A rising gold price and Trump policies that favor the domestic mining of minerals are reviving interest in California's ...

California's rich history includes a fascinating chapter of the Old West and mining towns that played a significant role in shaping the state's identity. From the Gold Rush era to the Wild West days, ...

Gold prices doubled in the last two years and are now at record highs. And prospectors are once again rushing to California's waterways to see what they yield.

CHINESE CAMP, Calif. (AP) — One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners ...