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.

Earlier in March the price of gold per ounce finally broke through $3,000. Economic worries are driving investors to buy in, with many looking to hedge against inflation. While gold can be a smart ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s a brisk day in Johannesburg, a tiny mining town tucked among the Rand Mountains in the Mojave Desert. The landscape is vast and rugged, a mishmash of rock, dirt and creosote bushes, swaths of ...

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Gold is dissolved in the ocean but extremely diluted—just parts per trillion. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, you’d need to process millions of pounds of seawater to ...