Articles related to "Gold Prospecting"

History has recorded the American national experience known as the Gold Rush in California and Alaska. By early 1849, gold fever was an epidemic.

Prospect for gold in the mountains of Montana or sift for sapphires from river gravel. Or just have fun doing both.

Pan for gold, dig for gemstones, or collect minerals for both fun and profit at some of the best places for gem and mineral digging available.

Take a family vacation to northern Georgia and try panning for gold or digging for gemstones. It's a great family activity that could pay off big.

Move past the confusion surrounding metal detectors and find the best metal detector for the types of metal most sought after.

Jimmie Angel learned to fly in World War I, discovered gold on 'Devil Mountain', then found Venezuela's 'Angel Falls'.

The historical mining ghost-town of Sandon, in south central BC, western Canada, shone awhile as a popular tourist attraction. Now it's a dump. Literally. What happened?

Rockhounds don't have to limit themselves to pay-to-dig mines. There are plenty of rock collecting areas that aren't commercially owned.

Few American West gunfighters have been as commercialized or romanticized as Billy the Kid. Simply, he was a violent young man, who grew up in a brutal time in history