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

LOS ANGELES, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Robbers wearing goggles and also scope broke towards a new mining art gallery throughout California as well as stole platinum and treasures highly valued with around $2 million, that Los Angeles Times described on Monday.

The masked men broke in the California State Mining and Mineral Museum throughout Mariposa, California, about Friday afternoon together with pickaxes in addition to obligated workers towards a single finish from the building, the actual Times reported, citing a condition parks spokesman.

The thieves subsequently attempted for you to take a practically 14-pound deal involving crystallized antique watches often known as this Frisco Nugget, the documents said, but have been not able to break into a good iron safe where by it turned out held.

The California State Mining plus Mineral Museum will be detailed on its internet site when presenting prospects the prospect to examine all of the this state's vitamin wealth as well as view "breathtaking jewels and enzymes from throughout the world."

According to the website, the actual Frisco Nugget had been identified from the American River around Northern California within 1864 and is particularly the most important intact mass involving crystalline platinum left over coming from California's Gold Rush era.

The Times reported that the museum had moved it has the presents in order to an undisclosed place pursuing the actual thievery and also were having inventory to know just what had been missing.

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