Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

Over 300 acres of land near Wickenburg have been approved for a gold mine project by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

In the 1800s, gold, silver and copper booms lured miners and immigrants looking for a better life. Though the mines eventually closed, visitors are fortunate to visit these fascinating destinations ...

Officials estimate that the extent of the find could be 1,100 tons stretching as deep as 9,800 feet ... tons of gold, all of it still around in some form, and two-thirds of that mining has ...

Working with colleagues from Columbia University, Arizona State University and Peru's Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, the team studied two abandoned gold mining sites in Peru's ...

Patrick Agyemang scored a tiebreaking goal in the 75th minute, and the United States overcame Matt Freese’s goalkeeping gaffe ...

Get some muck boots and a pan. That's all you need to find gold in New Hampshire. We met up with the Nutmeg Prospectors at Twin River Campground in Bath.This camp offers tools to purchase and ...

Environmental advocates and local tribes in Inyo County are rallying against a proposed gold mining project that threatens ... each being about 984 feet deep. Drilling would take place 24 hours ...

Payson also served as a thriving mining center located in ... built on the property and processed some gold, with two shafts developed several hundred feet apart. They were sunk to 300 feet ...