The mother lode of winter storms has sent water blasting through rock crevices and rivers in the Sierra Nevada, leading to more glittering discoveries by prospectors.   Image In just…

There’s gold in them hills again in California, according to local gold hunters who have been stunned by their recent finds in the Sierra Nevada foothills. “It’s going to get…

The rocks around 44-year old Bernth Engstrom glisten with gold. He has made this century’s discovery in Sweden and started a gold rush unprecedented in Wermland (Midwestern Sweden). Now people…

The first gold discoveries in Colorado were placer gold deposits. Cache Creek Park, a few miles west of the small town of Granite in northern Chaffee County, was one of…

LEADVILLE, Colo. — The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum has had a busy summer, preparing its newest exhibit for the public. “It’s called Leadville Thirst for Gold and…

A must-visit for any casual prospector spending time in the Colorado mountains, Cache Creek was a commercial operation that was shut down in the midst of productive operations. Of all…

    This article will outline the mining history of the Feather River of California. It was one of the most active places involved in the production of gold at…

Gold Taken from Colorado Mine   During the raising of the Rocky Mountains millions of years ago, superheated fluids rose from deep within the Earth and pushed minerals such as gold…

Amidst the landscapes of forgotten towns and overgrown forests, there exists a haunting beauty in the form of abandoned houses. These dilapidated structures, weathered by time, hold stories of past…