A Mount Shasta artist known for his multimedia exhibit about the contributions of Black people during California’s Gold Rush is about to premier his new movie on the topic. Filmed in Siskiyou County, ...

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San Diego became known for its beaches, research labs, and urban growth, the mountains to the east briefly thrived with the promise of gold.

A miner searches for gold at a mine outside Kumasi. Editor at Large Drive an hour south of Kumasi, Ghana’s bustling second city, and before long the dense jungle gives way to denuded hills peppered ...

A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota's Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. Now, a new crop of miners driven by gold ...