In 1849, people flocked to California in search of gold. These gold hunters were called the 49ers, which also inspired the ...

Not all tourist spots attract throngs of visitors. These places offer intrigue and visual appeal but also insight to ...

Blue Moon Metals has received federal approval to begin underground mineral exploration in Mariposa County, California, for zinc, gold, silver, and copper, and construction on the exploration ...

Mine Rescue With Freddy & Juan" tonight features an episode that involves an Oregon couple's mine, and plenty of ...

This North Georgia gem sits about an hour north of Atlanta, yet feels like it’s been transported from another era entirely – ...

Freddy Dodge is a well-known and respected figure in gold mining, thanks to his long-standing experience and his popular ...

A record deposit of 80 million ounces of gold and silver and 12 million tons of copper has been discovered in the Argentine ...

A soaring gold price is powering a bid to revive the Bullabulling mine near Coolgardie, as new developers line up to join a ...

The majority of Utah ghost towns have slipped away with little or no trace remaining. A handful are preserved and restored to ...

The latest move from Lundin (family fortune +US$7bn) and China's Zijin (market cap US$64bn) has seen the Swedish mining dynasty partner with TSX-listed Montage Gold Corp and Zhaojin Capital – a ...

Really just mining for gold, diamonds and gems,” Harbaugh said. “Like those rare gems, they don't just hop out of the ground and into your pocket. You got to dig. You got to go in there and ...

We’ve come to associate Mexican cartels with the manufacturing and smuggling of drugs, as well as with bloodcurdling slaughter. But in the early 1900s, Mexico’s first cartel was formed around ...