An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD ... Many men went to work for the larger mining companies that invested in technology and equipment to reach the gold that lay below the surface.

Right now, as gold prices are tippy-topping again, real estate sales of mines long abandoned in the Rand Mountains are ...

Gold was discovered in 1848 in the American River near Coloma, about an hour away from Sacramento, igniting the Gold Rush. And even though hundreds of thousands of pounds were extracted from ...

That is the story of the California Gold Rush. But for almost 200 years ... for gold and create businesses around the nascent mining industry, which created an economic boom for the new American ...

Few experiences make gold mining ... a Gold Rush-inspired trip to remember, grab the kids, hit the road and head to these glimmering spots, found everywhere from Coloma to Shasta, California.

But that's only one part of the sta gold rush story ... carrying knives while wielding mining tools. About 300,000 heavily-armed settlers descended to California to hunt for gold.

Parker Schnabel, the ambitious gold miner featured on Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush, is making ... including purchasing new equipment and exploring additional mining locations.