What type of mining led to the establishment of Breckenridge?

What type of mining led to the establishment of Breckenridge?

A Lead
B Gold
C Silver

The discovery of gold near Breckenridge led to the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush of 1859, later called the Colorado Gold Rush. Prospectors were called Fifty-niners. The town of Breckenridge was established the same year in what was then the Territory of Utah.

The correct answer is Gold.

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