Matt James has collected gold nuggets for years from the hills and riverbeds of California, but as the precious metal's price soars, he has found an unexpected El Dorado: on social media. "My social ...

Northern California is the birthplace of many significant inventions, including the popsicle, Apple Computer, and the Martini ...

Matt James has collected gold nuggets for years from the hills and riverbeds of California, but as the metal's price rises, he has found an unexpected fortune on social media.

The Little Mermaid statue reminds visitors of Denmark’s famous fairy tale author. The town celebrates Danish holidays with parades and traditional costumes. Mission Santa Inés stands nearby, ...

Old-fashioned storefronts house candy shops, bakeries, and antique stores. The town sits at 4,000 feet elevation, giving it four distinct seasons rare in Southern California. Fall brings spectacular ...

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

Shares of major gold producers tumbled Tuesday after the price of gold posted its steepest one-day decline since 2013. Gold prices (XAUUSD:CUR) fell as much as 6.3% to $4,112.70 an ounce, reversing ...

The price of gold has been surging in 2025, recently reaching about $4,380 per ounce—another historical high. It’s up almost 70% this year. However, prices have pulled back and are now down 6%, to ...

A gold mine in Mexico’s Sonoran desert was taken over by the sons of drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. Mexican officials ...

This is Placerville Arts Association’s 59th Mother Lode Show. PAA was granted nonprofit status in 1965, and this year the ...

A study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has, for the first time, quantified the profitability of gold ...