Norelis Arias walks on land in northern Colombia that’s brimming with greenery, birds chirping in the trees. It’s a far cry ...

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.

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

“New York Jets coach Robert Saleh and his counterpart with the Houston Texans, DeMeco Ryans, walked together from the coffee shop to their next meeting in the conference wing. The two former ...

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 ...

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.” ...

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

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