Lucas Lundgren is a geologist by trade, but in his free time he pans for gold across the Midwest. He calls himself 'Glacial ...

Kalispell prospector Jon VanDort, left, has been teaching kids and adults how to pan gold for years. VanDort has been looking for gold in Libby Creek for more than 10 years. He shared the stream ...

Around 1860, prospectors came to Idaho to find gold in the Boise Basin. The bet was solid, and word got out as people came here to stake claims. This Discovery of gold set one of the largest ...

Contrary to what most people assume, the gold rush didn’t end in the 1800s. Across the U.S., people still pull real gold from rivers, streams, and old mining sites simply with a shovel and a gold pan.

Rocker Neil Young may have been searchin’ for a heart of gold, but finding a few flakes of gold would be just fine for Bob Temple. The Helena man was among 20 people squatting over Silver Bow Creek ...

The Reeves sisters grew up playing in dirt in the Interior. Now they own and operate Gold Daughters. Ilaura and Jordan’s childhood was filled exploring a gold dredge and panning for gold. They’re the ...

After the discovery of a 17-pound nugget in Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina, the state became a major hotbed of gold mining as a part of the first American gold rush in 1799. Early discoveries ...

Currently, all eyes are on the state’s golden aspens — but there’s another glittering treasure hidden beneath the surface. Although many boom towns went bust well over a century ago, underground mine ...