Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.

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On 5 February 1869, two Cornish miners named John Deason and Richard Oats were prospecting for gold in the region of Victoria ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

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On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...

After more than an hour of digging, and with trembling fingers, Phillips proved his hunch correct, pulling out of the ground a hefty gold nugget the size of his fist. "It was an exhilarating ...

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One afternoon on his lunch break, he watched an old man pull out a 3 ½-ounce gold nugget from the nearby creek. Prebalick described his sudden urge to mine for gold as “almost intoxicating.” ...

In Brazil, illegal mining began rising to another level ... Garimpeiros dig out the headwaters of jungle streams to filter gold dust and nuggets from the soil. They gradually expand downstream ...