Dip a pan in river silt, swish it around, snag a shiny nugget, get rich. Who hasn’t dreamed of finding gold in the hills, valleys and streams? For my age group, we watched white-bearded prospectors on ...

Gold has risen to $4,000 an ounce right now. Here in Arizona, the price spike has led to an increase in prospecting club ...

It may be hard to believe, but there are specks of gold waiting to be discovered in most area streams — the reason Dean Ransom of Milton has been gold prospecting for 13 years. "I've always been ...

LIBBY, Mont. – Shovels in hand, covered in dust, they work in the sandy soil above Libby Creek in the Kootenai National Forest. Like so many before them, they search the hillside and creek for the ...