Around 1860, prospectors came to Idaho to find gold in the Boise Basin. The bet was solid, and word got out as people came here to stake claims. This Discovery of gold set one of the largest ...

Don’t miss Gold Discovery Day at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park on Saturday, Jan. 24, a yearly celebration that ...

Travis Brown spread a spoonful of thick, black sand onto his sluice table and watched as the system separated out tiny flecks of gold in seconds. Brown, with the Phoenix-based Pro Gold Prospecting, ...

Fine gold can be elusive, but the Dreammat sluice box helps us capture it! Watch as we pan and sluice for gold, revealing beautiful flakes and demonstrating effective prospecting techniques.

The gold rushes of the 19th century have long since ended, but there are still plenty of places you can hunt for the precious metal using a shovel, pan, metal detector, and more. In fact, recreational ...

Tales of prospecting for gold may conjure up images of treasure hunters victoriously uncovering massive rocks of the valuable metal. In reality, prospecting was hard, back-breaking work, with days ...