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 ...

There’s a modern-day gold rush happening across the country as the price for the precious metal skyrockets. As of Monday, Nov. 3, one ounce of gold is worth just over $4,020, according to APMEX.

LIBBY, Mont. – Shovels in hand, covered in dust, they work in the sandy soil above Libby Creek in the Kootenai National Forest. Like so many before them, they search the hillside and creek for the ...

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It may be hard to believe, but there are specks of gold waiting to be discovered in most area streams — the reason Dean Ransom of Milton has been gold prospecting for 13 years. "I've always been ...

A Far North gold prospector who says most people won’t believe him, has a launched a campaign to sell his exploration lease ...

IN THE GOOD old days, gold miners could seek out visible specks of bling at the surface in order to find deeper, richer veins. These days, prospectors must examine samples of dirt for more minute ...

Based out of Columbia Falls, Northwest Montana Gold Prospectors use their claim near Libby to help bring the fun and excitement of panning for gold to members from across Montana and beyond. (Jeremy ...

Photographer Will H. Leigh followed Klondike gold prospectors, documenting their travels, the landscape, everyday life and ...

ALBION, Iowa (KCRG) - The prospectors searching the sand and pebbles for gold specks Saturday knew they weren’t going to get rich. “You ever heard of the Gold Rush in Iowa? There’s a reason,” Brian ...

A mysterious-looking rock that was found by a gold prospector in Australia turned out to be something much more precious. David Hole found it outside of Maryborough back in 2015, while hunting for ...

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