Founded by white mining magnates, the Rand Club mirrors South Africa’s rise and fall as the capital of the global gold ...

The Mauritanian judiciary has ordered the detention of nine gold prospectors accused of attacking a Polisario position in the ...

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

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

The discovery of gold in California transformed what would become the most populous state. The quest continues today.

Nathan was driving home to Perth after spending a week hunting for gold at Yundamindra, an abandoned goldfields townsite ...

Gold has long been viewed as the ultimate safe haven. Unlike fiat currency, it can’t be printed in unlimited quantities by ...

While driving near an old ghost town in rural Western Australia, gold prospector and lawyer Nathan Ridout came across an unusual sight on the roadside: a herd of ponies. "As I got closer I was looking ...

Tucked away in Calaveras County, this enchanting gold rush settlement feels like a living postcard from California’s most romantic era, complete with historic storefronts, wooden boardwalks, and ...

When I tell people that I prospect for gold, they often ask if my hands get cold while panning in rivers. I find this ...

Emmanuel knows only too well the allure of illegal gold prospecting in the protected Comoe National Park for the many young without prospects in Ivory Coast's troubled northeast. "Young people come ...