California State Mining And Mineral Museum - Gems From California Mining Museum - Masked Robbers Steal Gold

LOS ANGELES, Oct just one (Reuters) - Robbers sporting markers plus goggles smashed directly into a new mining museum with California plus stole antique watches in addition to gems greatly regarded from approximately $2 million, the actual Los Angeles Times noted about Monday.

The masked guys broke into the California State Mining and Mineral Museum inside Mariposa, California, about Friday mid-day with pickaxes and forced staff into one finish from the building, this Times reported, citing a state parks spokesman.

The thieves in that case tried in order to steal some sort of nearly 14-pound chunk of crystallized yellow metal recognized for the reason that Frisco Nugget, the pieces of paper said, but were unable to break directly into a strong in terms of iron safe wherever it turned out held.

The California State Mining as well as Mineral Museum is actually identified on its web site because giving readers the risk to examine all of the the state's nutrient huge selection as well as view "breathtaking treasures and minerals from across the world."

According on the website, the Frisco Nugget had been observed inside American River in Northern California within 1864 and is particularly the biggest intact mass connected with crystalline precious metal leftover from California's Gold Rush era.

The Times announced that the museum possessed moved its most beloved destinations for you to an undisclosed location subsequent your robbery and were being having catalog to discover what was missing.

(Writing simply by Dan Whitcomb, croping and editing through Philip Barbara)