Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in ...

In a blow to illegal gold miners along South America's Madeira River, law enforcement personnel have disabled 277 dredges ...

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 ...

Firefighters are battling a fast-moving wildfire in Central California that’s already burned through thousands of acres and damaged and destroyed multiple buildings in a historic Gold Rush town after ...

As lithium becomes more critical, powering everything from electric vehicles to cruise missiles, demand is skyrocketing for ...