Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct pricing of the Hike Home with a Miner Tour. A century before five peaks became the town of Breckenridge’s identity, the mountains were ...

Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates how to use a sluice to eighth-graders, from left, Shyann Richsel, Hallie Granley and Kaylee Whitten during a lesson on panning for gold, ...

Mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, once leading mineral producers, are preserved for public tours. Visitors can book tours to explore the underground history in the Iron Mountain Iron Mine, Quincy ...