Just because we're long past the days of the 49ers and old-time prospectors, don't think mining for gold has been relegated to the dustbin of history. Interest in small-scale mining is booming, thanks ...

The high price of gold has generated new interest in prospecting. (CBC) The rising price of gold in the midst of economic uncertainty is resulting in a mini-revival in 19th-century-style prospecting.

It’s a Saturday in mid-August in northern Montana, about 45 minutes outside Helena in an area informally referred to as Magpie Gulch by locals. Dustin LeDoux stands in an ankle-deep stream, the ...

SULTAN, Snohomish County — With gold at sky-high prices — an ounce goes for about $1,800 — plenty of people are taking up that old venture of gold panning. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management office in ...

In this video, I explore gold prospecting near Dahlonega, Georgia, showcasing several notable finds, including pieces of ...