present-day Slovenia and Croatia and beyond.
ORIGIN OF DRAV GOLD: The Drava River originates in South Tyrol, Italy. Gold deposits are mainly found along its course through Austria, in the mountainous region of the Hohe Tauern and Niedertauern. This is one of the areas of the Alps that is notable for its geological diversity and mountainous terrain, as well as for the occurrence of gold-bearing rocks.
DRAVAGOLD. The gold panning of the Drava River was intensive from the time of the Celts until the mid-19th century, but then it slowly dried up due to unprofitability. Today, for example, two panners have to work hard all day for about a gram of gold. Today, gold is not panned for its value in weight, but for its rarity, purity, heritage and symbolism.
In Slovenia, gold flakes up to 1 mm in diameter are found, the largest up to 5 mm, so that 1 g of Drava gold requires between 5,000 and 10,000 flakes..
We can say that the Drava gold is also otherwise pure, as it has not yet encountered human will or actions..
The golden fairy tale Dravagold, each piece tells its own story.
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