Lucas Lundgren has spend the past year around Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa prospecting and panning for gold in ...

The Fraser River has been a source of placer gold for more than 160 years and a meeting point for amateur treasure hunters ...

The gold rushes of the 19th century have long since ended, but there are still plenty of places you can hunt for the precious metal using a shovel, pan, metal detector, and more. In fact, recreational ...

Contrary to what most people assume, the gold rush didn’t end in the 1800s. Across the U.S., people still pull real gold from rivers, streams, and old mining sites simply with a shovel and a gold pan.

LOS ANGELES - A recent study from SD Bullion, a leading precious metals dealer, has revealed the top U.S. states where you're most likely to strike gold. By analyzing data from the United States ...

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 access ...

In the back room of a Midwest City home seemingly filled with more buckets of dirt than furniture, Mike Pung stands over a water trough demonstrating the basics of gold panning. Holding a ...

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. It’s been more than 170 years since California’s Gold Rush — but locals are once again finding gold dust, flakes ...