Historically Kabupten Lebong is one of the old city on the island sumatera, where in the category of the old city, the Lebong in the year 1897 have segagai the city has activities such as other cities, the activities the city's most prominent cities there is a gold mine which is very productive in the past, the historical record Lebong district daearah of this as a gold mine locations such as old mines in the district Lebong this is still used in part to mancari gold-ore-ore, such as holes in the glasses, konvoy pit mine and a rice field , in history as a contributor Lebong gold on the National Monument in Jakarta in addition Lebong District in the past is also called with the nickname "Small Batavia" (another name for the area Mark Lebong the Netherlands used the location of the gold mine in the village of Mark Lebong) remind we glory in the past, where this had been the incaran many parties, both in the Netherlands, Japan. Meanwhile, at the time there are now several companies from outside the district who still dig Lebong and extractive exploitation gold.