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Soaring gold prices spark amateur treasure hunting craze. Here's how you can cash in too

A sharp rise in the price of gold is drawing folks out of their homes and into nature, fueling surge of interest in amateur prospecting across the US. The price of gold broke $4,000 per ounce for the ...
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America's Backyard Gold star Dave Turin takes us panning near Idaho City

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 ...