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

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

Federal crackdown on environmental crimes and a gold rally that’s sent prices to record highs has driven the industry into ...

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

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 ...

People have long been fascinated by nuggets, large aggregates of almost pure gold often found nestled within the host rock or loose in weathered sediments. But how exactly nuggets form remains a ...

Productions take very different approaches to the central symbol of this epic cycle, treating Wagner with daring freedom.

The Gold Rush star showed off the gold nugget on social media, saying discoveries like this don’t happen often.

Gold mine production totalled 3,531 tonnes in 2019 ... Why palladium is soaring Gold price rises above $2,000 for first time Two gold nuggets worth $350,000 found in Australia The volume of ...

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.” ...