In this modern-day gold rush, some amateur prospectors are going out in hopes of striking the motherload. Others are turning to social media to become gold digging influencers. Gold has been on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AMERICAN FORK, Utah (ABC4) — It’s only fitting that centuries after the legendary gold rush of the 1880s, Utahns are still ...

Civil conflict in Congo has been driven for more than a decade by the violent struggle for control over the country's vast natural resources, including gold, diamonds and timber, most of which is ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – If you’re short on funds or looking for something fun to do, consider trying your hand at panning for gold. Cuyahoga Falls will host a gold panning expo in the Cuyahoga River on ...

Good luck and good panning'—from Mark Hall, a veteran Ontario geologist who has staked or inspected roughly 1,000 mining claims. Days later, Back Roads Bill was following him into the bush outside Sud ...

Long before California's forty-niners and before Olympic gold medals became the ultimate prize, the pursuit of the precious metal started at Reed Gold Mine in Cabarrus County. The story began on a ...