Recreational gold mining is a pastime for many people these days, and for good reason: the largest nugget ever found in ...

The Alaska Gastineau Mill closed in 1921 due to ore that was too low grade to mine cost-effectively. Its remnants are visible on the hill above Thane Road — and below the road on the Sheep Creek Delta ...

Note: This article was originally published in a modified form by the U.S. Forest Service. In the 1880s, Douglas Island was the site of the largest gold mining complex in the world. A 14-mile-long ...

Tennessee conservation officials are drafting regulations on where and how people can look for gold in the southeast corner of the state. The Knoxville News Sentinel ...

Long after the days of the Gold Rush, the glitter of gold still lures a new kind of prospector, including those from the North Dakota Gold Prospecting Association.

Gold prospectors are being locked out of some fossicking areas by a new law that allows mining companies with pending leases to say no.

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 ...

A hillside speckled with mining claims and the historic Argo Mill set the stage for what is bound to be one of the most ...

Illegal gold mining is growing in Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers. A weakening economy and high unemployment ...