Discover the charm and history of these towns in California that offer a glimpse into a vibrant past where the Wild West ...

Wildfire in Northern California has scorched more than 12,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, burning homes in the Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp.

In the Mojave Desert, a gold rush sparks a mini real-estate boom for old mines Mine shafts in the Randsburg Mining District in Johannesburg, Calif., where gold was discovered in 1895.

South Africa is set to open its first new underground gold mine in 15 years – an increasingly rare event for a country that was once the world’s largest producer of the precious metal.

Archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old mining factory, worker houses and other ruins at Sukari gold mine, photos show and officials said. Screengrab from @momenelshenawy's YouTube video Seen ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed an impressive mining complex dating back 3,000 years, which had been used to extract gold and pulverize and filter quartz.

Recently, archaeologists unearthed a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mining camp in the Sukari Mountains. Crews found evidence of ancient gold mining, processing, and purification. The archaeological ...

If you can get the gold out of the ground, there's money to be made." Treadwell has carved out a niche for himself in the desert, selling multiple gold mining properties over the last few years.