David Hole was prospecting in Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne, Australia. Armed with a metal detector, he discovered ...

With flinty perseverance and a golden touch, Belinda Mulrooney earned an unlikely fortune in the frozen north and reshaped the Canadian frontier Melanie Haiken Esteban, York and James Beckwourth ...

With gold prices at record levels, more than a few people are willing to try to get gold the hard way. This has sparked a ...

In the Mojave town of Johannesburg, 140 miles north of Los Angeles, a stampede for gold has sparked a real estate boom, the ...

A boomtown of incredible wealth during the Gold Rush-era, Virginia City is located ... on exhibits and eclectic collections from the 19th century. Where to stay: Save money by staying in budget ...

Dan Snow follows in the footsteps of the prospectors of the 19th-century Klondike gold rush. The team finally set about the back-breaking work of mining for gold. Show more Historian Dan Snow ...

A 19th-century gold rush helped turn the Bendigo Stock Exchange into hub of global economic activity. But it will be shuttered soon after a prolonged period of low trading volumes and weak broker ...

the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the nineteenth century. An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD.

the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the nineteenth century. An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD.