The story of the first gold mine dates back to ancient times, and it is a tale that has been shrouded in mystery and legend.
While the exact details of the first gold mine are not known with certainty, historians and archaeologists have pieced together a general understanding of how the first gold mining operations might have taken place.
One of the earliest records of gold mining dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who began mining for gold as early as 2600 BC.
They were likely mining for gold in the Eastern Desert region of Egypt, using simple techniques such as panning and sluicing to extract the precious metal from riverbeds and streams.
