The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking protection for ...

"There's gold in those hills", said a prospector long, long ago. That well-worn phrase was first uttered thousands of miles from ...

A new U.S. Geological Survey map has uncovered vast, untapped gold reserves hiding beneath American soil—reshaping everything we thought we knew about the nation's wealth.

If you’re looking to step back in time and experience a bit of the Old West, Oregon’s desert towns offer just that... The ...

La Grande offers that increasingly rare combination of affordability and livability tucked away in Eastern Oregon’s stunning Grande Ronde Valley.

The discovery of gold in California transformed what would become the most populous state. The quest continues today.

If you’re looking to spend quality time outdoors with your family, the Cascade foothills in Oregon offer some great camping ...

Gem hunting, or rock hounding, is a fascinating hobby that allows people to find rare rocks and stones from amethyst and ...

The horrifying reports of the massacre of hundreds of Sudanese civilians after the Darfur city of El Fasher was captured by ...

"The mining and timber industries are being targeted by the largest landowner in the U.S.—the federal government, in my opinion." ...

The current geological model at Provenance Gold’s Eldorado Project has extended mineralisation to the south and southwest of ...