An amateur gold prospector stumbles upon a rock containing kilos of gold in Victoria thanks to a cheap detector.

It’s a Saturday in mid-August in northern Montana, about 45 minutes outside Helena in an area informally referred to as Magpie Gulch by locals. Dustin LeDoux stands in an ankle-deep stream, the ...

An experienced prospector shares his tips for finding treasure. On a sunny day this past January, Pauly Larouche was floating face down in a creek in a remote New Zealand forest. He was thousands of ...

WAMPUM, Pennsylvania — Keith Roupp has a story to tell, the kind that beckons you to pull up a chair and set a spell while he tells it. It all begins with a crystal-clear stream not far from his home ...

Interest in gold prospecting is growing across the country as the value of gold rises. David Paul Morris / Getty Images Millions of Americans have tried their luck at gold panning. In 1852, the peak ...

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 ...

Exploring for gold is a costly endeavor that often comes with great risks, especially for junior mining companies. These small-scale companies are faced with the challenge of locating a metal that is ...