Shops Island Gold Rush
| Shops Island Gold Rush | |
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| Background information | |
| Participants | Shops Island Residents |
| Date | February - April 2012 |
| Location | Numerous gold mines in the Mario Mountains |
The Shops Island Gold Rush was a short-lived mining boom in Shops' history, which resulted in many gold mines popping up in the Mario Mountains, almost all of which were to later close down. The gold rush was a tremendous turning point in Shops Island's economy, which at the time was miniscule and weak. It drove Shops out of an economic depression that it had been suffering since July 2011.
History[edit]
The gold rush started when some random penguins stumbled upon the old and worn out gold mine, which its origins were unknown of. The penguins contacted expert miners, one of which being government official Bro, to come take a look at the land. The miners came, and began mining out the precious metals, and became rich. This started a mining boom, which attracted many wannabe millionaires from across the country, in hopes of striking it rich. Mining operations of varying scales popped up all around the Mario Mountains. It didn't take long, however, before almost all of the mines ran out of gold-rich material, so most of the mines shut down, and ran into disrepair. Nowadays, only a few mines still operate; most mining operations now happen on Uranium Island and in Freezestonia. Mining for gold ever since has been deemed inefficient, as both a waste of time and money.
Economic Impacts[edit]
The economic impacts of the gold rush were positive, and caused a skyrocket of rich citizens. The richest of which, has in excess of 3,550,000 WB$. The highest amount of WB$ beforehand was a pitiful 360,000 WB$. This also brought this island out of a lasting depression, and made Shops' economy much more vivid.
